The Second Chance

 

#quote ‘Material happiness is always transient’. All the pleasures and luxuries of this material world have a shelf life. The outer beauty of a man or a woman fades away when they get old. The strength of a body builder withers away with age. So, how can one be proud of something, which one cannot possess forever?

Review

When Radhe Shyam Colony in Delhi was celebrating excellent results of three 10th graders little did they know they were meant to do great things. When they were asked for future aspirations there answer did surprise plenty and made sad a few. One wanted to be a lawyer other one a journalist and the third one a doctor. There conviction and firmness regarding their goal was affirmative. Years passed by and they did eventually charter their way towards there aim. They all wanted to uplift the poor be their voice and lend support to the needful. But reality is bitter and when it hits it hits hard. They did pass the respective fields with excellent results but their initial struggle showcase the struggle of every deserving candidates who misses opportunity not because he is not capable but because system doesn't let them. Eventually the ends meet and they start their endeavors towards bright and prosperous future. The writer beautifully describes there dilemma and highlights their conviction. There journey is eloquently narrated and it seems playable to me. There modest background and the struggle makes story more entertaining. All three get hands-on experience of the evil side of there profession and there comprising there inner conscious was not easy but yet when power and money pumps in from all directions only the brave let survive there inner conscious. All the three friends indulged in mischievous ways and in return earned hefty money. The journalist blackmailed the influential, the lawyer save the culprits and the doctor exploited the sick. The book second chance gives an insight of all what is wrong with these profession. The second half of the book is gripping when the friends encounter there school teacher and change of heart takes place. The real trouble for them begins when they decided to forego evil and start practicing the principles and oath of there respective jobs. The book tactfully uses the existing incidents to weave book around it like the hospitalization of jay Lalita, Kedarnath catastrophe media house mal practice. The book is entertaining and it's a easy read. Though my favorite portion was there encounter with Swami ji at Kedarnath rescue camp where they were shown the right path. The Kedarnath catastrophe is also intelligently described. Yes there are some flaws but at times a good story like this one needs to be read.