Superstitions.
Every one of us is under the influence of Superstitions at one point of time or other.
It may be just a fleeting thought of doubt...
Or
One is superstitious for most part of one's life.
I find it so amusing.
I must admit being one of the people who often indulge in harmless superstitions.
Are we absurdly inclined towards such stone age practices?
Absurd or funny.... It doesn't matter as long as it is harmless.
It certainly adds some color to the bland thinking and imagination.
Talking of colours, reminds me of an interesting conversation with a colleague few years ago.
We were sitting in my clinic during evening hours.
As usual she had some strange topic to discuss.
Her usual topics of discussion were :
Man & woman relations & sexual habits
And
Juicy gossip ( mostly lies)
It would bore me listening to her, answering her queries, noticing the fake expression of surprise and feigned ignorance.
Day after day she would talk of these topics only.
Simply obsessed with it !
I remember once she had some problem " down there".
She asked me to examine her and lay down on the examination table.
She was asked to expose the parts and she was more than eager to do that.
I had a look and said that there was no problem.
But she insisted that I look "properly" at the parts, all the while exposing her " treasure".
I obliged her, again sticking to my early version of her being without any disease or problem.
She used to send me text messages saying " sexy, sexy". Never was I more fed up of hearing this word !
Well she was a friend and I just ignored her lusty rantings.
So it was a surprise for me when she deviated from her favorite topic and talked of colours.
That was something new for me and I owe her my knowledge about this.
Knowledge or superstition?
She said I must choose the colors of the clothes which I wear, according to the days.
She was surprised I didn't know about it.
"Every one knows, ma'am ", she said.
So here was the color calendar :
Monday - white
Tuesday - Red
Wednesday - green
Thursday - orange or yellow
Friday - blue or white
Saturday - black
Sunday - red ( although I am not very sure of Sunday)
She said if you wore clothes according to color of the day, you don't have problems and the day is uneventful.
It is an easy day, blabla....
So I was "trapped" by her suggestion.
What harm can it do?
After that I started observing people on the roads, offices, markets etc.
Yes, she was right !
Mostly people wore colors according to the days !
But one amusing incident occurred in my clinic once.
I can't forget it though it has been 4 years now.
A turbaned man came to show me his problem.
He was supposed to show his genitals where the problem lay.
While he was removing his pants, one sight made me want to burst into the laughter.
It was his yellow underwear !
It reminded me it was Thursday . :))
Imagine a tall, muscular, hairy fellow standing before you in tiny yellow underwear !
Like Superman !
I suppressed my laughter and examined him with usual clinical detachment, all the time avoiding looking at the peeping yellow underwear.
It was hilarious :)
Every one of us is under the influence of Superstitions at one point of time or other.
It may be just a fleeting thought of doubt...
Or
One is superstitious for most part of one's life.
I find it so amusing.
I must admit being one of the people who often indulge in harmless superstitions.
Are we absurdly inclined towards such stone age practices?
Absurd or funny.... It doesn't matter as long as it is harmless.
It certainly adds some color to the bland thinking and imagination.
Talking of colours, reminds me of an interesting conversation with a colleague few years ago.
We were sitting in my clinic during evening hours.
As usual she had some strange topic to discuss.
Her usual topics of discussion were :
Man & woman relations & sexual habits
And
Juicy gossip ( mostly lies)
It would bore me listening to her, answering her queries, noticing the fake expression of surprise and feigned ignorance.
Day after day she would talk of these topics only.
Simply obsessed with it !
I remember once she had some problem " down there".
She asked me to examine her and lay down on the examination table.
She was asked to expose the parts and she was more than eager to do that.
I had a look and said that there was no problem.
But she insisted that I look "properly" at the parts, all the while exposing her " treasure".
I obliged her, again sticking to my early version of her being without any disease or problem.
She used to send me text messages saying " sexy, sexy". Never was I more fed up of hearing this word !
Well she was a friend and I just ignored her lusty rantings.
So it was a surprise for me when she deviated from her favorite topic and talked of colours.
That was something new for me and I owe her my knowledge about this.
Knowledge or superstition?
She said I must choose the colors of the clothes which I wear, according to the days.
She was surprised I didn't know about it.
"Every one knows, ma'am ", she said.
So here was the color calendar :
Monday - white
Tuesday - Red
Wednesday - green
Thursday - orange or yellow
Friday - blue or white
Saturday - black
Sunday - red ( although I am not very sure of Sunday)
She said if you wore clothes according to color of the day, you don't have problems and the day is uneventful.
It is an easy day, blabla....
So I was "trapped" by her suggestion.
What harm can it do?
After that I started observing people on the roads, offices, markets etc.
Yes, she was right !
Mostly people wore colors according to the days !
But one amusing incident occurred in my clinic once.
I can't forget it though it has been 4 years now.
A turbaned man came to show me his problem.
He was supposed to show his genitals where the problem lay.
While he was removing his pants, one sight made me want to burst into the laughter.
It was his yellow underwear !
It reminded me it was Thursday . :))
Imagine a tall, muscular, hairy fellow standing before you in tiny yellow underwear !
Like Superman !
I suppressed my laughter and examined him with usual clinical detachment, all the time avoiding looking at the peeping yellow underwear.
It was hilarious :)
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