Parents' Prayers, A Wish Granted
"Why did this happen to Me? What wrong did I do that I have to deal with this? Will this continue forever? Will my boss keep using me like his personal servant all his life!? Will people keep calling me with Anti-Nationalist and Racist Slurs for no reason? Will I ever work at a place that I've always dreamt of working?"
With a tear in my eye, I just sat there in the broken corner seat of the public bus asking all these questions to myself. I was supposed to be on bed rest because I have been suffering jaundice and was physically weak, but I was called for work by my boss because of shortage of Men. I had to extend three hours for which I was not going to get paid. Above all, I had to bear with his abusive behavior for being slower than usual although he was aware of my condition.
I went home and spoke to my Mom and Dad about what was happening, and they asked me to leave the job right away. "But I have no other option!? If I leave this job, then I have nothing else to do. No one would hire me."
"Not a problem. First we need to look after your health. Once you're good then we'll think about work. We'll find a way out. God is Great! Believe in Him! He won't make you suffer for long." said my Mom. That was it! I called my boss right away, told him that I'm leaving the job and what a piece of shit he was.
There was this MNC which was said to be one of the largest IT Industries in the World. They had one of their premises nearby which was said to be the largest one in the city. I thought of checking it out. We didn't had Google Maps in those days. So, I asked around for directions and started walking with my earphones on. It was a long walk but I was healthy and hydrated enough now to walk all the way.
It took me more than an hour to walk and finally reached there. I saw the company's premises from outside. It looked way more beautiful than the pictures. I tried to explore it as much as I can from the outside and asked one of the security guards about how many entrances this premise had because the entrance where I stood had "Gate-1" written on it so there must be other Gates as well.
I was told that they had 3 more gates. Gate-2 and 3 to my left and the 4th one to my right. So, I went towards Gate-4 just to check out the place further. It was a huge entrance. Everyone kept coming in their vehicle and entered that gate. Then I went towards Gate-2. There were people standing there lined up for interviews I think. Then I moved further to Gate-3 where I could see employees coming out for their breaks. There were a lot of food stalls and tea vendors there.
I couldn't help but keep admiring the beauty of that whole place from the outside while drinking some tea from one of the vendors. "What are you looking at?" asked the tea vendor.
"Just looking at this place. Looks beautiful. People around here look so happy. I wish even I worked here. Anyways! Don't think that’s going to happen. How much?" I paid the vendor knowing that I'll never be able to make it there. Not because I wasn't qualified enough. But because I did not have my graduation certificates with me. It was withheld by my college illegally (Longer story LURKing here for some other time). They wanted to extort a huge amount of money in the name of college fines to give my certificates back to me. I was unable to pay the amount. So I had to do these small jobs in these cheap Garment Shops where they would treat their employees like trash.
"Don't worry brother! You never know the future. Trust God. God is Great. He'll never disappoint you." Said the Tea vendor. I just smiled at him because I didn't had an explanation to give him.
Anyways! Once done with my tea, I just walked back to my brother's examination center as he was done with his exam and we headed back home.
I still have no idea what happened or how it happened but a week later, I found myself sitting in an interview for the same company. Honestly, I was reluctant about attending the interview as I knew I won't be able to join but my brother forced me to come as he was also attending the interview.
Maybe God was in a good mood when I said "...I wish I worked here..." that day because I was able to crack the interview in the first attempt. The tougher part was that I had my documentation after a week, and I had no idea how I will be able to get that done because I had nothing with me.
So, I headed back to the city where I did my graduation and went to my college to give it a try. A major turn of events caused me to be able to get all my certificates without any problem or without paying them a single penny. I ran back home the same day and successfully got my documentation done the following week.
Not only I was inside the premises but will be working there now. I attended my induction, collected my ID Card and came to Gate-3 (a place with which I'm emotionally attached now) to the same tea vendor. The guy gave me a smile and just said the same thing he said previously "I told you.. Trust God. God is Great. He'll never disappoint you." and all I could do was smile.
With a smile on my face, I sat there in the little better corner seat of the public bus while returning home. I realized that it was not my Wish that came true. It was my Parent's prayer that was answered. This whole episode that happened with me glorified the power of my Parents... And the trust they have in God.
So, I just want to say that if you're going through a rough phase then all you've got to do is trust the process, go with the flow and most importantly, talk to your near & dear ones and especially your Parents. You'll see things getting better even if they just say "Do not worry kiddo! Things will be fine.”
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