Deepshikha Gupta: The “Unstoppable” “You”

The “Unstoppable” “You”

In a village called Barsi lived two best friends Oreo and Jack. Oreo aged six and Jack ten years of age. But the bond of friendship was so strong that age gap hardly made any difference. They use to do everything together. They use to eat together. Play together. Dance together. Bath together. Sleep together. They love doing everything together. The friendship they shared was intense and was growing with each passing day.

One fine day, they were out for a stroll in the deserted region of their village. While, they were walking all of a sudden, Jack tumbled on a stone and fell into the deep dark well. Little Oreo cried and shouted loudly for help. As he wanna escape his dear friend Jack down their crying for rescue. Oreo looked around in search of succour. But unfortunately, there was nobody to help me.

Without any adieu he rolled his eyes further if something can be done to rescue his poor friend. God is great I must say. He saw a little bucket tied with a rope lying on the well over there. Without any delay, he threw the bucket into the well. And told Jack to sit in the bucket and hold the rope tight. The tiny tot Oreo with all his strength pulled the bucket rope. He continued pulling the rope with all his might thrusting his little shoulders till his Jack came out.

Tears of joy rolled in eyes of both. Both were hugging each other with utmost joy. They jumped and danced. At the same time, fear could be seen in their eyes. Fear of falling. And fear of people’s reaction in their village when they would tell their story. The terror of the scolding they would get after that.

But no such thing happened. As villagers didn’t even believe their story instead, they made fun of the two. That such thing is just not possible. The story of little one pulling out the big one is just not possible. Nobody believed the kids except, the one old wise man in the village. He literally heard their story and believed them thoroughly. Therefore, he called the people in the village.

People gathered around the old man sitting with the two kids. Villagers asked the old man do you believe in their story. And old man said “yes”, I do believe the kids. They are telling how they did that. Everyone questioned “how it’s possible”? How that 6 years old Oreo could pull out the ten years old Jack out of the well. The old man looked upon Oreo and asked, hey, my boy is there anyone around when you were rescuing Jack. And he said, “no” nodding his head in utmost dismay.

Old man then said, my dear friends, here is the answer. There was no one around to tell that little Oreo at that particular time, at that particular place that “ HE CAN’T ”. Even he himself wasn’t there to tell “I can’t”. That’s the reason that 6 year little Oreo was able to pull out the 10 year old Jack out of the well with all his power. Here lies the secret.

It’s only when you concentrate all your energy on what “YOU CAN” eluding the people out who always tell you “You can’t”. Only then you can discover that “exra” factor in your ordinary life.