Story: Life is a gamble

- When will my child, my business, your desire to be a manager be fulfilled? Living in India, you all envy our lives, but there is a break in the lives of your people. You can experience intimacy by living among your own people. We are just looking at the future. Maybe this is the name of life ... "

Looking at the kitchen list hanging in the kitchen, Rajiv put something in the cooker and put it on the gas. Soon after, he went and sat in front of the computer. He wanted to send an e-mail. Just then Hema stood in front of him. Soon he stood up. Rajiv dropped Hema off at the office and drove to the grocery store.

Rajiv's day started with cooking, computer and his personal work. While his wife Hema's day started with office and then management classes.

Heman was sent to America by an Indian company for only three months. What a struggle it was between the two to get here! After all, only a man loses, so he also lost only when Hema came in front of him with a crying face and stood up. After coming to America, I also decided to go to America after listening to the office discussions on the phone every day, the colorful stories of America. One day, on a dependent visa, he landed on the land of America, the dream country of the youth. Giving all the information through 'e-mail', Rajiv used to get dizzy every day in the past under this pretext.

Hema had set her sights on an American company. Rajiv also arrived later. He felt that the way he had to struggle in India for work would probably be lessened here. Rajiv, who came with a dependent visa, was unhappy. Because he was Indian not physically but mentally and he did not want to live on his wife's income, but the situation was such that he had no choice but to compromise with her. He thought that once he reached America and got a job in any company, his visa level would change.

When Rajiv reached America, the conversation started with a car. Hema says, "If there is no car here, there is no life." He then explained how to buy a car in America, how to go through the process. It is difficult to get a driver's license without knowing an Indian person and a car cannot be imagined without a license. But Rajiv knows I don't have to work hard on this, because there are a lot of Indians in this city and they are cooperating. That's when I had no problem buying a car with a license.

Rajiv liked America. There was a car to get around. There was a computer. The phone was convenient. Seeing all this, it seemed to him that he had reached the cave of Alibaba. He was living in a dilemma of what to do and what not to do. He thought of taking Hema's advice. Hema then says, "Rajiv, you don't have to go anywhere to get acquainted with the Indians around you. Just look up the number in the directory and talk on the phone. Watch television during the day to let you know what kind of English is spoken in America. " You can only succeed in your work if you can speak English in America. '' Rajiv was a little saddened by Hema's words. He said in despair, "Hema, if you are studying in a convent, I am also studying in engineering. Just because I can't speak English fluently doesn't mean I don't know English. "

"Rajiv, you will not misinterpret my words. I have no intention of insulting you. I am showing the truth that getting a job in America is not easy now. I know American English is very different from British English. That's why we have a little trouble coming here. I told you that, if you are upset, I will not tell you again. "

Gradually Rajiv adapted himself to Hema's life, as the two had different ways of working. Hema stayed out of the house from morning till night while Rajiv also took care of the house with his work. He would get up in the morning and make dinner. He was also busy getting ready and then putting Hema in his office and then going to meet people in connection with his business.

"Hema, change your eating and drinking habits. This is good while eating every day, things that are not good do not look good. I'm tired of your words. I don't understand anything. '' Rajiv confused him. There was a quarrel between the two over this, but as a result the two together made a list of what to cook every day and hung it in the kitchen. This changed the course of their lives. Rajiv started getting time to sit at the computer.

For the past two years, Hema has been working for a small company. He believed that like all Indians, it was better to work in one place and reach the position of manager than to change companies. Although it is very difficult for people from outside the United States to work in a high position, the dream of reaching a high position surrounded Hema.

Rajiv got the job of refractor after many attempts. Thus his position was as an assistant in an Indian company, but in fact his job was to provide Indian workers for all the companies there. In return for which he will not be paid a month. But the commission was getting. The owner of the company he worked for said that if he got a certain number of workers, his visa would be processed.

A year passed in Jyotsna. Neither Rajiv nor Hema's life changed. Hema started a management course to fulfill her dreams. From morning till night he was busy in that work. Rajiv was fed up with his current life. A year later, however, his leg could not stabilize. Gradually he began to wallow in despair.

"Hema, we have been married for four years. We should think about the baby, ”Rajiv used to say softly to Hema once or twice a week.

Rajiv, you know that your business is not frozen here yet. Until then the child should not be considered. There is another question, who will take care of the child? We are not in a position to donate eight hundred dollars to a child care center. I don't understand how you can do such a thing.

Listening to Hema's words, Rajiv said, "Then when will you think of a child? You are 6 years old. You know about 20 years later, don't you? How many questions do you have when you are a child at a young age? ”

"Let me reach the manager position first. After that he will leave his job and go to India. Then we will return after two-three years after having a child. You can easily get a job by coming here with the experience of a manager, ”Hema explained to Rajiv.

"What kind of illusion do you live in?" One is when you get a job as a manager in America? I don't know how many years it will take. You know how fast computers are changing here. How will you be able to fill this two-four year period when you come back after two-four years? '' Rajiv informed his wife about the situation.

Hema was also silent. Rajiv Moogo would have done anything but cover up the logic, but he would have been suffering from grief inside.

Gradually, Rajiv's temper began to change. His anger grew. When he thought about his family, he thought he was lost. Defeated, he was not mentally ready to return to India. Ten per cent labor in America was equal to thirty per cent labor compared to India. He thought life in America was better than dying in the crowds of Mumbai. This was the voice of Rajiv's distance, but Hema felt that Rajiv was not succeeding because he did not want to work hard anymore. Hemani's inner talk was now coming to her lips.

Which left Rajiv stunned. In response to Hema's words, Rajiv said, "Hema, you know how hard I am working. I am fulfilling my responsibilities from home to outside. Now, if I do not succeed, what can I do? You know very well how you deal with me. Do you know what a dependent visa is considered in India? This is not an easy thing to do in America. All this while I was leaving ... you know very well. "

"Rajiv forgives me but what can I do, I am tired of running on American roads."

Life is not easy even though we are both engineers. The house runs on my sole income. I don't even want a baby, but what do I do?

This requires your success. Sometimes it happens that we go back to India. Your business is there. You will rejoin it.

"I will also look for a job. All questions will be resolved, but you are not ready for that. "

"Hema, you have a job in India, not a business. There is business to be found, but donors give in a benevolent way. I do not want such a favor and if I do not accept this favor I will lose both relationship and business, while people in America refuse, but it also has the power to endure with a smile. That's the only difference between the way people think and the way they think. "

"It's been three years since we came here. The dreams of both are still there. Neither situation has improved. Hema knows, this is not just about the two of us. Almost everyone from India has a different story here. I am one of them too. Our situation is like dripping from the sky and getting stuck in a palm tree. "

"Life has become a gamble. In these three years we have not been able to make any decision. I don't know how many years will pass like this! When will my child, my business, your desire to be a manager be fulfilled? I will keep telling you everything this way. Living in India, you all envy our lives, but there is a break in the lives of your people. You can experience intimacy by living among your own people. We are just looking at the future. Maybe this is the name of life ... "

Rajiv sent an e-mail to Amit. Turned off the computer and ran to the kitchen to see the dinner list.