Everyone will answer to this question that they have the toughest illness in the world
For the past few months I am going through this indigestion which comes in a cycle every week. You feel tired, disoriented and wondering if you will die
Yesterday I kept thinking this is the badass of all illnesses in the world
I went to a 'retirement' function yesterday. A place where you wish someone ridiculous things like 'happy second innings'
His wife was giving a small talk where she said, in a light vein, that she too is retiring from the duty of preparing 'tiffin'So my Dad, like most of the retired elder people are hooked to YouTube and particularly into the conspiracy behind religion, food , politics and what not
So yesterday he sends me a youtube link and I don't even acknowledges there messages
But I thought I should amuse myself with the headline and I was surprised and shocked to see that video was sermon on how 'Sexual immorality draws people from God'
I was stupified. I remember when I was young and I saw word in the Bible 'semen' and I asked him what it was and he drove me away. So what is this frankness when I am forty and the libido is on a decline
Well I decided to watch the video in the evening and I realized what he wanted to say was another 'retired' uncle who is into spreading word among the youths decided to start a YouTube channel and came up with this topic
Oh my creepy creepy uncles
So my next door Neighbour, who I know is not very well off, lives by cooking tiffins for nearby offices. And I have seen bank officials coming in for loan recovery
So today I went to get my daily morning grocery, and I happened to see the shopkeeper arguing and abusing him. He seems to have asked for a rebate in the Atta flour. Both os us looked embarrassed seeing each other out there
Bottom line is it is not easy to make a living
The earliest reference in Bible to temptation is when Satan tempts Jesus with al the wealth of the world
In my other life my struggle with temptation was not to buy something and today I have to struggle with the temptation is to buy something
So after realising that my stock of ‘non usable shirts’ are going up , I decided to buy a new pair.. It was not easy and I have to waive off the last minute temptation to postpone it for a couple of months
And now I realise I need a good pair of shows too. The problem is if you start searching online, all your instagram reels are interrupted with advertisement of more and more varieties. All coming with a significant price tag
WIth every passing day I am resembling my Dad, he kept saving and wearing very normal outfit while his brothers and sister wore premium dressing. I always wanted to look premium someday, but guess that might not happen.
Or buy on EMI and just forget about it
So a good friend wished me in the morning ‘Happy Men;s Day’
I smirked ‘Is there even a day like that
I didn’t find anything in the Insta or any social Media. May be a faint flicker
Later that evening I thought, it’s fair to have a men’s day
Women ripe with old age. But, as soon as they realise their youth is gone, they wither fast
The Biblical curse of having to labour and toil fell on Adam more. He has to toil till night often suppressing his basic needs. In that toil even the family may forget him
Many a times, no one bothers to ask how is he doing. He is supposed to be there looking after all
So yes, there should be a day for the forgotten MAN
ഈ ഓർമ്മകൾക്ക് ഒരു പ്രശ്നം ഉണ്ട്. നമ്മൾ അടുക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്തോറും അത് അകന്നു പോകും
ജീവിതം കൂട്ടിയും കിഴിച്ചും കഴിയുമ്പോ ഒരു പിടി നല്ല ഓർമകൾ ബാക്കി വന്നാൽ അവൻ്റെ ജീവിതം ഭാഗ്യം ചെയ്തത്
