Monday 18 April 2011

On Brotherhood and other complexities.

Brother

One word is hot enough to make anybody feel the warmth of beach sand that he felt in his summer vacations of childhood with his brother. One word strong enough to remind the big punch he gave to his classmate in 3rd grade when classmate said that his brother is not as strong as Superman. It will remind anybody that clashes happened over batting, video game, cycling and many other funs. In a one moment this word will put all the best moments of your life in front of your eyes.
People like us also share that sweeter bitter relationships with brothers like any other straight guy does. In some brotherhood relationships brothers are best friends and in some relationships brothers are like real foes. There are so many factors responsible for behaviors of brothers towards each other. Age gap is the biggest factor, you might have observed that brothers with higher age gaps does not feel any special friendship in between them moreover it is like "Hi, Hello only" kind of relationship. Brothers with less age gap get various kinds of behaviors towards each other. This kind of brother relationships are very vibrant than any other brother relationships.

Absence of love & care of a man in childhood is common thing in many gay men. Situation becomes worse if the boy is eldest child & mother is either too possessive or passive. In this case many male children starts imagining about an heroic man figure in their day dreams who loves them. Out of such kind of children some see this figure as their big brother, while other still keep imaging that as a father, uncle, teacher it could be anybody. So when a child imagines a good looking, caring, happy guy actually it seeks a love. It is love only that the child is seeking at that phase of his childhood. Many gays have enjoyed doing this in their childhood. But the purpose of this imagination was only to feel the love, care & affection which they did not got from their father. Unequal treatment to children also could be the reason for this kind of imaginations.


In someone's childhood his father dedicatedly worshiped his younger sibling since younger sibling was always topping exams of schools & all the cultural & sports events. So he too. But then he decided to put his 5 year old son apart & chose his 3 year old son to pamper like heaven just because his 3 year old son was youngest in the family. Father' highly appreciated treatment to his younger brother did nothing but ruined their brotherhood. His younger brother started considering himself so "great" that he appeared inferior in front of younger brother & became the object of his shame. Indeed younger brother was always better than him in exam scores and friends but that took his younger brother away from him, to whom he always wanted to love like any Santa Claus would love to every child on Christmas. he wanted to pamper him, buy him toys, chocolates, but younger brother never accepted that. And slowly that distance started increasing and two brothers landed on different shores of river, who were floating together but never matched. In those painful days his imaginary elder brother was the only shoulder he had to put his head on his shoulders and speak all those funny things which he always wanted to discuss with his little brother & father. like,

"How long it will take for us to reach moon?"
"Is it true that earth is going to doom next year?"
"Monty was telling that in back ranches one big old ghost is staying with his fog?"
"What gift I will gift to momma on her next birthday?"
"To whom I am gonna invite on my this birthday?"
"Why Pinky cries very often?"
and many more.

When he was asking all these questions, that guy's eyes were stared at his eyes & that big brother was smiling happily. He just loved that look. This is the only thing he really wanted from his dad. He was very free & secure in his big brother's arms, he was confident that big brother is not going to slap him on next question or gonna ask me him finish my homework. It was a wonderful timing just two of them & all the gossips of play ground.

Slowly he started imitating the habits, body language & acts of his elder brother. He wanted to be like him, COMPLETE! He started helping other, he became good listener, he never took a back foot in volunteering any work. He was patient enough to wait for next man to finish and courteous enough to reply honestly. Thank you, please, my pleasure became the regular words in his conversation and one day he found that he has gotten a big shoulder on whom anybody can put his/her head and cry. This was all because of his elder brother. Slowly he was turned into his elder brother. After coming to know about his orientation he stopped seeing elder brother frequently.


Many men like us stops stop these fantasies in later years of 20s. Relationships, breakups, work pressure could be the reasons. But the respect for the relation of brother, brother hood remains the same. for a gay man coming out to his straight brother is not that easy. Most of my friends lost the friendly relations with their brothers, with very few friends the situation happened other way of pole. Those friends experienced the best & most secured days of their gay life. Many straight people thinks that a gay would not mind hitting his brother also. This is as pathetic as a straight man hitting his female siblings. It is humiliating experience. SO I have a sincerely request to all the straight people reading this blog that NEVER ask such stupid questions to Gay man. In fact gays always holds better control on their desires than straight men. Brother is the person to whom we always looks after dad. He is a man on whom we can trust blindly and ask him to do any work or and favor.

