The two phases of his life… who would be fortunate enough to have an experience in both of them in the transposed state? First of all can Aryan call it a fortune? Why an individual from a silk-stocking family may had to be forced to contend with the other extreme side of the person’s life? If fate did take a toll and if they did end up there, and if they are seen in the vicinity of stony broke, the rich is unfortunate, there are no two ways about it. On contrary when a poor born individual has to have an experience with the other extreme side of the person’s life, from the way the worlds sees it, when they shakes hand with the minted phase of their life, the poor is fortunate and there’s no denying it. Now, is Aryan an unfortunate? Or by cynical means a fortunate?
Wherever he belonged and whoever he was, he had literally seen the difference between the rich and the poor. When he was at his house, when he had his own car, when he had a colourful life, he had enough time for fun. For the whole day he was engaged in hanging on to one or the other thing and it always had a fun factor. He had an everyday story to write in his diary, if he had to. He would get anything, whatever he had asked for. He could do anything, whatever he wants to. Compromise was not seen in his life as he had access to the splendour in the world.
The life in being a poor, its whole different story all together, contrary to the other extreme. It’s challenging, every day he had a goal, for then, making some money. Once he raked in some of it for the day, the next would be to save a percent of it. Compromise was the key to live the life. Sometimes, he had to sacrifice a cup of tea, a wheeler for a chore to name a few, to see the routines going. Unlike the other life he had, there was only one single story running all days. He had to think twice to ask for anything and thrice before he could do something.
The only thing that overlapped in both phases of his life was the relationships. No matter where he belonged they were persistent. The love with his mother, his association with Shalini, they were never changed and they never will. His friends? It was him who advanced for a change in life and rode aside from the conventional. Absolutely! It was him who choose to be isolated from the world for a brief period of time. He thought he will get back to them, soon enough and he believed the things won’t change between them. The only one and the other half of his life, Kalki. He didn’t dare to think much about her. After all what he had done… He missed her. Can I get her back? Will I meet her again? Never mind! But I love her He thought.
Power and Pelf 