My Side Of The Story

MY SIDE OF THE STORY

Since childhood, we've learnt that 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' but how much true is it? How much do we help others to call ourselves their 'friends'? We all have our share of problems, dark past - secrets. There is no one in the world who knows all our (individuals') secrets. Some secrets are shared with family, some with friends & some with no one - that's why they are called secrets! 

At some point of our lives, we all have some story concerning us, to someone. That point can come at anytime, ranging from teen-age to old-age. And if we can't tell that story, everything turns into a silver glass with a light on the water as the hope of 're-living' the story fades. The point of telling 'our' story is that we want someone, other than ourselves, to know about it so that we can re-live it again. When we tell some story, we're actually living it. And sometimes all one needs is a good listener. A person who doesn't intervenes in between but listens the story with full attention. The story teller is always enthusiastic & seems obsessed with his share of stories, whereas if the listener doesn't takes part as 'enthusiastically', its the calm before the storm. Any interruptions are considered as an 'omen' for the relation between the participants. It has also been observed that when someone else wants to tell a story, you're always available but when it comes to telling your story, you're alone. People who can understand the body-language of human beings can easily differentiate between what's real & what's 'forced'. 

After the conclusion of the story, suggestions begin to fly over from as many participants. Everyone starts with 'You should've...'. What they're forgetting is that the story is of the PAST hence the 'should've' philosophy becomes directly proportional to the probability of someone sleeping at that time! Hence 'this' messenger of remorse should not be used or atleast it 'should be' avoided. People are quick with suggestions but only when its someone else's story. The only request to be made to 'them' is to mind their own business. When we can't find a 'listener', we panic. We can't stand the pressure of holding the story in our mind & frankly, like us, no one's interested in listening to 'our side of the 'story'. And rightfully the world is pre-occupied with their own problems hence we can't expect to find a perfect listener but this doesn't mean that we can't try to be a better one. 

I'd like to conclude this post by few lines which I feel when I can't find a listener. Thankfully I've a blog to take out all my frustration. 

Im all alone, running scared

Losing my way in the dark

I tried to get up, stand on a prayer

But I keep crashing down hard

This is only My burden to bear

Nobody cares, nobody's there, no one will hear

My side of the story...

Don't you think the same too? Answer honestly..

Happy Story-telling/listening.