At the end of this post I will say brotherhood is one of the most beautiful relationships. It is a longest journey that any man doesn't spends with his/her parents or a spouse even. So better understand the Do's & Don'ts of this relationships & start a longest happy journey with the best fellow traveler.

Sunday 17 April 2011

About Identity, Marriage & Mom Dad

It was a wonderful week with mom dad. First time after me shifting to big apartment they came to see me in Bangalore all the way from Delhi. Full week of fun with Mom, Dad & Sister was unforgettable just like ideal vacation. Everything was moving smoothly till dad opened matrimonial site and made me to sit next to him & show me all girls listed on that matrimonial site. Without taking me in consideration they fixed a girl also.
According to my Dad's philosophy, his father fixed his marriage so it is his holy duty (in fact MUST HAVE RIGHT) to fix his only son's marriage & live the life that any TV serial's father in law lives.

I was shocked! It was cleared long back that I will not be marrying till my sister gets married. Then too he opened  "that" website &  finished all planning of my wedding. It was an uneasy experience for me, from beginning itself i have been facing many troubles by being not open to my family and then this new demand really gave me a big shock. In fact before they reached here I was thinking to speak to them about my orientation. though it would have hurt them but made me relax.i was fed of masking since last 10 years and really wanted to finish this game. I spoke to one of my "uncle" friend on this and took his opinion. He gave me green flag. I was very happy but dad crushed my happiness.

I would have shouted loudly about my identity.Thrown that burden away from my head and flied free, but what about them? they would have broken down, heir hearts  were shattered as many pieces as their tears. I would have lost, my happy parents for forever. No matter how much gay activists speak about equality or modern society, every parents are reluctant to anything related to homosexuality. They just wanna see their kid following foot step of them. taking higher education, doing good job, earning tons of money & marrying blindly the girl of their choice. Why? Why these many demands? just because they thinks that we are kiddish, immature, fools who doesn't even know what is good for them. why they see us big fool? just because they gave us a birth and gave up their all desires?

But wouldn't they been questioned our doubted about their abilities if we weren't born?


Ok.
May be some people reading this think that i a going too far or getting cynical. But what about me? It has been close to 11 years I have hide this secret. Indeed it was a long painful journey. Hiding this secret and continuing on same path for life time will be very uneasy. the imagination of such journey even for a moment pinches multiple spines to my heart. I don't know how disastrous the actual will be. I love my identity & I can't even think of giving it.

Now i am 25 year old, well settled, well earning so mom dad will start forcing me for marriage and denieng them every time will be like walking on a rope. I really do not know how upcoming days gonna be, I have kept my fingures crossed. Rest is in god's hand. I am hoping a positive outcome from this. May be i will get an assignment in abroad so I could skip out of this mess or anything similar to that.

I really need genuine advice from all those guys like me.
Huggs,

Goldy





Friday 15 April 2011

Feeling 25 & other effects.

Now days when everyone is talking about 40 is new 20, I would like to share my experiences with you which I got at the age of 25. Age of 25 changes man's personality. It turned me from a Boy to Man. In one word if I need to express my condition then the word will be,

Relaxed!


Hi me Goldy! 25 year naughty, kiddish guy next door. This I will say about me if I need to express about myself. It took 25 years, 5 break ups & my virginity to turned me into a boy on whose shoulder anybody can put his/her head & let their sorrows flow out by tears. I was not like this before. I was too kiddish, too impatient, used to get excited easily, arrogant, demanding & blah blah blah. But I never hurt anybody intentionally. The guy with whom I broke 1st time was  not actually too old, it was my career who made me to take this decision. And after that four amazing boys gave me nice reasons.

Any way!

Somewhere in girl's magazine I read last week that real lover & soulmate is 52 kisses & 5 break ups away.
I have done with 5 break ups & multiple kisses, now I have curted my sleeves & waiting for that Mr. Perfect.
It took 11 years for me to calm down and see thinks with the way they are supposed to see. This 25th year changed my entire perception, attitude & way of handling things. Now my feet are on floor, head is in the sky, by keeping lots of positive thought and desire to live life, I am looking forward to meet nice people, make good friends & meet my Mr. Perfect!

Gonna  have nice time here, in fact gonna rock this place by sharing daily issues of metro  Indian gays. So what you are waiting for guys?
Come, follow me, out your comments & LETS ROCK THE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!