Questions And The Cycle Of Life

A man and woman get married.
A child is born. A girl child.
Parents now want to know when a boy child will be born to them. Help! Help!
A boy is also born.
The kids start schooling. If they don't attend school then its Help! Help!
There are stages and ages at which certain questions are asked:
Will our kids do well in studies? If they don't do well, its Help! Help!
What will they study to become - engineer, doctor, lawyer, pilot, accountant, IT, etc.? If they don't pursue education, its Help! Help!
After they do finish their education, its a question of when will they land a job? If they don't land a job, its Help! Help!
After they land a job, will they get due promotions with good pay and perks? If they don't then its Help! Help!
When will they buy their car? If they don't buy a car, the banker will help provided they have a job!
When will they buy their apartment/house/Villa? If they don't buy a house, the banker will help provided they have the paying capacity!
Will they find suitable life partners? If so when?

Now that they have found good life partners, the next question is when will they have children?
Will it be a boy or a girl?

And the story continues with a little twist here and a variation there in every family's history.
This is the template of life. These questions keep coming on and on with every generation. So goes life's cycle.

Happy Sivaratri.
Mahalakshmi