Random Thoughts - Life Goes On

Virat Kohli and his Nose

Some 'models' look so picture-perfect in some ads, that it seems the whole world conspired to make them be there and do that (role). Red-nosed Virat Kohli in Vicks VapoRub and Vicks Action 500 ads is one such. I think if there were a contest for longest running nose, Virat will give Delhi's CM-in-waiting a run for his muffler. I guess his fans would be going cold feet just to appear like him. And he would hit sixes and faster centuries just to be able to reach washroom to nurse his (red) nose syndrome as soon as possible :). 

Being red nosed might have come to his rescue if he was a boxer - his opponent would get distracted by looking at his (swollen) nose. I also think Virat's biggest weakness has something to do with his nose - as the proverb says, 'naak par gussa rakhna'. 

Now before my mouth breaks my nose, it is time for me to run smile emoticon All the best Virat and Indian Cricket Team!

[Disclaimer: Stay calm and use your sense of humor]

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PM Narendra Modi

Saw two news items on TV about Narendra Modi today. 

Modi invited Delhi's CM-in-waiting on tea. PM Modi rose from his chair, presented a bouquet of flowers and warmly congratulated the later for reelection; this was the same man who went till Varanasi to stop Modi at any costs from becoming PM. Gandhi ji would be proud of Modi for this.

At some other place, people had constructed a temple with Modi's idol as deity. Modi called it "shocking and appalling" and made them drop the plan before inauguration, saying we should worship only God, not living people and such a temple was not according to our country's traditions. So now there will be Bharat-Mata's idol in the same temple.

I think such little gestures and incidents tell a lot about the man's character...

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Man can’t fly

It all started from water. Then some came on land. Some went inside the soil while some on the trees. Humans are said to be most evolved. But even humans remained on the land and evolution did not teach us how to fly. Why? I think it was so that we all don't just "fly away". 

Nature conspired so that we could remain grounded and be in touch with the soil. Even birds have to come down to earth to take rest every once in a while... "Bringing us down" and not letting us "fly away" seems to be a natural law of humbleness. 

But if nature only wanted us to be humble, why did not it make us like some creatures who have no other option? May be to make us learn the importance of pride and respect... 

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Plucking Flowers for the Deity

I think human beings started living in multistory apartments because no one could steal flowers from balconies (except pigeons who could whitewash them). I remember how people in my childhood days used to wake up before sunrise and maintained healthy lifestyle of going on morning walks just to pretend doing something other than - stealing flowers from others' gardens and offering those to God (so that God could grant them their selfish wishes; perhaps they made a contract with God that stealing-flowers was blacklisted from the sinful activities list). Still no one wrote "dogs, salesmen and flower-pickers not allowed" on their gates - and I assume it was because they believed that flower-pickers won't be literate; and if they saw a naive notice like this on the gate, they would know for sure that they had met a perfect victim (who had seen being there and doing that in the past).

If I had to write an article on this in a Hindi newspaper, I would title it, "Who is greater: one who sows or one who reaps?" (I hope the blog shows you its translation by Bing). If we planted a flower plant, and if those flowers are reaching a deity, could God be happy only with the carrier and not the sender? But for that we would have to have the heart to allow the thieves to take away the flowers; otherwise if we chase the devotees seeking flowers with a stick; we can't claim liberation later on by virtue of failing to snatch the flowers back into our yards...

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How is Weather in India?

In a conference call with client, a lady client started the call by describing weather at her location. She described it in such an interesting manner that we started feeling cold, breezy or dizzy depending on the words she chose. In India we are accustomed to listen to such voices only in airplanes by the hostesses. I don’t know if she had done some weather forecasting training for TV shows before, or if she was trying to break the glass ceiling (historically discussing weather has been a middle-to-old-aged-male forte). One of her male colleagues at some other foreign location complemented her by saying a few words about weather at his place; which we ignored quickly (no one gets fired for ignoring males). Then in the end they remembered their partners (syn. servants) sitting in India in odd hours of the day to earn bread for their families (and banks). 

A colleague from Chennai proactively took the cue and said, “It is pretty hot here”. Client said “ok!” in a bit surprised tone given the month the calendar showed. Then my dear colleague completed what he wanted to say, “It is actually hot during the day time and cold during the nights.” Client said, “ok!” I prayed to God that my colleague should not start giving us science lessons from his son’s school books about how Sun rises in the morning and sun light is the source of heat and energy on earth; and while Chanda Mama reflects some light for us during the night but we are spared from the heat. If he keeps thinking seriously, he may invent some new theories on relativity (of temperature). My other Indian colleagues were wise and they did not start describing weather at each of their locations; it could have confused our client so much that she would have to take a vow never to ask "how is weather in India?" again!

© Rahul

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