All of a sudden I realized
that I have not posted much on my blog neither have I shared anything on
facebook from my creative genius…you know!!! I asked myself, “Why?” I was often
acknowledged for my interesting posts. What has happened to me? To the
INTERESTING artist in me? (Enough of self- praise). And I got a reply. Actually
nothing interesting is happening in my life. But the artist in me is craving to
express. What to do now?
Let me experiment a
bit, if you allow me. Shall I? (I can see a few nodding heads, at least I am
pleased to imagine). Anyway, the experiment is (it sounds so scientific!) well!
The experiment is that since nothing interesting is happening in my life and
yet I want to write then please allow me to share some very ORDINARY things
taking place around me. (if you want to read, read otherwise just click on the ‘like’
button).
Today, incidentally I woke
up early in the morning and brushed my teeth for the convenience of the world around
me. I freshened up, again for the convenience of the world around me and washed
my face, once more for the world around me. (I feel like a social worker in the
morning) I decided to go for a walk because the world around me wants me to
lose some weight. I was fortunate enough to get a company of an unknown woman
whom I used to see only in the park, the social space that I shared with her
during the morning walk. We have become acquaintances through smiles that we
share each day I incidentally wake up for a morning walk. Today, I just decided
to have my morning tea with her in the close by tea stall. She agreed to the
proposal. Over a cup of tea I was listening to the real life narrative of a
woman. To be more precise, over a cup of an ordinary yet compulsory morning
tea, I was listening to the narrative of her first-hand experience of the usual
marital rape. Over a cup of a strong yet ordinary and compulsory morning tea I was
witnessing the scars of an unhappy marriage full of mental, physical and
economic regular tortures. She could barely speak when I was about to take the
last sip of the strong, assamese, ordinary, compulsory morning tea. She was in tears;
I consoled her with my free left hand. And got back home. I decided to make
some sandwiches for myself. Took bath, (this time not for the world but myself).
Two friends landed up in the afternoon just while I was going to prepare some
honey lemon tea for myself. I like that after my lunch. I asked them for the
tea to which they agreed. And now over a cup of honey lemon tea I was listening
to the narrative of their lives mixed well like honey and lemon in the willful
luxurious cup of my afternoon tea. Their life was full of very ordinary
co-incidences such as falling in love again and again. Let me address them as
A1 and A2. (names can be controversial). A1 fell in love only for four times co-incidently
with the people of the same caste and 29 men, co-incidentally rich, fell for A2.
I like the extra lemon in my luxurious afternoon tea. They were in their
ordinary troubles of co-incidental love(s). Anyway, I hinted at my time
limitation and my inability to solve their problems. The honey lemon tea was
over and I was refreshed as usual.
While going to buy some
regular household items such as wipers and brooms, I saw three ordinary fellows
waiting for women at the road side to throw their regular male gaze. I also
passed through two ordinary looking beautiful women needlessly laughing at a
neat looking under confident student. By the time I had returned, towards the evening I heard a few more very
ordinary stories of incapability to cope with the system, to personal agonies,
to the problem of indigestion (a stinking experience it was), to the moral
logical social ethical ordinary problems. And I heard of murders, abductions, inflation,
insults, damage, rest, paintings, swimming, driving, eating, accidents, rapes,
shapes, sizes, advises, rapes, accidents, abductions, love, hate, drinking,
smoking, rapes, murders, abductions, inflation, talking, hearing, sleeping,
rape, accidents, soft drinks, hard drinks, lemon drink, soda drink, rape,
accidents, abductions, ordinary tea, luxurious tea, rapes, murders, abductions…
I wish I had something
interesting to share!!!
Richa
4th April
2013
All of a sudden I realized that I have not posted much on my blog neither have I shared anything on facebook from my creative genius…y...