The 4th thought on the last page of your Navneet notebook goes like this :
“At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you’re a fool than to open it and remove all their doubts.”
James Sinclair
This one is dedicated to you Miss Roy! :)
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| MUNNI BADNAAM HUI ;) |
Scene 1: Drum rolls in the background, sepia tone screen, and blurred images to hide the explicit content…(proceed further only if you are above 18! Viewer discretion is advised)
Introducing Mr. Good and Mr. Bad, conjoint twins and the lead players in the tale. For 250 long years Mr. Good & Mr. Bad were infected with the same firangi parasite. A parasite, that drained them of all their strength and might, left deep unhealed wounds behind. Drowned them in the ocean of colonialism, panting for each breath.
The non violent RBCs and the fearsome WBCs fought with the parasite and sacrificed themselves for the cause; a movement analogous to the freedom struggle. Battle lines were drawn, innocent cells killed and finally the parasite agreed to leave their bodies once and for all. But Mr. Bad had other plans. It made a demands for a separate body. And the only way to meet this demand was an operation! “Operation Partition” as they called it…
And so with the mark of a knife, their bodies were split and so were their souls…
The independent organs were given a choice to join either of the two bodies. Many joined Good, but a distant organ ‘K’ refused to join either and preferred staying independent.
The goodness curve of Mr. Bad suffered further a depression, when it decided to attack ‘K’. It first started with cutting its food supply; next line was oxygen supply to ‘K’. If the economic blockade hadn’t sufficed, it also sent its WBC troops to create further unrest. K naturally cared for its existence. It realised that its impossible for an organ to survive on its own and needs a fully functional democratic and non partisan body to survive. ‘K’ asked Mr. Good for assistance. And that’s the day the Organ transplant took place!
But the devil in Mr Bad was still hungry for more. 1965, 1972 and 1998 are accounts of the same.
FAST FORWAD: 63 years later…
Scene 2: Calm track in the background, happy life being showcased on the screen.
K has been an integral part of Good’s body. Cells from other part of Good’s body have even started visiting ‘K’ for vacations. (The author too had an awesome Summer of ’10 @ k… More info on some other post! ;) )
Life seems to be fast approaching normalcy...
but suddenly…
but suddenly…
Scene 3: Disturbing noises in the background. Sound similar to stones being pelted. Occasional gunfire too.
Today almost a generation later, a few voices are demanding the independence of K. They believe that organ transplant has been a failure. All this inspite of return of normalcy in ‘K’.
A doctor was consulted, the diagnosis is as follows:
· MRI scan of K has revealed a cancerous growth in a few tissues. These cancer cells are a mere minority in K, but with their sheer evil intention hopes to multiply manifold.
· Some of the cancer cells are being provided with the necessary carcinogenic agents by elements in Mr. Bad.
· A few others live and survive on the food n Oxygen provided by Good, but stabs its own cell mates when it comes to the ‘K’ issue.
Chapter 4: Time: present.. this chapter is yet to take place.
Good seems to have following options:
· Use of chemotherapy against the severe cancer cells.
· Use of Radiation to eliminate the cancer cells once and for all! ( death of good cells while undergoing radiation is also a possibility)
· Sit down for a cup of Tea, with representatives of Good, Bad and K on the table. Till the solution is reached, let the cancer grow till it reaches an irreparable stage… Wah Taj..:P
PS: I wanna visit K the next summer again. This page is a prayer for the cancer to be cured ASAP!
