By Bishnu Simkhada

Whistle! Blow
You are an adult of late 30s'
Have role to play of early 16s'
The adult mind might alarms you "Oh! No! I can't perform this role!"
But what can you do? You have no choice,

Your ambition forced you to be an actress,
Perhaps, sometimes you may ask yourself,
"Why did I have all these ambitions?"
May be you ask yourself to what extent can you sustain?
You may think "what did you expect in your life and what are you getting now"?
But what can you do? You have no choice,

You know! You are stranded due to your ambition,
But don't worry, "Ambition is good, it rejuvenates life,
It empowers to face the challenge ahead.
Since you are already in the stage,
Don't embarrassed yourself; perform whatever role you need to play,
Act it with your fullest extent,
Because it is what you need to do,

This earth is a great theatre
May be still many other roles you need to perform, you never know,
Though you really don't want to involve in drama,
You need to survive,
So you have to accept the role you are offered,
There are no other options,
Though you don't like it, you need to accept.
Because it is what you need to do,

You can't escape yourself because remote control is not in your hand,
So though you don't like it, you should say you like it,
Otherwise, how will you survive?
There is struggle for existence, everywhere in the universe,
Don't be tired performing the role that you are offered to do,
I know there will be many observers in the theatre to WHISTLE you,
They will be amused by your role,
Will blow whistle very loudly,
But who knows what pressure you will have in your mind and ear,
Because of the role you are playing and the whistle they are blowing.
But all you have to bear because at the moment there is no choice for you.

(Mr. Simkhada can be reached at bdhading@hotmail.com. -Ed.)