Pankaj's Short Stories

Motivational Speaker 🌿

A boy from a poor family named Tanesh. He was around sixteen years old. Due to poverty, Tanesh had developed the habit of stealing. One day, Tanesh got a chance and entered a man's house. He could not succeed in stealing and was caught. When his father came to know about this, he became very angry. Tanesh's father came there and slapped Tanesh twice. He started crying right there. Tears started falling from his eyes. Everyone went to their respective homes. The next day Tanesh left the house and ran away. This news spread in the entire village. Tanesh was searched for. But he was not found. Tanesh had gone to some faraway district. Tanesh took shelter on a tree and started working at a dhaba. With the money he got from working, he would buy food and eat and save some money. With the saved money, he would buy some books and keep reading. On the other hand, the parents would sit sad at home when they could not find Tanesh. Days went by like this. Five years passed. Tanesh now started working as a motivational speaker on small stages. He earned some money from this. Now he did not go to work at the Dhaba. Slowly he became famous. One day Tanesh's parents had come to the market to buy vegetables. A known person came and said - Your son is acting on stage. Hearing this, a smile came on the faces of the parents. They started moving towards the stage quickly. Thousands of people had gathered around the stage. The father also started watching his son's show. Today the parents were feeling proud seeing their son. After a few hours the show ended. Everyone started going to their respective homes. Tanesh also started moving towards his car. The father did not have the courage to say anything. Both of them started walking towards their home quietly. Tanesh looked towards them. Tanesh recognized his parents. Tanesh came from behind and put his hand on his father's shoulder. The father looked back and saw that it was his son. Who had now become a 22-year-old youth. The son touched his parents' feet and tears of joy appeared in the parents' eyes.