Reading standard input

i don't know why it's not working when i use BufferedReading and System.in to read input from the keyboard.
//taking a1, a2 from the standard input
BufferedReader bin = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
System.out.println("Please enter a1,a2 separated by space...");
System.out.flush();
try {
line = bin.readLine();
System.out.println("Your input line was "+ line);
} catch (IOException e) {e.printStackTrace();}
when i run it the output goes like:
Please enter a1,a2 separated by space...
Your input line was
Then the program just abruptly ended.
i know this might be a dumb question. but i really don't understand why Java doesn't have an easier way to take input like in C.
Please help! thanks a bunch.

hey, i was not prompted for any input! that's why i am puzzled. i am used to the simple syntax in C:
printf("enter blah blah...");
scanf("%s",name)
am i missing the line that's actually prompting the user for input?
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