KUNDALAKESI'S RANTS - 2

                               Random Ramblings

                   

This year’s Children's Day began with a tooth implant for me. So, you can guess my mood. As the day progressed, I planted myself on the couch in front of the television with an ice pack on my cheek. I browsed the channels and ended up watching “It Ends with Us”. The film ended with the same listlessness with which it began. The female lead giggled her way through the film. Wonder where in the world a neurosurgeon, the male lead, gets so much time; to romance, attend parties, and throw chairs around.

To my relief, the movie ended soon. I was once again looking for something else to do. The most valued object in one’s life caught my eye. I started browsing through the WhatsApp groups. Usually, I remain quiet in the groups. But that day, my state of ennui urged me to get active. So, I went on a rampage; commenting with my typical obscure humour on some group threads, tagging replies to some, and giving lacklustre comments to some. My comments were random and made no sense but kept me engaged. At the end of the ludicrous activity, I was quite disconcerted by my doing. Still, people were kind enough to reply, react, and give logical replies.

This made me ponder. Instead of Children’s Day, Teacher’s Day, and Grandparent’s Day; we should celebrate Kindness Day, Generosity Day, Humanity Day… Children prefer to stay in bed on their day rather than be forced to enjoy the entertainment that teachers try their best to put up. Likewise on Teacher’s Day.

However, to everyone’s dismay, the world is moving in another direction. We have megalomaniacs ruling the world. If one of them is hell-bent on driving away migrants, the other is kidnapping children from war-torn regions and a third one has promised to wipe away an entire belt. If one is making its military presence in Northern Europe which is against the norms of NATO, another is itching to use strong-arm tactics.

And here I am talking about compassion. Of course, if such a day is celebrated, I am sure there will be acts of kindness particularly on social media. In real life? Who knows? I am certain that with her dynamism, Kundalakesi would have initiated a Compassion day if she were alive today.

I am rambling about nothing in general. The implant is making its presence. Time to swallow another painkiller.