The other day there was a lot of fuss regarding the speed of fan in my class and our maths prof didnt like it. It was an unusually hot day but some people were still feeling cold and there was some time wasted on what should be ideal rotation speed of the fan. Our maths prof, who is a brilliant man and the coolest person so told us why are we so particular of our body's needs?? Why cant we ignore them??
He told us about a friend of his who was a pretty poor, didnt have his dad and his mom was a single earner cum parent. They used to live in a hut and in the summers when we generally have exams he used to wet a towel and wrap it about his naked body to keep cool and survive.... this is interior maharashtra summer we are talking about....an egg will literally get converted to omlette on a rock here. Still he always topped exam, was a gold medalist in maths olympiad, cracked UPSC and is doing pretty good now.
This got me thiking should i deny my body what it wants (not needs)?? Should i feel guilty that i am sitting below a fan here, where in africa people are dyng of heat strokes??? Should I??? And Why???
May be my parents did something good in their last life...so they are pretty well off, may i did something good in my past life.... may be i am plain lucky and other peole are not, may be my parent just worked their asses off to provide me with wants rather than needs.... so shud i disown these...should i deny....somehow i cant say yes to this Q .... so am i selfish....no i am not....i will gladly share my facilities with all..... may be i am selfish cause i wont take in all those who come.....so??? big deal......
It still doesnt justify denying my body water, food, a good envionment, sex.
Some people dont have TV so should i stop entertaining my self, some people are so lazy they will never tax their brains let alone other faculties, so shud i turn dumb...deny my briain its food for thought??
Some people are major parasites...should i become one???
I will turn on that god damn fan and set it to any desirable speed, i will only use warm water for bathing, i will eat well, sleep well, think well and i will enjoy my life off cause this is the only life i know, this is the only life i have and this is the only life i will ever have.
And forget about whether or not i should feel guilty or not.....
I DONT !!!!
1 comment:
Well, i agree that no one needs to feel guilty about the material lives they lead. Most adults tend to give misguiding examples, when they make mention of their childhood, or the fortunate. What i think they mean to say, is that be thankful for what you have, and don't waste it. therefore the allusion to the poor starved kids in Africa make a compelling or at the very least a seemingly compelling reason to not WASTE food. and so also with other resources. Albeit i don't get the reference of a fan and not wasting wind :P
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