Monday 28 September 2015
Disadvantages of being rich or beautiful/handsome or both!
We all know what beauty brings with it;
access to restricted places, endless favors, no ticket for breaking the traffic
rules mostly and what not? And the same goes with being rich too.
Isn’t it? I am none, though.
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If I start to mention the advantages,
which I won’t because am lazy, then that will take a couple of more posts to
sum all of it!
But, to shorten the longer version with
a bad metaphor, it can be said that beauty and money are like the ultimate
weapon to escape or to take advantage of any situations. Well, Almost. Work
both ways.
I will leave the advantage part because
that is common for all of us to notice and experience in life. But, what if I
tell you the disadvantages of being beautiful or rich or both? Trust
me, ain’t drunk.
Here are a few disadvantages of it. Add
some of your own in the comment section, for when I skip something. Age
has to be blamed for my mistake.
1. They
are not considered as talented
This is the most common thing
beautiful/handsome and/or rich people get to listen on their back when they do
something big. Be it, coming first in the papers or building something great.
Or whatever. You have a better imagination. Use it.
Anything they do will be reasoned with
their hard work and commitment for it, DON’T think like this. Because it has
mostly been their money or looks that has done the trick, people say.
‘Ameer he bhaiya, asaani se jugaad betha li
hogi’
And adding to the grief, this notion
has never shifted a meter from its ground. It is affixed like the
shitty daily soaps of Indian TV channels. Gustakhi maaf ho Ekta Kapoor ji.
2. They
befriend people with hidden motives
This
is also very common. When you are beautiful/handsome, you get enough attention
all ways round that it burns people like me to the ground. Easily. Same
goes for wealthy individuals too.
Consequently, you get a mixed batch of
people associated in your life who would lick your feet and brag about you
throughout the day and continuously for weeks and weeks.
Hum mar gye he kya bhaiya? Tanik idhar bhi chaaploosi karlo.
And all this for something. May be, monetary
support or other kind of support you well know.
However, there will be a handful of
people (excluding your family) who will love you for who you
are and will be a part of your life. But, in the herd, it remains a tough task
to differentiate the good sheep or the bad sheep.
You
will always be in doubt whether people like you for who you are as a person or
for your looks or money. Period.
That is all I could think of. Would
love to have your opinion, suggestion and points about this post. Thank you for
reading.
P.S.: I love to watch Shaun The Sheep.
Do you?!
Sunday 13 September 2015
How many dates does it take to know if he/she is the one?
I
will start with the question itself. ‘How many dates does it take to know if
he/she is the one?’ (Because falling for
a nice body, perfect teeth and old lines are a cliché)
Some
will say, just one. Apparently, these people are a big fan of newspaper
astrology and apps like Tinder and iPair. Sigh.
And traditionally, belong to the love-at-first-sight category, no doubt. (Oh my! That easy!)
Others
will say, two, with their own level of understanding and reasoning. And the
last will be those pessimists who will wave it off saying, you just can’t
decipher it.
Well,
no one is wrong (but the apps don’t work), you see. Even those pessimists. After
all, we are dealing with something tricky, which, though not as hard as rocket
science, but can keep anyone pondering for years to reach an answer.
However,
having an engineering background doesn’t allow me to leave this enticing
question over fate and zodiac signs for God’s sake. We (read: engineers) are
taught (not really) to be logical on every single thing in this
world. Whether it is your dog pooping on the mattress or you reading this great
(I lie at times) article, everything can be answered logically, they
say.
Anyways,
on analyzing the question you will find that the number of dates required to
magically find your soul mate are directly proportional to certain important
points. Those points if paid attention to and checked for, can fetch you your
soul mate in just ONE date (No
money-back guarantee, kidding). Forget one date, but at the earliest. Also,
through those points you can even check whether the things are going on the
right track or have
you taken a wrong flyover.
Following
are the points to be noted (mentally):
1.
Trust: Establishing unshakeable trust is the
first important point. Why? Mostly because, majority of the people who you
presume to be a decent match as your partner is, shockingly, not
looking for one-soul-two-bodies type relationship. They want to have a short
fling (involving genitals) and part ways. In and out, just like that. And for
that, they lie about being in true love with you.
So, it is important to be fully convinced
and trust them on what they do and say. Until cent percent sure, you should not
move ahead with anything else. After all, you can’t trust a con man to win a
battle with you!
You can take precautions like the following example
(if you are a girl). And if you are a boy, then hallelujah man!
Your Date: Hey, where are you?
I miss you. I am ALONE tonight.
Wanna come watch
a movie at my place? ;)
You: Unfortunately,
this user does not accept messages after dark.
Please
try calling/messaging during daylight hours. Thank you!
Ahem! That escalated too quickly as an example.
But, you can improvise, am sure.
2. Happiness: Second
point to check for is happiness. It is important to live your life with
your better half with a glee (not all the time, though, muscle pain,
you see). So, check for a happiness percentage without a calculator and those
apps (you well know). And make sure that it comes almost 100% considering those
mild altercations and arguments at times.
Ultimately,
happiness is the key to success and definitely a master-key to a
successful relationship. So, point number two to check for is happiness. A
genuine one. Making sense. Period.
3. Love: Ah!
We are finally onto something that this whole thing is pretty much
dependent upon; Love. Make you skip a heartbeat whenever you hear
that word and a picture of your partner cinematically (with DDLJ music
playing in the background) crosses your mind, doesn’t it?. Stop.
This is
tricky because most people are initially infatuated or smitten by the other
person and they confuse it with love. And this happens more than often. So, do
not be doubtful when evaluating this thing.
‘He can stretch hands in slow motion and bend his
head to 15 degrees, just like Shahrukh Khan. I have found my love of life.’
WAIT!
What?! Do not analyze love like this!
Be
conscious and not childish in questioning yourself whether you love them truly,
madly and deeply. And in return, whether they love you too. If the answer is
100% yes, then congrats, you have three points checked. And what’s more
necessary than love between two people, right? (Oxygen and money, of course,
but that’s purely logical. Be dil-logical here.)
4. Compatibility: ‘All
right, trust, happiness and love, checked. Everything set. So, he/she is the
one for me.’
If
this is going through your mind right now, then please, please stop
thinking.
You
may wonder, why?!
And
that is a valid question. So, let me put you through it with the help of an
example.
Consider
a cricket player who has a brilliant regional cricket record, is
great looking from the market’s perspective and is highly rated. Can you still
jump into conclusion and decide him to play an international match against the
best team, considering you are the prime selector?
You
will give him a chance, right? Just to test his credibility. You will give him
more chances to make your assumption rock solid. And only when you are fully
satisfied, he will be made permanent in the team.
Apparently,
all this time, you will not hurry and get effected by external sources at all
for making a final decision. Tell me if am wrong.
So,
why to hurry while making an important life commitment? You have been patient
all this long. Have some more of that to test him/her on how they gel-up with
you under different situations.
To
be specific, how compatible are the two of you in real. For this, spend more
time with them. Associate them with your life cycle and share your problems. Do
something together apart from you-know-what (Three letter word. Starts with ‘S’
and ends with ‘X’).
Something
meaningful that will clear the cloud from how they tackle problems with you.
Whether they lose their calm or stand with you throughout it. Because this is a
very important aspect of life.
And, as
a matter of fact, who stands with you deserves you more than anybody else.
Deserves to be ‘the one’.
So,
these are the points to observe before settling for anybody. And if validation
of these take one date (really!) or a couple more, will be totally situational.
Best
wishes. (I soon expect a cheque)
