Friday, August 24, 2007

Man & woman...the equals ??

The gender divide between the two sexes has existed from time immemorial. Among all the bisexual organisms on earth, you will find some kind of inequality or supremacy shown by one sex over the other.

In the lower forms of life (such as insects) the female dominate, whereas in advanced forms (such as mammals) the men dominate.
Remember black widow spider, bees & ants where female dominate in contrast to lions & humans where male dominate.

One reason for the male domination in advanced forms may be the greater reproductive responsibilities over one sex.

If we go back & look at our ancestors, they had to hunt and farm for a living. This required power & strength. Men were suited for the job & they did it while women did the household work. The society was built upon this & we had a male dominated society.

A point that has to be noticed is that Men have muscles & women have brains & the reason for male domination was their muscles.

Coming to present, the nature of work has changed. Now work requires more mental power than physical. So gradually women are on the rise as they are good at this kind of work. You can find them everywhere. The time has come for the change, a female dominated world!!

Now let's look at a smaller picture. I pay more tax than my fellow cubie. While she dresses in all kinds of dresses of vibrant colors, I have to come dressed in pale formals. While she can wear slippers or sandals, I have to wear the stinking & sweaty shoes. She gets reservations & I don't.

Well...I'm not complaining but you see...this is not equality.

( PS: No offense meant to anyone )

Thursday, August 23, 2007

THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT BUT THE HAZARDS ARE REAL

A 15 feet wide veranda merging into the foothpath. About a dozen children sitting at the periphery of the veranda gazing at the center. There in the middle stood the Deadman.
Popularly known as The Undertaker, this 7 foot monster was a legend. The stage was set for a wrestling match & his opponent was the HBK.
As the match started, there were cheers & shouts from the little audience. Barely seconds into the match, Undertaker held HBK, turned him upside down & the end for HBK had come. It was a cement floor unlike the usual mat. A tombstone piledriver here was fatal. Just then… some thought came to his mind. Realizing the grave danger of the move, he just hit him with minimum force. The Undertaker had executed but lacked his usual might. No one was hurt.

Every time I recall this decade old incident, I feel how dangerous this thing would have turned out. My childhood friend Harsha was HBK & I played Undertaker.
I have watched wrestling with great passion & imitated my favorite superstars. My brother & I used to have bouts on the bed, locking each other in various submission moves… the camel clutch, the crippler cross face, sleeper hole & many more.
The passion continues........

PS: THIS IS ENTERTAINMENT BUT THE HAZARDS ARE REAL..,

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Uncertainty is the only certainty in life.

Uncertainty is the only certainty in life.

A couple of weeks earlier, there was this huge requirement and now there's none.Nothing is certain except uncertainty itself... isn't it ?