The Relaxing Couch!

Every time I get back from work and am exhausted, I freshen up and lie down on my couch. It is made of bamboo and I have put a few pillow-cushions over it to make it very comfortable. I turn on the television and randomly change the channels as I start drinking a litre of water. This is what I do most times when I am tired and exhausted from a long day’s work. Tonight, as I was editing this picture, something came into my observation.

The picture was taken in the Kawran Bazaar area (the same place where I took the earlier few pictures). The little boy was scampering around his hut and doing some chores. His mother was sitting in front of the hut and cutting some vegetables. The boy was doing his work very quickly as I heard some other kids of similar age calling him from a distance. Maybe they wanted to go play somewhere or do something else. The mother was constantly cursing at the boy saying that he is becoming like his father who is nothing but a worthless being (in fact, those were the most polite and civilized words that she used).

The heat was getting worse and the boy sweating. Suddenly he stopped scampering and sat down on top of the rail track. He sat in this exact position as I captured it in frame. The boy got up after a few moments, finished his chore and ran off towards the other kids who were waiting for him. As the boy as sitting there, I could hear him breathing in and out. He was exhausted. But I do not know how much of the exhaustion was relieved by sitting in this position. First of all, there was no place for putting his back, unlike what I do in my bamboo-couch. Secondly, he was not even sitting in a relaxed position. Thirdly, the track was very hot because of the heat. I really do not know how he could keep both of his palms on it. And lastly, there is no way, this posture could help him relax. However, the boy seemed full of energy when he got up.

As I was looking at this picture tonight, I was really envying the little boy! When I get tired, my couch, no matter what I do, would never re-energize me so fast!

This picture tells me a lot. If fact, it laughs at me. Just the mere thought of what we do to make our lives comfortable and then complain about it, is embarrassing in front of this picture. Just thing about it, how many times have we thought of getting a new chair because the one that we have is not comfortable enough? How many times have we looked at the ones who live more lavish lives then us, and have complained (even to ourself!) that that person has a more comfortable live then us? We all know the answer: a lot of times.

So what should this little boy DO?— This question, we can ask ourselves. But what I know is what this boy DOES? He gets up, completes his work and goes off playing…. And I feel I am mocked at my life!

Advertisement