All the random thoughts

As I walked past the temple in the market street, I heard an old beggar yell "Happy Deepavali. Give more today" "Why more today? Is it a Diwali offer?", I asked. Some times the desire to be witty overtakes the need to remain sensible. "You are going to pray Goddess Lakshmi today and ask her to spend more time in your home. Right?", the old man said. "I promise you not to pray and compete for her time. In return you give me more today", he explained. "Lakshmi is a Goddess. She is all pervading and can be in all homes at the sametime. There is no competition for her time. Go ahead and pray if you want. She will be in your and my home at the sametime", this time it was logic over sensibility. "I don't have a home", he said. "It doesn't matter for God", I argued. "She is everywhere. May be even standing next to you right now". He smiled and said, "The only one standing next to me right now is you&q

On a stroll around, I chanced across a sedentary swine. "What's with the flu", I asked. "Why spread virus and kill people?", I said. "Swine flu is not a virus", the swine replied. "It is an antidote for man-flu, the way we animals see it". "What's man-flu?" I asked. "Oh it affects mostly us animals", the swine said. "It destroys our habitat and kills us in great numbers. It also hunts and kills us one by one. It wipes out species. It is deadly. And us animals keep coming up with ways to kill this virus called man. Swine flu is just another attempt", the swine explained. "Am I a virus?", I wondered aloud. "Depends on the view point" said the Swine.