The Bartender called 2016

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The bartender was calling for the final shots. As I sat there staring at the neon rings and champagne bottles, I realized that it was time to wear my hat and start a new journey. I really do not wish to leave him, but that fine bloke has got a new job offer upstate. I am never going to see him for the rest of my life, and it already sucks. As I bid adieu to him and left the bar, it all came back to me. The three hundred and sixty five days that I spent with him having the absurd and sometimes the rational conversations could not just end on the most heart wrenching word: “Bye”. So I went back to the bar hoping to find him there, but he was long gone. As I strolled back to my apartment, I took out my phone and texted a thank you letter to him. Just to break your suspense, I called this friend of mine as 2016, which was actually his employee ID number.

 

 

 

Dear 2016,

 

I know texting is not the ideal way to thank someone, but sometimes this new technology comes really handy. So let’s keep our bro code aside and talk about some deep stuff. I hope you are already crying, loser. Just kidding, I love you, but this is just the beginning.

 

Thank you, for those four valuable lessons you taught me after compromising your sleep and staying for hours on the other side of the table. Yes. You heard that right. Four valuable perspectives coming out of a man who flunked high school twice. Long story short, take a look at it yourself.

 

·      Be yourself. All our lives, we make a pros and cons list for all our actions. Taking in a lot of factors like the “What will people think?” factor, “What will my friends and family say?” factor, and some other ones as well. If you want to dance like Bean knowing that you will look like an absolute dunce, then pull up your dancing boots and shake it off. If you want to lick the liberty bell like Barney, the womanizer guy with a not so womanizer guy called Ted, then go ahead and lick it. Be the Barney, not the Ted. Life is too short for making a pros and cons list for everything you do my friend. So just be yourself. That’s it. Do not care what other people will think. If you do not like the aura of some people in your life, then push them away and move on. The bar (called as Life) will welcome a lot of new people anyway. Trust me, the power of individuality makes a man, man. Do not blend into other personalities. Do not lose your morals and principles.

 

·       Failure is sweeter than success. Imagine going to a five star hotel and having a perfect sugar cube. Do you praise the cube or the thousands of sugar particles that are cohesively stuck to each other? Yes, it is always the cube we talk about. Neglecting the essence of what makes a sugar cube, a sugar cube. Just like that, failures and its after effects makes a man. It gives him his true essence. It shows him the reflection of his character. My point being, do not get upset and feel disappointed or dejected in life due to a failure. It is just one of those hundreds or thousands of sugar particles that is going to give the taste to your big cube, called success. Till then, be patient. Always believe in yourself. And if you do not then all those sugar particles will fall apart and you will never be able to put them back again. So just wait for things to fall in place, and your big sugar cube will be served on your plate.

 

·       The Power of spreading happiness. We often get so busy and stuck up with our lives, that we forget to spread the power of happiness around us. Do you know that a simple and mundane “thank you” can make a security guard feel good about his job. Just a “How are you doing?” can make him feel as if he is contributing to something. Yes, people might call you weird, creepy, and all sorts of derogatory names, but does it really matter? Why the hell do you care about anyone when you already made someone’s day? Why care about those raised eyebrows when you already brought a smile to someone’s face? You see my point. I am not saying that go around and start having small talk with the samosa waala, or maybe you can, but it is your choice. Bring the change. Bring the smile. Next time you see a  person who is not so happy in his/her life, go up to him/her and try to help them out. Make a point that you bring a smile to someone’s face everyday henceforth.

 

·       Being a good human is a need, being a rational human is a necessity. It is pretty obvious that being a good human is one of the most fundamental qualities every individual should possess. Everyone should be a good father, mother, son, student, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend (P.S.- I still do not have any despite your promise of finding me one), and many other things. Amidst all of this, we often lose the touch of being rational. Rationality is like the secret weapon no one likes to talk about. I am not going to stress on this point much because I want this to be your today’s food for thought.

 

I know you are scratching your head right now thinking when you taught me all of this, but it just happened. And I thank you for that. You know I have always been fond of acquiring new perspectives in life.

 

It sucks you are moving, but I guess this is it. Have a safe journey man. Make good use of those moves you got in your pocket. I will wait for a reply. Till then, Thank You!

 

Yours lovingly,

Cola on the rocks

 

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I turned off the lamp and crashed for some slumber. When I went back to Life (the same bar), there were some unusual scenes. Double the usual number of people and occupied seats on the bar. Soon I realized that people were celebrating the first day of Mike, the new bartender after Jake. I walked up to the bar and tried to let the fact sink in that Jake was gone.

 

“What would you like to have sir?”, asked the new bloke with a goofy smile on his face.

 

“Co-la-ummmm”, I stammered as I looked at Mike’s badge. It said 2017.

 

“Just beer for me man”, I smiled.

 

“Right up, Sir.”

 

And Life had a new bartender, called 2017.

Edited January 6, 2017 by Hexed

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Nice! You're getting better as you write.

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Just Astounding, This is probably the best Article i read this week. (Including articles rather than AWC)

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So It's the M4 version or XT version of articles? 

 

It's really nice 

 

+2 If I can..  ^_^ 

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Nice! You're getting better as you write.

Thank you. May I know what you had edited ?

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I love, love, love the way you spin metaphors!

 

Great writing! :wub:

 

As always

[pieface101 285]

Great and philosophical!

 

Got me thinking...

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I am glad my works are a part of your thoughts. :)

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B)  :lol:

[BLASTER872 1,892]

Nice!!

 

As always, like you say, there will be one sugar particle that isn't quite right.

 

2016 had 366 days, leap year

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I really loved this piece. I hope you keep being inspired Finisher, for one artist inspires the next.

[Tofu 6,773]

2016 had 366 days, leap year

Thank you captain obvious

[Spit_Fyre 334]

Nice!!

 

As always, like you say, there will be one sugar particle that isn't quite right.

 

2016 had 366 days, leap year

XD

 

If I had a fly swatter, I'd be using it on your head right now. Shoo.

[F.I.N.I.S.H.E.R 2,397]

Nice!!

 

As always, like you say, there will be one sugar particle that isn't quite right.

 

2016 had 366 days, leap year

Hahaha.

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Nice! You're getting better as you write.

 

Thank you. May I know what you had edited ?