Passion v/s Money
Always read the Story before the review.
Part II - A review
Author's note : I wanted to do a review as one of my non-fiction work and could never come up with a good book/story. This intersection has helped me to tick that box off.
The story is set on a dining table where all important decisions of life are made and conveyed. The fun part of the story is that it makes you visualize the voice without naming any characters. The first paragraph gives a real insight into the family dynamics and I almost anticipated a bad news to follow. Things took an interesting turn after that.
The conversation that follows is pretty realistic and I could relate to it from both the parent's as well as the kid's POV. I loved the character of the harried dad and the fun part was the conversation between the husband and wife while the husband is trying to convince the kid to stay back. All in all it made for a great read in pleasure time. It also makes you root for the kid but reality could very well be different.
Maybe few years down the lane the kid realizes that the struggle is not an easy one and that passion and money never go hand in hand. Probably we'll have to wait for the writer to spin a sequel to this, in the meantime just for my audience here's what a letter from passion to money would sound like:
'Ello mazuma*,
I have been chasing you all my life. Believing in all the clichés that exist in the world; I worked harder and harder to make you follow me back. But you in all your arrogance never gave me a single re-tweet.
Of course, I get poked by misery now and then, losing my confidence in this vast sea of self-doubt. But when I hang-out with creativity and my muse, life seems all rosy and fine. Till the bills gets linked in to my account. I can’t tell you how much I miss thee.
I have been struggling to close the distance between us and hoping that I am fortunate enough to have the pleasure of your company for most part of my life. But Alas! You never swipe me right nor show a flickr of interest .
Trust me, I have earnestly worked towards creating a body of work which will make you go greener with envy. They say, I am dying and without your support I'll loose myspace in the mind. Please meet me asap.
Yours Passionately,
Cleave.
xxxx
*mazuma = money (Hebrew)
Part II - A review
Author's note : I wanted to do a review as one of my non-fiction work and could never come up with a good book/story. This intersection has helped me to tick that box off.
The story is set on a dining table where all important decisions of life are made and conveyed. The fun part of the story is that it makes you visualize the voice without naming any characters. The first paragraph gives a real insight into the family dynamics and I almost anticipated a bad news to follow. Things took an interesting turn after that.
The conversation that follows is pretty realistic and I could relate to it from both the parent's as well as the kid's POV. I loved the character of the harried dad and the fun part was the conversation between the husband and wife while the husband is trying to convince the kid to stay back. All in all it made for a great read in pleasure time. It also makes you root for the kid but reality could very well be different.
Maybe few years down the lane the kid realizes that the struggle is not an easy one and that passion and money never go hand in hand. Probably we'll have to wait for the writer to spin a sequel to this, in the meantime just for my audience here's what a letter from passion to money would sound like:
'Ello mazuma*,
I have been chasing you all my life. Believing in all the clichés that exist in the world; I worked harder and harder to make you follow me back. But you in all your arrogance never gave me a single re-tweet.
Of course, I get poked by misery now and then, losing my confidence in this vast sea of self-doubt. But when I hang-out with creativity and my muse, life seems all rosy and fine. Till the bills gets linked in to my account. I can’t tell you how much I miss thee.
I have been struggling to close the distance between us and hoping that I am fortunate enough to have the pleasure of your company for most part of my life. But Alas! You never swipe me right nor show a flickr of interest .
Trust me, I have earnestly worked towards creating a body of work which will make you go greener with envy. They say, I am dying and without your support I'll loose myspace in the mind. Please meet me asap.
Yours Passionately,
Cleave.
xxxx
*mazuma = money (Hebrew)