Good for Nothing

John is a good for nothing individual who gets into an argument with his uncle Professor Sam on the same topic.

John ‘Good for Nothing.. I am Good..  But am not getting anything.. hence am Good for Nothing’

Sam ‘John.. it means.. you are useless’

John ‘Uncles.. Good came in that sentence.. Right’

Sam ‘yes’

John ‘for nothing too came’

Sam ‘yes’

John ‘precisely.. am good but am good for nothing… Give me 100 bucks to watch latest movie and see how i take care of you and Aunty and we can celebrate using those 100 bucks’

Sam ‘you are absolute useless.. wake up’

John ‘I have seen in life.. many a time GOOD FOR NOTHING folks complete almost > 80 percent of work and then somewhere some heroes and heroines come and pad that with some frills and get acknowledged’

Sam ‘you realize that right’

John ‘yes’

Sam ‘why you cannot complete the remaining 20% then’

John ‘because my teachers never taught me things fully. blame this education system.. even after studies.. we need to go for extra coaching, join online.. every where money.. so am obviously good for nothing.. as i don’t have bucks too’

Sam ‘ok.. enough of melodrama.. let us go and watch the latest movie.. At least drive us to the theater’

John ‘yes uncle.. give me 100 bucks first’

Sam hands over 100 bucks

John ‘Uncle.. eating popcorn is bad for your health.. You should drink only plain water..  I will unfortunately have to eat the whole lot.. If you wish you can pay additional 50 bucks and we can go for a buffet dinner’

Sam ‘crazy boy.. start right away.. go and ask Aunty to dress up.. Sunday time.. Movie time.. Enjoy’

John ‘All movies too are good for nothing as you will loose 150 bucks soon’

Sam ‘return back.. now the money.. we will cancel going out’

John ‘Am kidding Uncle..  let us zoom past’

My Parents Failed Me

KADU LOK  is a start up focused on individuals sharing their stories about how their parents failed them..  Karni  is a modern day youth who feels his name matches the popular Indian mythology Mahabharat’s character Karna who is step brother of Arjun. Just 3 months back

Karni is in US enjoying his holidays and his girl friend Karen is with him..   As they are engrossed in love.. She finds a photo coming of the locket..

Karen ‘Who is he?’

Karni gets silent..

Karni ‘He is my father who is married to 2nd wife..’

Karen ‘Relax.. my mom too has her 4th boy friend..’

Karni begins laughing..

Karni ‘Do you feel we both hate our parents somewhere?’

Karen ‘Let us have some orange juice and think’

Karni ‘yes for bitter memories no other drink but bitter tangy orange.. it should ideally be RUM’

Karen and Karni gulp Rum

Karni ‘My friend.. Rohan was forced to get into engineering… and finished.. he committed suicide’

Karen ‘My ex boy friend,  he was a GAY but thrown out… and then I threw him out.. Family just threw him out of their life.. He would hit me.. and i threw him of one day’

Karni ‘This is our problem.. We become violent..

Karni begins hitting Karen and then passionately kisses her,..

Karen ‘Mood swings.. extremely..   Why do our parents let us down’

Karni ‘My friend Nilofar.. she realized her mother is an escort.. and guess what…  She became one now.. She hates her mom’

Karen ‘Why do parents not wish to be open with us?’

Karni ‘Even if they.. We hate them’

Karen ‘Like us how many could be?’

Karni ‘Million?’

Karen ‘OK a big party to all…  and.. let us start something’

Karni ‘Ok KADU LOK..  Kaddu means bitter.. We are bitter people and LOK means people.. . BITTER PEOPLE’

Karen ‘What business model?’

Karni ‘Confessions, Vomit sessions and above all. we will become intermediate counselors for parents who have new relation or some secret profession and who are not able to confess to kids.. We become their gate keepers.. and communicate’

Karen ‘Good.. and charge US$100 bucks only’

Karni ‘Great…

Karen and Karni gulp RUM and hug each other

Karen ‘I love you too much.. Your parent – no whereabouts.. My mom – no whereabouts..   Why we get to this earth.. if they don’t wish to even support us till we are grown up.. Do you know.. i had to become a bar dancer too’

Karni hugs Karen..

Karni ‘I know.. dear.. hence am there to support you and we are marrying next month’

Both hug each other and sleep

3 months latter

Karni and Karan both are addressing a conference to Orphans..

