Friday the 13th September 2013

Friday the 13^th September,2013

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Yesterday I was glued to TV. Nothing unusual. The age is such that TV

has been the only one left to cater our visual fantasies ( As if we are  

now capable of indulging in physical fantasies ? Ah !) Luckily yesterday

TV was dishing out fare which brought a great change in my viewing

parameters. First was anointation of Modi as PM candidate. Second

was the death sentences pronounced for four accused in Nirbhaya  

rape case( 16 Dec 12) and the third was players like Srisanth and Ankit

Chouhan getting banned for life for match fixing. The day brought

mixed feeling like the first night of the marriage.

My wife came with kahwa which she deliberately brought close to my

eyes. ‘I am due for my cataract operation’ probably she is of that

opinion which I totally discard time and again when I describe her

fading beauty without my spectacles. However a wife is always entitled

to her opinion once she becomes an old lioness.  May be she knows the

best but I was feeling like Advani JI let down by my own yesterday

when she reminded me once again to wear my specs . She asked me

what was happening pointing towards TV and I, like a student, started

reeling out various ramifications of actions taken by BJP, the Judge of

the day and BCCI. She was not interested till she pointed out that the

day happened to be the 13^th day of the Month  of September and that

too FRIDAY. OH God. Did not Last Supper of Jesus Chirist consist of13

people the 13^th being Judas. Was’nt Christ crucified on Friday? Don’t

people like to avoid this day to close deals, travel or doing something

important. Then how dare BJP anoint Modi on this day? How could the

Judge and BCCI pronounce the judgment on this day ? I asked my wife.

She thought for few minutes gauging my intelligence with penetrating

eyes like a surgeon and calmly said. “ don’t you understand simple

maths? Two negatives when multiplied make one positive but one

negative x  by one positive is always negative. Isn’t it ? I could not

understand whether I should appreciate my wife’s intrusion like

Pakistani or Chinese soldiers into calculations most or the khawa which

provides me the energy to think straight. I avoided being considered a

fool so I nodded my head making her happy. One mantra which I had

learnt to live peacefully is that always keep your spouse happy after 50

under any circumstances lest she switches her loyalty towards her

son/s or daughter/s like members of a political party do. Age may not

withstand this betrayal the same way as good old Lal Bahadur Shashtri

could not digest Russian Betrayal.  OK now the 13 day with Friday to

crown. Going by my wife’s analogy will the day spell doom for Modi ?

Will it bring relief to all accused ? Day is considered inauspicious so with

that analogy a positive development on an inauspicious day will make

Modi’s future prospects bleak. On the other hand it may benefit all

accused as negative judgment on a negative day may result in

something positive like reduction in sentences in future. Who knows ?

Only the silver lining in whole episode is that as per the hindu calendar

the 13^th September, 2013 Friday falls during the auspicious celebrations

of Ganesh chaturthi. This may be saving grace reducing considerably

the negative effects of the day duly regarded inauspicious by certain

sections of the society and countries.

“Let us hope and pray for the best for the country instead of dwelling

on the auspiciousness of the day.” My wife advised making it clear that

she would like to have last word as always and I was left wondering

who started the discussion !!!-------------by Tribhawan Kaul/14-09-2913

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