《Making of a Gentleman》Chapter-17: Lucky charm
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John started looking for jobs in the outskirts of the city. But the same thing repeated regardless. It was like a invisible ghost that would never leave him alone. He motivated himself everyday saying different things
‘ I didn’t dress properly yesterday ……’
‘I didn’t communicate properly yesterday …’
‘I didn’t brush properly yesterday.……’
‘I didn’t put up perfume yesterday…….’
‘I didn’t shit properly yesterday……’
One fine day,
‘You didn’t……………….fuck this motherfucker! What the fuck is going on? Who is so jobless that they are making me jobless? I don’t have anything that interests anybody .Yes I am handsome but that is not important .’
‘It can’t be Jake ,he needs money nothing else. Who is so petty that he is playing with a penniless guy like me? ……Oh no…It can’t be …..yes ,that must be him. My God ,I can’t believe that Luke guy is this petty. He is hell bent on ruining me .’
‘I can’t possible go and apologize to him .That would be saying I know you have tried to murder your cousin and I am sorry to accidentally save her. I can’t depend on Old man too for something like this. What to do?’
John wondered off the streets like a abandoned dog ,looking for its owner. He would go check out any poster that said Job . He even went as far as cross dressing and do baby sitting for family but even they threw him out before he could even speak.
Finally he realized that he would be not getting Job anywhere as Luke’s influence was everywhere. ‘ Since Martin group is global company. There is no place on Earth I would get a Job in my life. Luke’s message is clear ,You destroyed my plans and I will destroy you.’
There was only one weak before Jake would ask for money .He had already used up all his money and sold many things in home to cover up his travelling and food expenses. ‘I don’t even have money to give chocolates to the kid .I can’t face his cheerful face with an empty hand.’
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John as a last resort turned towards his system’s suggestion.
[Suggestion Panel ,
Life is like going on a luxury plane for some people. Where you know the destination . For others it is like going to an ocean with a broken boat on a rainy day . You won’t know the direction you are going ,you won’t even know whether you will be alive in the next moment. You try whatever you want and use all your intelligence to steady the boat but you can’t stop a massive wave or a roaring thunder that can break your small boat in a jiffy.
Your boat is your Value system , waves and thunder are like your enemies out side your control.
Does that mean Value system is useless? No, on the contrary it is highly relevant . Because 90% of the people’s life are like in that second case where they face challenges every now and then. In that life and death situation every small help matters. Especially that boat .You can’t possibly swim against a massive wave jumping off the boat ,you will eventually die of drowning.
Depending on the sturdiness of the boat you can keep yourself alive much longer than your counterparts. Whether is only temporary and eventually clear sky will appear . But what about those who had shaky and damaged boat ? If lucky they may survive but till when ?
At least a guy with sturdy boat could change the direction ,maneuver himself in the vast ocean freely without worrying about his boat . In the mean time he could enjoy his life in the ocean and embrace the nature when there was clear sky.
But a guy with tattered boat even in clear sky has to use his all energy to remove water from his boat. He won’t have the luxury to enjoy life. He would even scold people who are enjoying life saying ,‘they are jobless.’
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Storms come and go ,we can’t do anything about it . Even a person with sturdy boat experiences bad luck someday . Regardless of his effort he knows he will die .Then what should he do?
Instead of passively accepting death its better to use every resource you have and fight till the end . If lucky you may come out alive but even if you can’t, you will have no regret]
Every time John read some suggestion, he would be speechless. His image of his virtual master kept on increasing like a Mt. Everest. Suddenly he had an impulse to meet his virtual master and salute him.
‘I am at the end of my road ,as master said . Let me think what resource I have. Except our house which is in my Mom’s name there is nothing valuable .I can sell that 2nd hand T.V and my Phone for Rs.7000 but then what ?
I can’t use my other lottery ticket before I level up higher. Even if I use there is 50% chance that I get nothing. Wait …... I still have a reward called lucky charm . I don’t know what it does but if my luck really improves while doing things .It can solve some of my problems.’
According to the description of lucky charm ,it can only be used 1 hour. So, John started brainstorming and came up with 3 things, gambling ,lottery and betting . Unfortunately everything needed a capital.
Without any choice, he took out his sim card and sold his phone for Rs1000 and T.V for Rs.6000 after a bit of bargaining. His heart ached because he had bought the phone for Rs.7000 using most of his first month salary.
‘There is no place more suitable than black market but I need to change my appearance to a middle aged man otherwise people will create unnecessary trouble for me.’
John made all the preparation before heading for black market but he didn’t notice that a masked man was silently following him .Masked man made a call after observing that John entered black market .On the other side of the phone a lady picked up the phone .
She was not surprised when she heard John decided to gamble in the black market. She knew that every cornered rabbit would try everything to survive let alone John. She didn’t even instruct her spy to tamper on black market operation. She was 100% sure that John would loose everything .
Hence, she simply instructed ‘Take pictures of him when he looses everything. Our boss likes to keep collection .No need to call me if he wins one or two times .Gamblers became addicted when they make money .He will loose regardless eventually.’
Yes ,she was none other than Maya ,Luke’s secretory. She thought she had finally completed her task and a seductive smile slowly crept on her enchanting lips. She didn’t pity John as she believed it was natural selection .Week animals always act as prey for strong animals . She was feeling pleased on the other hand to be on the side of the strong animal.
John didn’t know any of this and was busy simulating all the places he would visit and the time it would take to complete a task. He ran a worst case scenario and still made 5 lakh in his mind . ‘Everything depends on the lucky charm . If it works as I though then my crisis will be solved but if doesn’t ..well , I am screwed regardless.’
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