Karni ‘Dear ones.. don’t be apologetic about your past, whereabouts..  you are born.. that is important.. you are human.. more important.. our duty is to bring love in your heart first.. and then success will follow surely’

They both get thunderous applause.

 

Drops or Flow?

Mink ‘I really am tired of the money coming in drops.. Not sure when the safety locker of this cupboard will get full?’

Jasmine ‘Mink; not sure why you don’t wish to put money in bank?’

Mink ‘Check the locker; hardly we have 1000$ saved in last 36 months.. Money just flows….’

Jasmine ‘We need a help.. A sure help… Why cannot we save money but my friend Zeba; she is planning to buy a house.. and her husband Irfan is working with you’

Mink ‘Let us discuss with Irfan our problem’

Next day

Irfan ‘Tell me dear what is the problem’

Mink ‘Our money comes and it goes.. Am saving in drops and wish to increase the flow’

Irfan ‘How many times you eat in a restaurant?’

Mink ‘Every day dear.. Jasmine cannot cook; me too’

Irfan ‘Learn to cook first.. Reasons you can save at least 1/3 of your expenses’

Irfan ‘When did you last visit a multiplex?’

Mink ‘Every day, we love to visit multiplex, have popcorn and then some games, sometimes end up watching movie too’

Irfan ‘Learn to curb this habit’

Zeba ‘Do you waste food?. Here we share or distribute food but never throw food’

Jasmine sheepishly ‘Sometimes we overstock and throw away’

Irfan ‘Please experiment on what I said for 1 week; let us discuss next week’

A week latter

Irfan ‘Mink you look tired’

Mink ‘Struggled and have learnt to make Egg Brunch.. Jasmine is still struggling; she wounded her hand while slicing tomatoes’

Irfan begins laughing

Jasmine ‘We are now having some magazines purchased instead of visiting multiplex.. I am feeling so lonely’

Mink ‘I was feeling so insecure as I miss seeing those cranberry juice, orange juice in my refrigerator’

Irfan ‘How much you saved?’

Mink ‘100$.. Hey can we party tonight..’

Zeba ‘This is where Mink and Jasmine, you blunder.. put in bank and begin saving it right away’

After Mink and Jasmine leave

Irfan ‘Do you think they will put the money in bank?’

Zeba ‘Jasmine whispered in my ears that they plan to visit casino today..’

Irfan ‘Anyways; to each his or her own fate.. When are you applying for your entrepreneurship studies’

Zeba ‘Received call from Stanford.. It costs around US$10000’

Irfan ‘Common Zeba, we saved all this for our future growth; take it’

Zeba ‘Our bank balance will be almost nil’

Irfan ‘We will get abundant growth.. don’t worry. Investing in education is to enhance the flows of knowledge, wisdom and money and it gives you stability and security’

Zeba hugs Irfan

Mink and Jasmine are passionately kissing each other in the movie theatre.

I Scream Echoes

Lauren ‘Not sure why and how, every time I scream am bored, I get echoes of people laughing’

Psychiatrist  Moron ‘Can you calm and go back to your past.. ‘

Lauren begins sleeping

Moron ‘Don’t sleep, just close your eyes… anything you hear’

Lauren ‘College youth are ragging me.. I am bored of studies.. and all my friends laughing and asking me various questions from books.. forcing me to read book and mug them up’

Moron ‘Unusual! Why will college students ask you to mug up answers. Isn’t it good.. I thought they would have asked you to dance or sing or parade with your vests in college. This is good ragging’

Lauren ‘My father.. he forced those students to rag me…’

Moron ‘I got it now.. So your father wanted you to do well in exams’

Lauren ‘Yes’

Moron ‘Come to present.. open your eyes slowly’

Lauren wakes up..

Moron ‘Lauren we use mix of hypnosis.. and check on my name’

Lauren ‘Moron’

Lauren ‘Imagine how many rag me every day’

Lauren ‘I do agree studies can get forceful, but is there any solution. How may of undergraduates really achieve success these days.. count on figure tips.. Those days were different.  Bill to Ambani, all succeeded.. These days everything depends on college, type of university you join and so on.. I agree you have loads of pressure’

Moron ‘How can those echoes stop’

Lauren ‘Think positive and scream back ‘Am going to win.. keep laughing.. your mouth will pain but I will succeed’

3 months latter

Lauren ‘Thanks Sir, am pursuing my studies on Analytics. All echoes stopped’