Chapter 9: chapter 9

Vicky said to all of us, "Excuse me for a while. I am going to bring biscuits and milk."Gagan - Okay, Vicky. Come back soon. Vicky - Okay.After some time, Vicky came back with milk and biscuits. Azeez went to my poor kitchen to prepare milk.She said to herself, "Haha! His kitchen is made on a wooden charpoy! Haha! This guy is really insane. Neha and Sanya rightly told me he is stupid! Hehe!"After a couple of minutes she came back with six cups of hot steaming milk in her hands and she offered one glass to each of us. Again our normal friendly conversation began over cups of hot milk. We had become comfortable now with each other.Aman - Azeez, I want to ask you one thing.Azeez - Yeah, sure.Aman - Vicky is a government lecturer.Azeez - Hmm..Aman - He will be in his school from morning to evening. What will you do in that time? Won't you get bored?Azeez - No, I won't get bored. Because I have become an expert in wasting time! Hehe! All of us exploded into laughter. Gagan - What a funny answer!Aman - Jokes apart, but still I want to know what will you do?Azeez - I will watch web series, scroll my facebook account, watch instagram reels and I will watch an infinite number of youtube videos. And by doing this I can pass my seven lives easily. Isn't it? Hehe!All broke into laughter again!I laughed and said, "Oh gosh!"Aman - Don't you want to do something interesting?Azeez said expressing shock, "What are you saying man? I am talking of the most interesting things in the world!Vicky - Yeah, you are right baby! Hehe!Azeez - See, my husband also agrees with me. See our mutual understanding! Haha!Gagan clapped and laughed, "Wow! What a comedy is going on!"Neha chuckled and said, "This comedy has become possible only because of Aman. All of us are laughing. All of us are feeling happy. All the credit goes to Aman. Hehe."I said, smiling, “So, I have become clear from your side, Azeez, about what you want in your life. You are very happy with whatever you are doing. But what about you, Vicky? Are you happy with what you doing?”Vicky - Are you asking about my job?Aman - Yeah, about your job. Vicky - I am very happy with my government job. I am a lecturer in my school. I have to take only about four to five lectures in a day. And that is maximum. And for the rest of the time, I am free at  my school. I tell you very honestly, I am more free at school than at home. Hehe!   Sanya and Neha chuckled. I didn’t laugh. Others were expecting me to laught. They also felt a bit awkward when I didn’t laugh.Aman - So, are you happy with your job? Vicky - Yeah, I am very happy. Azeez - And Aman, what about you? Are you preparing for government job examinations? Aman - No. Gagan - Because he is very lazy. Hehe! Aman - Haha! No, this is not the true reason. I agree that I behave lazily in the eyes of world. But I am not preparing for the competitive exams because…. because … actually, the reason is very long. If I try explaining to you, then it will take a long time. Neha said, “Aman, you explain. Don’t worry. We will not get bored. We will enjoy your answer.”Aman - Are you sure? Neha sneakily nudged Sanya. Sanya said, “Yes, we are sure. We love to listen to you.” Vicky smirked. Azeez’s eyes started shining brighter than ever. Gagan turned around for a couple of seconds, laughed and then again started looking towards me. I didn’t come to know what happened around me. I asked Gagan, “Gagan, what happened? Why did you turn around all of a sudden?”Gagan said, making his face normal, “Nothing happened, Aman. I simply turned. Nothing special.”Aman - Okay. Gagan - Aman, you were about to say why you have not been preparing for government exams yet. Aman - Yeah. Okay, I am going to tell you. Listen carefully. Gagan sneakily winked at Azeez and Vicky. They smiled back. I thought that they simply smiled at me. I didn’t see that Gagan winked at him. I started telling them, “First of all the thing is that the competitive exams for government jobs are based on cramming. The more one can cram, the more is the possibility of cracking the competitive exam. And I don’t like cramming.”“Very stupid questions are coming in the exams. And I hate cramming such kind of question answers. For example, the question will come. What was the name of the horse of Gautam Buddha when he left his palace? What was the name of the person who was with Gautam Buddha when he left the palace?”“What! Are you kidding me? The examiner is not interested in the teachings of Gautam Buddha. He is not interested in the deep meanings of Gautam Buddha’s teachings. He is interested in the name of his horse. And there is nothing to learn from his horse! I can’t believe that these questions have become of immense importance in the competitive exams.”“And see, who knows more such stupid answers will attain higher posts! What a joke!”Neha - But if the examiner doesn’t put these kinds of questions, then what kind of questions will he put? Aman - That’s the problem. There is no proper alternative yet. Because the wisdom can’t be tested in multiple choice questions. Gagan - Yeah. That’s why they have to put these questions so that they may shortlist the candidates. Aman - Right. But my problem is that I will not waste my life in cramming the trash. I haven’t come here into this world to cram trash. I am here to learn wisdom. I am here to be wiser and wiser. I don’t want to know when Gautam Buddha or Lord Mahavira took birth. I am not interested in the names of their father, mother, brother and sisters. I am interested in what they tought. I want to deeply understand the deep meanings of their words! (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment and please don't forget to follow me and become my superfan. You will be able to chat with me and my superfans directly.)