Autobiography of a "CAN"

                                                           

I was born at ORISSA CAN WORKS LIMITED and my parts came from BOKARO STEEL PLANT. Unlike humans my lifespan was only about a year. I was born healthy as were my friends and we shared the same feelings when we were sent to be tested. We were all scared. Unlike the unfair test on humans our tests gave the results as soon as they were conducted. There are basically 5 tests in the CAN Testing Laboratories. These were Chemical test, Biological test, Mathematical pressure test, Physical property test, Pest test. I was scared as I was given my Roll Number which was 8179462 . The day of the first test came and I was tensed. Then I went to the Chemical chamber. I passed the test with flying colours as I could resist the all the harsh chemicals forced on me. Then I went for the Biological test . I passed that too with flying colours as I had a very strong biological backing. Then came the day for the Mathematical pressure test which I passed but it did not go as good as the former tests as I was put in a chamber for three hours and was bombarded with mathematical radiations. Then I went for the Physical property test in which a brutal machine crushed me but I was able to withstand it. Then I eagerly went for the last test the Pest test in which buzzing pests were left to linger around my body. I did well but I lacked as a multimicro pest succeeded in drilling a whole on my precious skin. Then we friends waited for the results. Then the results came, which would decide the fate of my life. Finally the result came, where I was rated 9.6 out of 10 which meant I had got a grade of A1 in three tests and A2 in the other two. My friends did well. Some of them even got a rating of 10 which was highly commendable. Our fates were decided, I was sent to New Delhi. My friends who got a rating of 10 were sent to London and those who didn’t fare well were sent to places like Jhareda Village and some were sent to Sambalpur a small town in the Indian coastline. The standards of life of CANS were directly proportional to our surrounding and as a result, staying in radiant places made our lives pleasant ones. To be continued...

Snehanshu Sadangi