The Winter

 The WINTER

There was an Ant and a Grasshopper, both born in the 70s, in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, they were the best of friends. The grasshopper would spend all he had, the ant would save for the WINTER. They finished school and found jobs in different cities. Since they were best friends they decided to meet every 10 years. 

They met in the nineties, the grasshopper told the ant about the car he had bought, the cell phone he bought and he was about to get married. The Ant said, “my dear friend, do what you have to, but please save for the WINTER”

They met again in the year 2001, the Grasshopper told the Ant, about his wife and the new born baby, to celebrate the birth, they are going to Singapore, they have bought a bigger house, as they need more space and they have bought a bigger car. The Ant said “my dear friend, do what you have to, but please save for the WINTER”

They met again in 2011, the Ant had a small car, seeing which the grasshopper started laughing, he asked him “are those cars still being manufactured”. The Ant said, “that’s all I could afford, because I have to save for the winter”. This time it was a little bit too much for the grasshopper, he said, “I have talked to my father about this WINTER you always talk about, he told me he’s never seen a WINTER in his lifetime, the only person who had seen a WINTER was my grandfather, but after that, WINTER has never come again. Now the economic scientists have predicted that there would never be a WINTER again, the world would keep getting better and better, everyone will have enough. Look at me, I went to Europe this year with my family, we have 3 cars, one for each family member, all cards are German made. We have the best phones available out there, and we buy a new one each year, our TV is so big you will think you are in a theater. We have a big house with 6 bedrooms, we live in style, we enjoy in style. My dear Ant friend, our lives have taken different paths, we can’t be friends anymore, as your status and way of life is very different from mine AND here is one advice for you as well, YOLO, which means you only live once, enjoy it while you can”.

And the 2 parted ways. 

It was Jan 2021 when the Ant heard a knock on his door, it was his friend the grasshopper. The grasshopper said “even though I had decided never to meet you again but this year there is a chill that I feel which I have never felt before, do you think I have Covid”. The Ant said “No the WINTER is here”