This is a strange world! Right from our birth till we come
to our senses and start understanding our surroundings we meet literally
hundreds of people with progression of time! For a baby the mother and her
loving looks, the cuddles and gestures of many who come to meet him are the
first encounters with humans. As we grow and step out to school we come across
the real world where some are friendly, others rude, harsh or even hostile The process continues for the rest of our lives in every walk , be it
college, office, market place or anywhere for that matter! I would like to
share some very interesting characters that form a part and parcel of my life
besides my immediate family, like for most of us!
In the morning I come across a lady who looks like starlet, Monica
Bedi and is a fitness freak! She is on the move in the stadium adjacent to our
house and walks straight unconcerned of the world around her! Then there is a couple
let’s call Mrs and Mr Gupta who are in early sixties! Mrs Gupta is very
friendly and never forgets to wave a hello with broadest smile whenever she
sights us but the husband who was an aviator once moves curtly ahead of her, to
best avoid an impulsive conversation or worst being infected with a contagious
disease that we may carry! Then there is a gang of old military veterans ,some
are familiar faces that would be discussing the latest national news be it
swearing in of the new ministers in the present government, or why the
government is still dragging its feet to release a new slab of DA despite the
ever rising price index! This saves me the trouble of reading the newspaper
where I am likely to come across some grisly news of a recent murder, a
financial scam or who are on the invitees list of Salman Khan’s sisters forthcoming marriage!
On way to the office the gang is fixed who spend most of the
time discussing the internal politics or new job opportunities and once in a
while including me in the conversation if they have to know something like whether
Brazil has more area than India, as if I am Encyclopedia Britannica and ‘Google
search’ rolled into one perhaps seeing more dark strands of grey hair than them
collectively! Next comes the best part of the day which is a session in the Gym
where no one my age is there besides half a dozen well-toned office girls and ladies
besides three or four youngsters trying hard to flex a muscle to add inches to
their biceps! As I am generally early to grab the treadmill the late arrival younger
girls walk up and rolling her eyes asks how long it will take for me to finish?
It is perhaps the best part of the day
where no one has ignored me all together!
While walking down the corridors, of the office several
times in a day I come across many faces that are familiar and some stop to say
hello, some engage in a small conversation, and a few who have moved up the ladder, glance from the
sideways and move on hurriedly as if they never saw me! If I am able to engage
in chats it is termed as ‘networking’ in management jargon! By the end of the
day when I fall on the bed, I realize how boring this world would be if I had
not come cross a few who are always complaining, some scheming, others
discussing other people lives as if they are more important to their existence
than anything else! I am not including so many more that I follow regularly on blogs
who add so much more charm to the life.
Among all the fascinating creations of the god, I feel humans are perhaps the best!
PS: Image Kind courtesy Google
All humans are the best...Depends how do you look at them because they say that one judges others by their own standards.
ReplyDeleteTalking of treadmill...How would you react if I tell you Rekha was on the treadmill at Taj's Land End and I was there too?
I am a human and I am a good man .
Quite right Mr Chowla! My instant reaction to your meeting Rekah is that you fell in the right company:)
DeleteNice blog.......its nice to see someone who observes so much about humans (like me:p)
ReplyDeleteThank you Vikram! I am still learning to observe:)
DeleteUntil college, it was fine. People we met were normally not competing against us. Now it is a bit different, and will take some time to get used to.
ReplyDeleteIf there were a lot of girls at my gym, I would surely go early and use a treadmill for hours :-)
Do find a good gym in your neighborhood lest you be deprived of an opportunity, KK!Then you would not have to worry about the competition also:)
Deletea sad fact of life sir, people change.. especially as you say in the last that those who have risen the ladder.. they forgot the days .. I have lived through some experiences being in uk.. when people needto come over and have a roof on head for the first few weeks of coming and now the same people .. well what can i say..
ReplyDeleteand you are right life will be boring if we did not have such people ...
That is why they say
gulshan ki fakat foolon se nahin
katon se bhi Zeenat hoti hai
jeene ke liye is duniya main
GAM ki bhi zaroorat hoti hai :)
Bikram's
Agree totaly with your observations but we need to remember that abandunce only gets more by sharing! Only petty people have a limited horizon so do not worry, you will always have plenty of happiness to share, Bikram! A big thanks for that value added poetry:)
Deletea sad fact of life sir, people change.. especially as you say in the last that those who have risen the ladder.. they forgot the days .. I have lived through some experiences being in uk.. when people needto come over and have a roof on head for the first few weeks of coming and now the same people .. well what can i say..
ReplyDeleteand you are right life will be boring if we did not have such people ...
That is why they say
gulshan ki fakat foolon se nahin
katon se bhi Zeenat hoti hai
jeene ke liye is duniya main
GAM ki bhi zaroorat hoti hai :)
Bikram's
Fun to read this one :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Pria that you found it a fun read:)
DeleteIt was good to read about your everyday observations. Life would be really boring we didn't indulge in that.
ReplyDeleteVery true, this is one of the best past times if you are alone, to observe people and surroundings:)
DeleteBut from this medley of sad, boring, selfish, caring, complaining bunch we have something to learn
ReplyDeleteTotally agree Purba! Learning of any kind never ends:)
DeleteAnd yet we end up learning so much from this throng of people that we see Day In and Day Out. For I truly believe that everyone that we meet ends up teaching us something !
ReplyDeleteYou said it Ruchira! The most mundane things become interesting with just a change in perspective:)
DeleteThere are too many of us out and yet we are all so different. Like you said...we are fascinating creatures!!!
ReplyDeleteThis also reminds me that I must go to the gym.
Thanks Red, for reading and that comment!
DeleteLife is really interesting if we look closely to all these creatures around us. And seriously Indian media survives only as paparazzi, why and who on earth wants Salman sister's wedding guest list.
ReplyDeleteRight you are, Saru! So much of time and energy we have for most irrelevaant things:)
DeleteSuch a simple post but one that speaks a lot about human nature. We touch as many people as we are touched. In cosmic terms, it is networking too, since we never ever meet or interact with another person unless there is some past karma that needs to be discharged one way or the other.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see you back after a long break Zephyr, and that too with a dimension which is so true and I had overlooked the same:)
DeleteWe learn tremendously by observations and your sharing made it more so.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Padmaja:)
DeleteWhat a lovely post. Life is amazing, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteTrue, Lady Fi!
Deletegreat post!
ReplyDeleteIts these people who we meet regularly, initially they become nodding acquaintances, slowly we start saying hello and how are you, than they become friends, while some people continue to remain strangers.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely true, Rachna:)
DeleteA big thanks for reading my posts, Ashwini and with such lovely comments:)
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