' Spanner In The Works'

Very interesting, Lakshmi. I must lay my hands on this author. Have not read her so far. Talking of expressive phrases, 'raining on someone's parade' is another one I love. It is so descriptive and one can almost imagine the scene.

Talk of the Sakuni's of the world, certain other theories I have been hearing about sound a lot worse, such as countries or individuals in high places causing trouble (read wars), provoking attacks and then trying to present the world with a solution to those problems by attacking those places as a reaction i.e. basically creating grounds for attacking other countries. At least with Sakuni, one knew which side he was on (of course always with a very personal agenda) while people of the latter category hurt everyone else (not just one side) with ONLY the personal agenda in sight.

Loved the verse at the end. It is so perfectly true. We fight with our own families, but take **** from ILs. We don't help around as much as we should at home, but slave in someone else's house. We fight with our siblings but try to fit in as well as we can with peers outside.....strange are our ways indeed. Probably it is because we know that we would be forgiven and taken back into the fold when it comes to family, while with outsiders we better behave. The world outside is after all very unforgiving.

 

Dear Lakshami
Haven't read Essie Summers, indeed never heard of her too. But will surely like to read . very pertinent poem at the end.
Today misunderstanding is the norm of the news , be it political, social or Bollywood. First giving a statement and then denying, clarifying, claiming misquote is one way of staying in the news !

 

The advancement in electronic media has connected the unknown.We have become so fond of'likes' given by unknown faces without even trying to understand that 'like' is mostly a formality and 'press' of a button.We are not in the yuga of "Ram- Bharath; but constantly aware of Mukesh-Anil Relationship alone.
One of the pancha bhoothas is SPACE -which is eternal. Today whether people know nothing about that SPACE but are surely aware of the'space' around themselves without any commitment.They talk of intimate space, personal space, social space and public space.
Many times people don't bother about what is happening in the surroundings because on many occasions the helper is questioned and drawn to court.Very recently laws have been passed that helpers to accident victims should not be harassed.In a city like Madras, cheating and diverting are so common and many children with helping attitude are harassed and even murdered.
My friend lost her 19 year old Only( son)as he tried to help a lady.There are many many instances to cite.Parents are forced to advise their children ( may be in the selfish interest) to keep away from problems.

As long as our helping attitude does end in saving a person, there is no problem.We can feel highly satisfied for being human.
If any untoward incident happens in the process of helping,no one will come to the rescue.The same set of people who talk so much proud of you, may turn the tables against you.
It is not enough if you are sympathetic and helpful, but you should be wise enough how to go about it.
I have burnt my fingers on many occasions and this is the lesson born out of experience.

Jayasala 42

 

Dear Madam Lakshmi, Only the first para of my response relates to your snippet.Pl ignore the rest. Sorry I have included my response to some other author along with yours.
Inconvenience regretted.

Jayasala 42

 

I had not even known about the author you had mentioned.

But I liked your snippet. We have so many around us who are similar to Sakunis and the problem is, there is always someone who would support such Sakunis. The result is hardships for the others. It would be very hard to live without seeing such people in our lives. Lots of relationships are destroyed or have trouble because of such personalities. Hard to ignore them or even avoid them because of their familial relationships to our lives.The phrase 'Spanner in the works' is indeed a very powerful one..

Thanks for the write up.
Vaidehi

 

The love for reading is evident through your snippet. Your post made me like getting the author's books for myself. Will surely try reading one.

I completely agree with the truth you have found. It's sad but true that we take our loved ones for granted while guests are given royal treatment.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!