Day before was a holiday and was one of the perfect times to write this blog but today morning sees more befitting. This thought is not that which crosses mind only as a passing fad but has been born on several occasions and i thought it would only be right if i put it here
One of these days, i was coming back from office and was later than the usual time, about 9:30 pm.It was raining very heavily and hence there was a lot of traffic and that only made matters worse.On reaching home, i found out that the main gate was closed and i would have to get out of my car in the heavy rain and open the gate to park my car. I was very tired and this only made matters worse since i am of the kind who doesnt like to get wet but options were few. I parked my car and again had to get wet becoz the aunty who serves the tiffin had not left the tiffin outside my house as is the daily routine and i again had to venture in that heavy rainfall for my dinner since I had not had anything after lunch and hunger was beyond control.
When i finally managed to reach home after this "excursion" of mine i was completely drained and mad with hunger. I flung my wet clothes to one corner of the bathroom, changed into my night dress and started having dinner. Post that, i ventured out into my lobby to enjoy the rainfall, which till sometime back was irritating me beyond control and that is when this thought occured to me.
No matter, how tired we are or how bad our day has been, at the end of the day we all yearn for one thing..to go back to that brick and mortar construct which we call "home". The serenity and peace we get lying on that bed in our own room is worth a million dollars and not even TAJ EXOTICA of Maldives ( i know becoz i have been there :), its really good) can offer.
We shed our clothes of the day as if we are shedding all the worries and tensions that stuck to them like a moth and get into a pair of washed loose fit night dress which gives us the comfort that is unmatchable at that moment to even the Giorgio Armani's of the world.
Hot home made dinner has been waiting to tinkle with our taste buds and we attack the food as drought stricken Somali has been subjected to food after a long time. The satisfaction we get after that food and the blessing which come out of our stomach can actually bless somebody with a 1000 years of life or 100 pandavas like sons.
Not every body is as lucky as us to get this. When i see the people who live by the road side i really feel sad as to how they would be dealing with natural misfortunes like heavy rain with no extra pair to change to, no house to go to at the end of the day to relieve themselves of the day's work and no food to satisfy that burning sensation of hunger which in itself can kill without the body actually submitting itself.
When i was young, i though "roti, kapda and makaan" is an old hindi "pakau" 1970's Manojkumar movie. little did i know that it was the slogan of the masses asking for the basics of life. As per me, from 1970 to today, little has changed, and though the slogan in itself might not be contemporary, the reality is. As usual getting figures by googling doesnot interest me becoz a milliion and some no here and there will actually not change the reality.
A sunday article "Swaminomics" in TOI spoke about the nutrition levels of food that is consumed by children in India. This is like talking about bidding and hosting for Olympic games when CWG is in such a state.
i am not sure or let me say i am very sure that this post of mine will do nothing to change the situation that we are in but any time sooner or later we get a chance of changing the way things are i think this should be part of our " Common Minimum Programme" as Leftist would have put it.
Take care!!
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Writing is still a great first step - its deciding where you stand and what you want :)
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