Dive and Rive were bosom friends. Both were unmarried because the first one was ugly but rich while the later was beautiful but poor. Rive received debt from his friend to get married and after wedding shifted somewhere else. After about 20 years they encountered by chance in a market. Rive introduced his 18 years old son "John" to his friend. Dive demanded repayment of debt but received another unfulfilled promise. After parting ways John asked his father,

"When did you get loan?"

Rive, "Before my marriage?"

John, "Why had you borrowed from a person who was in so hurry!"

Written By

Dr Tanvir Hussain Bhatti

Freelance International Columnist, Poet and Author of the Books "What Plagues Pakistan" and "Live Balls of Fire"