It was one fine morning…He just got up from his bed and was walking towards the kitchen.
“U got up early today” his mother enquired with a warm hug.
“Yeah...y??I should have not??You always complaint about me for getting up late. And now you are asking me why I got up early..This is ridiculous!!!” he showed his angry face
“Why are you being so angry to your mother? It was his father. He is a gentleman. He is the senior superintendent of academy for disabled students. Both of them loved their son a lot. But he never tried to understand their love towards him. He was short tempered…angry at each and every things around him. His friends call him ANGRY ROHAN..He doesn’t care about any others feelings. He will simply spit out the words that came first directly hitting the emotion of a person. It was so hard to act normal in front of him. He always used quarrel at his childhood. And now he is a teenager and nothing changes. He is still that angry Rohan..!!!
Complaints from the school were just a usual call for his parents...Initially they didn’t worry about his behavior. But now they are confused and equally tensed about his future. He is not going to stay anywhere for a long time, because he creates enemies everywhere due to his harsh words…He is also aware about it. But he is unable to control sometimes.
That morning also he had his usual quarrel with his mom. His father got annoyed due to his behavior. He called his son for a walk. During their walk father asked a him about his new school friends and teachers. He was sad because due to his behavior no one was ready to be his friend. His father patted on his back and promises him that he will find a solution. After they reached home, his father handed him a wooden plank.
“What is this for, dad??,He enquired.
“Listen son…Whenever you get angry nail this plank with one nail. And evaluate yourself that how many times you get angry on a day..And also try to control it.” His dad replied.
“Will it work!!??” he asked in a heavy tone
“Sure dear….you just try it “his dad replied with a smile…
From the next day he started doing as his father recommended. He was astonished of his behavior that the plank was almost full by 2 …3 days…He felt shame. He thought of controlling his anger.
He counted the nails everyday to know his improvement. At last he found that one day he hadn’t nailed any..He was so happy. He run for his dad and told him about it. His dad was also happy. He patted his back and said
“Well done my boy..Didn’t I told you it will work.”
“Yes dad..it really worked..I am so happy today…”He exclaimed
“KK son..Now remove all these nails “dad told him
He did as his father suggested. Father took that wooden plank then.
“Look Rohan…Do you see these marks”
“Yes dad...But why?”
“These are the words you spoken when you were angry..When we are angry we have no control on our words. We spoke as nothing cares. The anger will be over after sometime but the words spoken it will cause such marks on the heart of your loved ones. It will take so much time to heal..And sometimes it will remain as it is forever…So always be careful with your words…dear…”
Rohan was speechless for his father’s brave speech. He kept quiet for a sometime and replied
“There will be no more nails..Means no more marks “he exclaimed
His father hugged him with happiness…There was tears on both of their eyes....