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We would be rather naive if among the numerous confabulations which reverberate in our monotonous regimen we chose not to coagulate our symptomatic priorities in our subconscious existence so as to mitigate any conflicting preponderances which may permeate to vitiate our environment.
Unlike the main protagonist of the movie Rancho and Hari (in the book) you cannot really succeed in life without being cunning. You have to have a bit of everything. Calibre as well as cunningness. In a way you have to be like the character of Chatur in the movie who was shown as a meritorious and hardworking student who could not see someone else succeed at his cost. Chetan Bhagat is exactly like him. Like in the movie Chatur does everything possible to succeed and be recognized at the same time Chetan too has ensured that his name will always be associated with 3 Idiots for good or bad for all times to come courtesy this smart controversy created by him. Rest assured that his next book will be sold at a much higher price than the stupid ten lakhs that he got for this one.
If you really think about it, Mike Tyson may be a better human being than Tiger Woods. At least he doesn’t pretend to be good. He is what he is and we all know it unlike Tiger who pretended to be holier than thou but is actually not. Who would have thought that beneath that cool and calm exterior is a psychotic womanizer. Who would have thought that the person whom we all thought was a thorough gentleman was anything but a gentleman. He may be doing all kinds of charities but having a moral character yourself is more important than doing charitable work.
We all believe in coincidences in our lives. Some more and some less. Sometimes you bump into acquaintances in the markets or sometimes you even come across some distant relative of yours while you are enjoying yourself in the malls. Those are the occasions when you are like- What the hell!! These things happen with everyone and they are rather normal. But sometimes they go beyond the normal. When you have too many coincidences one after the other it is but natural for us to reflect if they were just coincidences or is there a message behind them. This is exactly what happened with me in the last few weeks or so. And they are all related to my blogging experience.
“The Safety, Honour and Welfare of your Country come first, always and every time. The Honour, Welfare and Comfort of the Men you command come next. Your Own ease, Comfort and Safety come last, always and every time.”
This is not just a sentimental quote but the ethos on which the army actually works. These are words which define the moral fabric of our army. And these are words which drive our officers to achieve what they do when facing the enemy. Unfortunately, when some senior lot reach the level of being a General and when they have long been detached from actual soldiering on ground do we see such scams. This is the lot which over the long period of thirty odd years of their service have forgotten what they learnt in their academy.
Gatecrashing is an art or rather a scientific art. Scientific because there are rules for gatecrashing like in science and it’s an art because there is definitely a human element to it which one needs to perfect. Oh yes, I would know. I’ve done it a couple of times. A piece of cake actually if you go by the rules. I know I have this image of a very simple housewife and a blogger but I’ve had my bit of fun in life. And that’s what it was, pure fun.
Whether the promise of work by Madhur Bhandarkar impinged upon the freedom/willingness to have sex on the part of Preeti Jain is a question which needs to be answered. Another question which she needs to answer is whether she liked what she did with him or not? In other words whether she enjoyed the whole activity or not? I know I’m being very crass here but these are relevant questions. And I’m pretty sure she would not have done it sixteen times with him if she did not like it. Fact is that all this technical stuff is rather misleading. It can confuse the hell out of not just us but judges, lawyers and linguistic experts as well. What is in fact not confusing is the fact that she was just ‘using’ her body to get work in return.
After bidding goodbye to Manish and having had my breakfast I’m all ready to deal with Aleena. As I look at the house, my heart sinks. Every nook and corner is strewn with toys, wet towels, shoes, slippers, newspapers, books and worn clothes. Lord!! Help me. How does my family manage to mess up the whole house so effortlessly? Doesn’t this chaos bother them as much as it bother me? I guess not or else it wouldn’t have been there in the first place. By now it’s an everyday affair and yet I fail to accept it as normal. I keep hoping that one day my family will realize and understand the words “There’s a specific place for everything and everything should only be in that place”. After all you have to have faith in your Lord. Amen!!
Manish is now in a hurry. He picks up his cup of tea and today’s newspaper and heads for the loo. That’s his favorite place for reading the news. I guess we all find our little corners where we can get our moments of peace. Talking about peace in the loo, Aleena keeps banging on his door from time to time to ensure he’s there. So much for peace!!
At some point or the other each one of us must have asked these questions to oneself: Is my religion the correct one to follow? Why are there so many religions in this world with each one ’seemingly’ out to destroy the others? Which one of these is the best? Why was I born in the religion that I was? If indeed there is one God then why are there so many different faiths which give vastly different interpretations to the truths of life? Why did God let this happen, if there is indeed a God?
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