As you know by now, I was down with chicken pox few weeks earlier. I've spoken lengths about how I "braved" the disease! But I guess for how much I have learnt in these few weeks, I need to be thankful that I experienced what I did. It taught me the importance of spreading joy. (Don't cringe! You'll love the story ahead. You got my word on that!!)
For the record, I hate sharing. My things are my own and if people have a problem with it, then, well, it would be best if they were to keep it to themselves! So now that I've established that "giving" is not something that comes naturally to me, lemme tell you about this incident where, for the first time I felt the "joy of giving".
After almost two weeks of peace at home, I squirm at the very thought of going to office. After all I "love" that place! (I guess I just puked a little in my mouth!) So with a heavy heart, I step out of the elevator. An invisible tear dripped across my cheek. People greeted me with what seemed like a mixture of shock and fear. Shock looking at my beauty and fear coz they thought their immune system was next! I almost felt like the Naga from Immortals of Meluha!
I sat on my chair. This kinda symbolizes setting sun. Dreading the amount of work that had piled up and getting repulsed at the every thought of interacting with dim-wits I stared blankly at my system. I think if there's anyone who understands me in office, it has to be my comp. It takes ages to switch on and another set of ages to get the applications running at a normal speed. Probably it's trying to keep me away from misery. Poor junk box. I always knew they had feelings!
"You think you know me.. <heavy metal> On this day, I see clearly.. everything has come to life......" Ya people.. that's my ringtone.KICK-ASS! I love it, every time my phone rings! It's a feeling of pure joy! I retrieve my cell from my pant pocket very easily (it's called weight loss people!) and stare with utter disgust at the name displayed. What now?, I think.
"Hello.... ya, I am in office...ya, I am ok... what?? really??.. REALLY?? <I sprang up from the chair and look at Shrulee muttering under my breath>....ohh.. that's sad.. <shrulee and gang have a look of shocked excitement on their faces> but wait.. REALLY??.. <excitement has spread far beyond and broad smile spread over peoples faces> hang on REALLLLLLYYY??? <No Shubha.. your not giggling into the man's ears! That's inhuman>but I thought you had it as a kid.... <cover the mouth piece and laugh loudly.. what the heck.. i am no human!!> You should take rest.... I'll manage here..<ouch.. my ribs hurt.. how I love this sweet pain of laughter!>
If you are still wondering what was the conversation all about, then I am gonna tell you nothing but the summary. It's 10:30 in the night and I laugh real loud. So not wanting to scare my neighbors, I'll directly jump to the jist. I had spread the joy of chicken pox!!!! <you wont believe how wonderful and complete this smile I am wearing on my face looks> Unintentionally, unknowingly I had given a lot of people reason to smile!! To all my friends, who think I am a reincarnation of evil, there you go, I proved you right. And to the others, well..., ummm.. I guess there's justice in nature after all!
More than anything, I was flabbergasted by the reactions of the wonderful people around me.
"You finally took your revenge"
"Are you serious? I owe you biiiig time!"
"This is the best thing you've ever done!"
And this by far is my personal favorite. "Hey could you go sit next to my boss for a while??"
With all that attention, I feel like I could be used as a potent biological weapon! <Hope USA doesn't find me!>
All jokes aside, I firmly believe that if you laugh at someone's misery and are malicious about it, your good times take few more steps towards bidding you good bye. So lemme clear one thing for all of you. I am not ridiculing the fact that "transition" had happened so smoothly. But what I find extremely hilarious is how life bites you real hard in the butt when you least expect it and ensures you are standing all throughout your humiliation. (you can't sit, with the bite on your butt!!!!)
So all I can say is, be good, do good, eat healthy, keep your immune systems strong, respect all diseases enough to not let them enter your body and most importantly stay away from me!
P.S : I celebrate my one month anniversary of the pox today!
For the record, I hate sharing. My things are my own and if people have a problem with it, then, well, it would be best if they were to keep it to themselves! So now that I've established that "giving" is not something that comes naturally to me, lemme tell you about this incident where, for the first time I felt the "joy of giving".
After almost two weeks of peace at home, I squirm at the very thought of going to office. After all I "love" that place! (I guess I just puked a little in my mouth!) So with a heavy heart, I step out of the elevator. An invisible tear dripped across my cheek. People greeted me with what seemed like a mixture of shock and fear. Shock looking at my beauty and fear coz they thought their immune system was next! I almost felt like the Naga from Immortals of Meluha!
I sat on my chair. This kinda symbolizes setting sun. Dreading the amount of work that had piled up and getting repulsed at the every thought of interacting with dim-wits I stared blankly at my system. I think if there's anyone who understands me in office, it has to be my comp. It takes ages to switch on and another set of ages to get the applications running at a normal speed. Probably it's trying to keep me away from misery. Poor junk box. I always knew they had feelings!
"You think you know me.. <heavy metal> On this day, I see clearly.. everything has come to life......" Ya people.. that's my ringtone.KICK-ASS! I love it, every time my phone rings! It's a feeling of pure joy! I retrieve my cell from my pant pocket very easily (it's called weight loss people!) and stare with utter disgust at the name displayed. What now?, I think.
"Hello.... ya, I am in office...ya, I am ok... what?? really??.. REALLY?? <I sprang up from the chair and look at Shrulee muttering under my breath>....ohh.. that's sad.. <shrulee and gang have a look of shocked excitement on their faces> but wait.. REALLY??.. <excitement has spread far beyond and broad smile spread over peoples faces> hang on REALLLLLLYYY??? <No Shubha.. your not giggling into the man's ears! That's inhuman>but I thought you had it as a kid.... <cover the mouth piece and laugh loudly.. what the heck.. i am no human!!> You should take rest.... I'll manage here..<ouch.. my ribs hurt.. how I love this sweet pain of laughter!>
If you are still wondering what was the conversation all about, then I am gonna tell you nothing but the summary. It's 10:30 in the night and I laugh real loud. So not wanting to scare my neighbors, I'll directly jump to the jist. I had spread the joy of chicken pox!!!! <you wont believe how wonderful and complete this smile I am wearing on my face looks> Unintentionally, unknowingly I had given a lot of people reason to smile!! To all my friends, who think I am a reincarnation of evil, there you go, I proved you right. And to the others, well..., ummm.. I guess there's justice in nature after all!
More than anything, I was flabbergasted by the reactions of the wonderful people around me.
"You finally took your revenge"
"Are you serious? I owe you biiiig time!"
"This is the best thing you've ever done!"
And this by far is my personal favorite. "Hey could you go sit next to my boss for a while??"
With all that attention, I feel like I could be used as a potent biological weapon! <Hope USA doesn't find me!>
All jokes aside, I firmly believe that if you laugh at someone's misery and are malicious about it, your good times take few more steps towards bidding you good bye. So lemme clear one thing for all of you. I am not ridiculing the fact that "transition" had happened so smoothly. But what I find extremely hilarious is how life bites you real hard in the butt when you least expect it and ensures you are standing all throughout your humiliation. (you can't sit, with the bite on your butt!!!!)
So all I can say is, be good, do good, eat healthy, keep your immune systems strong, respect all diseases enough to not let them enter your body and most importantly stay away from me!
P.S : I celebrate my one month anniversary of the pox today!
Haha.. I am laughing out loud now! That i am not in bangalore and anywher in ur vicinity :D Anyways i think i got it when i was a kid, and so immune to it ;) But is that immunity thing 100% proven?? I have my doubts :O
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