Bhrigu was a successful Finance
professional who had efficiently met with all the challenges from his humble
beginning to climb up the corporate ladder. He had struck balance between his
professional and personal life, making most of his colleagues and friends
envious of his achievement. Jogisha, his beautiful wife, who was a professor at
the university and their son Manan, who was a cheerful school going kid were very dear to him.
Bhrigu was busy preparing for his
post lunch board meeting when the office intercom buzzed and Bhrigu clicked it
on to reply. Mr. Som from the office reception informed him a courier delivery
boy had come to deliver a letter to him and it was from one Mr. Nipesh.
Bhrigu asked Mr. Som to receive the letter on his behalf and send to across to
him.
Nipesh was Bhrigu’s elder
brother, who was fifteen years older than him. When Bhrigu was two years old,
they lost their father, who worked in a logistics company and was the sole
breadwinner of the family. Nipesh had just graduated from school and did odd
jobs to support his mother and brother. Nipesh was an average student, but
struggled relentlessly to earn his college degree. Bhrigu, the younger of the two, was a brilliant
student and always succeeded in winning scholarship for his studies. Nipesh, in his constant struggle to find a job
to fend for the family, could not settle down in life, while he gave his full
support to Bhrigu to marry Jogisha, when their mother told him about his
brother’s wish.
Nipesh continued supporting the
family that now had only two members, his mother and he. Nipesh’s last job was with
an export house that shut down due to bad business. Hapless Nipesh tried his best
for employment, but he was turned down where ever he applied for job. Bhrigu
was aware of his brother’s plight and he insisted that Nipesh and their mother
stay with him until Nipesh found employment. Nipesh refused to move into Bhrigu’s
household, but coaxed his mother to do so. Neela Devi, their mother, agreed to move
into her younger son’s household on one condition: Nipesh would accept
financial support from Bhrigu until he got an employment. Nipesh reluctantly
accepted their mother’s condition and increased his effort in find a job.
A couple of months’ ago, Nipesh’s
efforts were rewarded in the form of a good employment opportunity and he made
sure that neither Bhrigu nor any of his contacts had helped him with the employment.
He did not want anyone’s help or reference to gain employment. Nipesh had
maintained on his computer an account of the financial support he had received
from his younger brother.
Bhrigu opened the envelope and
pulled out the letter from Nipesh along with a few documents that he kept on his
work desk and read the letter his brother had written to him:
“Dear Bhrigu,
I am writing this letter to you
instead of talking to you because you would not keep my request. I will always
remain grateful to you for helping me financially in the most difficult phase
of my life, when I was jobless. You took up the responsibility of supporting our Mother too. As a mark of my gratitude
I have invested the amount I owe you in the Environment Bonds, Gold Bonds and
Infrastructure Bonds in Manan’s name. Needless to say, the investments will be
for Manan’s future and that of the country and the world he the coming generations
are going to inherit from us. I sincerely hope you will not turn down my
request and my token of love for Manan, my son and nephew.
I have settled down in my new job
and by your grace I am doing well for myself. Please ask Maa if she would like
to return home, then I shall visit you next week to bring her back to our ancestral home.
My love and regards to you,
Jogisha and Manan. I am
Your brother,
Nipesh
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