Much Ado About Something

  All of us like positive responses. We await positive verdicts on a variety of subjects. But when it comes down to a positive medical report, it throws us off guard. When I was declared positive with Covid a few days back, I was shocked. I am vaccinated, I follow protocol, avoid crowds, but the sucker came for me! My Indicators I thought my symptoms were typical of regular flu – an occasional shiver, some fever. However, there were other symptoms - cold, tiredness, rash (which I get because of an allergy so I didn’t pay attention), tummy pain, and some coughing (once in a while). Since I have been tired and exhausted for a while, I put it down to a low immune system. I had to get tested. And lo and behold the freaking results were positive. I wanted a negative verdict. I was pissed. How could this happen to me! I take all the precautions necessary. I realised while I was careful I must have let my guard down. I cannot pinpoint for sure as to the carrier, but all that I can s

  Trust is a loosely used term. Imagine if we are alert always, disappointment will never set in and trust never gets violated. Trusting someone means that we expect them to conform. When the person does not follow the unspoken rule, we get upset. I realised over time, that trusting people was going to be the end of me. I was fragile unable to move ahead. After thinking, analysing, and beating myself, I realised that I had let down my guard. That was wrong on my part. I let go, I felt free. It dawned on me that my heart was not made to be crushed. I have to take care of myself, not be used again and again. I also accepted the bitter truth - there are no sureties in life. We come into this world alone and go alone. Why have expectations anyway, right? When you do not expect anything from anyone, you do not get hurt. Ditto with others, they cannot expect you to conform to their set of rules. Yes? I don’t know about your points of view, but I am pretty sure that when you t

  I was in a deep conversation with a friend of mine some time ago on why it is necessary to hold ourselves to a higher standard. Her choice of argument was the misuse of language. She has an immense dislike for bad language. The debate went on for a while and while there were no winners, I got her point of view and hoped that she was open to mine.   Say it With a Smile One day she found herself caught between a rock and a hard place. Out of sheer frustration, the choicest words flew out of her mouth. She was deft, accurate, and pretty darn colorful with her language. She knew what words highlighted the issue. She was frustrated because nothing was going her way. To her bad luck, I was in the vicinity and this was priceless! Here was a person who outs others because of their use of colorful language but used every F, B, C, D to drive home her points of view. I guess the shoes fit this time. But, I couldn’t stop laughing! I still do. I would like to address the issue of how many peo

  The absurd fact of the matter is that there are more people out there who do not give a fig about others. Some are referred to as COVIDIOTS, while others are mere self-centered individuals who just cannot be bothered, at all, ever. And in this context, I am not referring only to the shitty pandemic. I am talking about the realness of people who are either going to mask up or use pretense as an excuse. What can you do if you are in the company of such types of people? When it comes to protection, it is quite imperative that you wear on the mask, social distance, and avoid anyone who does not follow protocol. You cannot din sense in people who aren't interested in playing safe for themselves and others. Self-centered morons cannot even bear to consider life aside from their limited purview. These are people who you should be socially distant from, or you may lose your peace of mind. Masking up is not only related to the pandemic, which is very important. It also requires that y

  Years ago you told me something and I did not believe you You had my best interests at heart, but I doubted you I did not listen Your reasoning was true You saw the big picture, I didn’t Your words come back and haunt me I cannot give you credit for having seen what I did not Today, my blinkers are removed You were right all along If only I had listened If only I could turn back time I would redo the pages But, that is not possible I will move on and hope for the best I should have listened Should have paid attention        

And like the earlier piece, my rant today is about this damn pandemic, and the lives Covid has taken. My rant. Impose Fines People are still moving around without masks, can you freaking believe that? Amidst cries for help, Covidiots remain on point with their lack of concern. Like I had said before if these fools don’t give a damn about their health, the rest of us do. I believe strict fines should be imposed on anyone who leaves their homes or offices without a mask. Even if they are just going outside their gates to buy veggies from the vendor. Strict policing even in the smallest of lanes is what will keep us relatively safe. In my opinion. Mask Up, Already! Take this example, a woman who was hospitalized for ten days was seen walking her dogs after just two days of returning home. She had a mask on - to cover her chin! She kept coughing outside with no concern about the spores she was spreading. Ultimately, a neighbor and her family contracted Covid - they are suffering.