The predicament

Deepan sat on the bed deeply immersed in his thoughts early in the morning. He had been cheated again by some people he had trusted. This had been happening ever since he set his foot in this new city. Born to middle class parents to whom their eldest son was the apple of their eyes, Deepan had always been always pampered and spoonfed almost throughout his life except, for a certain period of time where in he had to take up the mantle of being the "Man of the family", when, his father was working in another town. A middle class upbringing always has its own set of flaws and strengths which make or mar an individual in the future. One for example, is the fact that children are extremely aggressive at home and when it comes to the life outside, they become extremely unpredictable. They become very much hidden in their personalities and are very much vulnerable to frauds. They start searching for reactions and tend to enter what you call depressions. Deepan also was one such kid who always wanted to go the simplest way possible even if it is the longest. He did value his principles however unrealistic and impractical they had become. He trusted people though not blindly, to an extent more than what is required. The biggest problem that Deepan faced was that he was extremely unpredictable in voicing his dissent. He usually took time to come out of his shell and this resulted in a lot of losses for him. But having said that, many a time he had taken decisions which were hasty so one could say that the delaying habit he had acquired now should serve him good. Inspite of all that, Deepan's main problem was his inability to strike a balance between the two. The present situation was even more difficult, as Deepan was in an environment that required the toughness and smart attitude of a seasoned professional even to survive. He knew that these people around him had the chance to cheat him the way they had done but he did not take the ultra most care to avoid that. The result was that he had to loose some valuable money that he had saved for his daily bread. Now his only questions were about his ability to learn from this and his next course of action to get his money back. He had little time left and his mind was searching for ideas. What next????