Armaan was walking in his garden. He saw a girl there, but from the back. So he couldn't see her face. The girl wore a red salwar kamees. He came towards her and was going to put his hand on her shoulder.
Suddenly someone started calling him, "Sir, sir!"
Armaan fell down from his bed. He came into reality. It was only a dream sequence. But don't know why this sequence seemed very important to Armaan.
He looked at his wall clock. It was 8.00 am.
His servant Umar bhai continued telling, "Please get up, it's getting late in the morning".
"You broke my sweet and important dream!" Armaan replied annoyingly.
"Dream can never be important sir". Umar bhai replied. "And besides it is not the time for dreaming because Balraj sir is calling you at his office".
"Why dad suddenly called me?" Armaan asked him in surprise.
"I don't know sir. Maybe he has some important things to tell you there."
"Okay," Armaan said yawning. "You can go now".
Umar bhai was about to go, but looked back.
"Now what?" Armaan asked.
"Sir, you are sitting on the floor." He replied.
Armaan stood up almost jumping.
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Armaan entered his dad's office. Seeing him, every staff stood up and said, "Hello sir."
The 'standing up' rule, 'hello sir' rule, everything seemed very odd to him.
Because of these reasons Armaan never wanted to go the office.
Thinking all these, Armaan entered his dad's cabin.
Balraj- Then you've come my son!
Armaan- Why did you call me suddenly?
- There is an important thing to tell you.
- Tell me.
- I'm noticing that now-a-days you are sticking to your computer.
- Is it any important thing to tell?
- No.
- Then what?
- Actually I want to say that it will be better if you pay attention and concentrate in your career than your computer. Remember that you are the heir of this 'Mallik Production House'. So in the future you have to look after this production house. I haven't taken you in any movie of this production house as you haven't shown anything desirable yet.
- I am sorry dad. But I am not interested to your proposal that I shall look after this production house.
- Please, don't say this! If you will not be here, in future who will manage this production house? You have to look after it for your father's sake. Don't you want your father's dream to become true? You are the only child of your mother. If she were present today, she also wanted to see you successful.
Balraj became emotional. Tears gathered in his eyes. Seeing this Armaan felt what was going through in his father. He also couldn't control his emotion anymore. He put his hand in his dad's shoulder and they hugged each other. Armaan said Balraj hugging, "I shall try to concentrate my career now".
"Thank you, my son". He replied.
Armaan exited from the cabin and the all staffs stood up again. Seeing this, Armaan thought, "When I will be the owner of this production house, I shall ban this rule of standing".
15-7-2007
That day online Armaan was chatting with Riddhima as Amaan.
Amaan- Hi Riddhima, how are you?
Riddhima- Hi Amaan, I am fine. How are you?
- I am not that much very fine.
-Why? What's the matter?
- I am very much disturbed with a thought now-a-days.
- Can you share that problem with me? May be I can help you out to make a solution.
Armaan was just wanting this to share his problem with anyone. He thought Riddhima is the perfect person to take advice from. So he said,
- The problem is with me and my dad. He wants me to do my higher education on the subject he wants. But I don't like the subject at all. In spite of this I got admitted in that subject to fulfill his wish. Now, it has become very tough for me. I can't able to do well in that subject. What can I do now?
- See Amaan, often many of us take decision which we don't like or regret them. But this regret comes not to work. When I was in class 9, I wanted to study in commerce. But my father wanted me to study in science. My father's decision was the final decision. So, I studied in science. Though that was not my choice, I took it from the core and read it with my concentration.
- How could you give concentrate to something that you never liked at all?
- I always followed one advice of my papa and that is, "If you give deep concentration in any thing or subject, then your love for that thing will grow automatically". So I think as you have already got admitted, you have to try to love the subject. Then you will shine in life.
- I shall always remember your father's advice also. Thanks a lot.
- Mention not.
Armaan liked Riddhima's advice. He meant 'acting' as his 'subject'.
Their conversation was ended that day. Armaan's problem was also solved. He's happy now.
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