All things comes to those who waits

“Karma, get up! Wash those plates and mugs we left unwashed yesterday” yelled Tashi from
under the blanket. It was 3:30 am. His fellow waiter snored on in oblivion. Tashi had gut only
to bully Karma; to all other he was mouse. The proprietor too picked karma.
“You ingrate! I give u food, and you can’t even wash your own plate? “Karma got u[ slowly
rubbing his eyes. He was in fact a hard worker, sleeping late, getting up early. Unfortunately, this
never registered with his boss.Karma went to kitchen to his usual routine of washing up. The kitchen door rattled as he open edit and disturbed his sleeping coworkers, who caught him by neck and slapped him. Karma’s cheeks were wet with tears but, without a murmur, he accepts his fate. To the customers, karma was a most gracious waiter; they all liked and tipped him well because, unlike the other, he was courtesy personified. Unfortunately, his money was always snatched by the proprietor, who falsely accused him of misappropriation. One winter evening, everyone was busy as it was the season customer visited most. The
proprietor’s son was busy going for the drive with their dates. Waiter flitted to and fro. Suddenly a glass slipped from Tashi’s hand and broke into fragments. “Who broke the glass?”. A shout from the counter. The proprietor in fury approached Karma and asked about the incident but he remains silent. “When you have the mouth to eat can’t you speak?” he shouted at karma who kept mum. “ I am sure you broke it. Did you?” His thick and hard palm came down to Karma, who sobbed in silent tears and spat saliva mixed with blood. When the proprietor left, Tashi thanked Karma and felt briefly sorry for him. The sight of his boss’s son in high spirit added to Karma’s woes. One auspicious day, the proprietor ordered his waiter to prepare a special lunch for themselves. The hotel was closed that day. Even Karma’s face was creased with smiles.
“listen my children” spoke the proprietor out of character. “I’m going to tell you a story.” With the glass of beer in his hand he began. “I was also poor boy at your age. My parent lived from hand to mouth. Later, I married a rich girl and then lived happily. After marriage, my parent too enjoyed for we had enough to eat.
Suddenly my wife, whom I so dearly loved, wished to divorce me. We had one child; I loved him as much as I did my wife. I couldn’t do anything for we lived on their wealth. Her parents were powerful; my parents and I had work hard. One day, like rage. I was discarded by my wife. She took away the child and then………………..” He could not continue. Tears wet his cheek. Wiping his eyes, he took another sip.
Karma could not hide his tears, listening to the proprietor’s tragic tale. “Ha! Ha! What happened, Karma? That is all over and I’m fine now” said the altered proprietor. “Come on, it’s a celebration, enjoy. Tomorrow, you will have to work as usual. No more fun and game”. The proprietor went on to ask “What do your parents do?” Wiping his tears Karma began:” I can’t say anything about my father because my mother said he died when I was young. As for my mother, she lived now with my drunkard stepfather, who
beats my mother and chase me out of the house. So I came to work in your hotel. Thank you for giving me food and shelter. “Where are you from?” “My mother’s name Jamyang Choden said we are from Bumthang-Kharsa “ Karma began to cry and was surprised to see the proprietor in tear too. The man gently kissed the boy and took with him to his residence. The other waiter stood there gaping. The hotel was to open the following morning. The celebrations came to an end. All the waiter had to get up early n the morning as usual to perform their duties. They didn’t see karma washing plates and mugs that morning. Tashi the waiter rushed to the proprietor’s counter to inform him that the Karma was missing. He could not see the their proprietor, but their was Karma, like the new young proprietor to listen to the waiters’ woes. At the counter, the old proprietor had left behind the a piece of paper which read as “forgve me Karma, for treating you badly. I didn’t know you are my own son.” Karma raised the salary of his entire fellow waiter because he knew the life of the waiter very well!