Essays

I am an old Ambassador car. I was built in 1972 and Iwas bought by Mr. Smith who is a business man with a Shop on the main street. When I was new I washandsome and Mr. Smith was very proud of me. He used to clean me every day brushing, waxing andwashing me himself.

He never employed anyone to take care of me becausehe was too attached to me and wanted to care of me Himself. I used to be the envy of all the neighbors andMr. Smith used to spend a lot of time driving me aroundthe city.

As time went by Mr. Smith got married. Mrs. Smith isa very kind lady and she too loved me a lot. She would go out with Mr. Smith every evening and most oftenwe would drive away a long distance over weekends.

Years passed by and I was happy. Mr. Smith wouldpark I outside his shop every day and his customers would come and admire me too.

He would show me off to his friends and at times evenstrangers had to listen to Mr. Smith praising me. He would praise my engine, my speed, my body, my colon i, and on the whole I was the joy of Mr. Smith's life (after Mrs. Smith of course).

Astime went by Mr. Smith become richer and bought another car. The new arrival in his garage was a Fiat. The' coming of his new car brought about a change in Mr. Smith s attitude towards me.

He became more careful about his Fiat and I suffered a great deal of neglect. There were days when Mr. Smith would not even wash me and I would feel sorry for myself.

He would Wash his Fiat every morning and I would await my turn. Mr. Smith began to wash me only once a week because he hardly ever took me for a drive.

Slowly my colour began to fade and my engine began to make a noise. Mr. Smith would never take me to the service station and often I would have to go without oil.

He has changed my life because of his neglect. I feel lonely and unhappy now. I feel that it is a very bad Experience to become old and unwanted.

Now I await the day when Mr. Smith might sell me off to another man. My only hope is that my new master Might value me more.

However with the coming of new models of cars like maruti, Contessa, NE118 etc, I doubt that anyone is going to like an old ambassador like me. I am living on withthat hope and I do pray that my dream comes true one day.