Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…
Another day,
another great prompt if you ask me,
if us humans,
each and every one of us had their own tagline,
a catchy phrase,
or something indicating the type of person they are,
or the type of work they do,
which would easily cut down a lot of unnecessary conversations,
or a part thereof..
Imagine,
if you were in need of a lawyer,
and on introduction in an informal setting,
they said their tagline,
like,
“A proficient lawyer,
and an attorney with 25 years of experience,
tracing the footsteps of (their parent’s business),
and taking real pride in their work…”
Doesn’t this make things much simple,
like you know what you want and what are you looking for,
with a simple introduction that starts with a tagline,
and you already know if you want to continue the conversation or not….
But,
there has to be some strict laws that are guiding them,
imagine someone forging their data or information,
(A much real possibility.)
just for securing a deal or a job and after that fleeing the scene without a trace,
which in fact nullifies all of the effort and dependence on this tagline system….
If you were to ask a normal person about this,
they would for sure be expressive of their feelings,
and within it,
in plain sight where their professional skills would be told in an easy-to-understand way;
But,
if they were seeking companionship,
they would add things that might be common like their interests like birdwatching or going on hikes,
or dog walking or something like keeping a garden,
which would signify that he takes care of his surroundings and loves animals and such,
making them a viable candidate…
Again,
we’d have to be careful,
that someone doesn’t come up with things that they can’t do,
and they added it just to make themselves sound better and get what ulterior motives they had…
NOW,
What would be my tagline you ask…?
“A hardworking person,
who tries to fit themselves into places that are new and difficult,
just to expose and gain enough skills to be a better person,
A writer too,
who writes without boundaries and seeks new experiences,
to be a better storyteller to his kids and grandkids as he ages like fine Wine,
coming from a business family,
and importance of learning things from scratch makes them always open for new innovation,
and skills that can be honed and refined further…”
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍
waiting for someone’s arrival,
a person of character for whom they gathered there,
much more valuable his time was than theirs…
As they ordered some entrees,
a few drinks on the table,
slowly everyone’s taglines escaped their mouths,
a business owner,
a housewife,
a diligent employee,
a secretary,
and a newly appointed receptionist,
and in the background,
a newly married couple,
sharing the same last name,
sobbing she was as he consoled her…
As he watched from the corner,
waiting for things to settle down,
as his phone rang,
on hearing the news,
he went silent,
a single beep continued as he heard the news…
We couldn’t save the people in the vehicle,
a drunk driver whose tagline said,
“An addict who was clean from the past 5 years…”
was in fact drunk and ran a red light
crashing into the car in which his wife and kid were,
killing them on the spot…
The girl on being a friend of the nurse in the hospital,
which their lifeless body came in,
and confirming her,
of the worst fears…
As he got up to approach them,
they climbed into their vehicles,
and drove to the hospital,
unknown to the happening,
he sat there,
as he recognized,
a similar car,
a similar number plate and a similar bumper sticker,
before they flashed a photo,
with him and his wife and a child merely 7,
his whole world uprooted,
as the tires screeched and in the parking lot of hospital he was,
where they saw the remainder of his family surrounded by news reporters,
as he slid past them,
he saw,
on the gurney,
bruised up,
scratched and heavily injured body of his wife,
and on the other,
a crushed one,
from the direct impact,
on the passenger’s side,
A small,
little one,
his little one,
laughing and playing with his toys hours before…
As he screamed silently,
curling up in a ball,
unknown to how he would face,
face this world ever again…
“A fault in the system…”
Waakiye 