Infinite Conpassion

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OK, so you thought there was a spelling mistake and I am going to preach about the Infinite Compassion of Jesus or the Buddha.

Wrong again!

Conpassion is the precise opposite of Compassion; contrariwise as Tweedledee said.

I met many many persons (of both sexes) who are never happy with what you are or say or do.

Conpassion is a credo with them.

Let me illustrate by a 'composite dialogue' between a personified IC and me

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IC: Where were you working?

Me: IIT Kharapur

IC: No good; IIT Kanpur is the best. What subject?

Me: Physics

IC: Pity, IITs are meant for Engineers. Anyway, Theory or Experiment?

Me: Theory

IC: It is stagnating, unlike Nano-Technlogy. Who was your guide?

Me: XXX

IC: Two of his scholars committed suicide and the third is in an asylum. What was your pay?

Me: XXXX

IC: My daughter is in IT and she draws ten times your pay at half your age. Children?

Me: One son

IC: Sons are useless. They migrate to the US. You ought to have a daughter like mine

Me: My son is in Hyderabad

IC: Shockingly dirty place. He failed in GRE?

Me: He never appeared

IC: Hm! Afraid of failure? Has any kids?

Me: One daughter

IC: Too much dowry in Hyderabad. He should have a son

Me: I will pass on your suggestion

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The trouble about folks here generally is that they want to quantify everything. Like Money in the Bank. If you stop by and admire a lovely black rose in their garden, they say it fetches $10 in the current export market.

If I say my son shifted to a new job the only thing they ask is how much is the hike.

If I say we shifted to a new apartment they ask how much is the new rent.

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Weighty Matter

There is a curious news item today that a Senior Police Official tried to hang himself in his Police Station during lunch hour, but the attempt fizzled out: the rope snapped...he was too obese for the rope.

My friend NP used to say that every engineering student of his time had to pass a hated subject called: Strength of Materials.

But, as the Guard in the open-air crematorium at KGP used to say, after lighting his beedi in the engulfing fire:

"Everything has its use"

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Last Laugh

Apropos yesterday's "World Class Blogpost" as Supratim calls it, there is a cute cartoon on Page 10 of today's Deccan Chronicle titled: "Two Idiots".

I looked at it a dozen times.

Here it is:

http://www.dc-epaper.com/PUBLICATIONS/DC/DCH/2011/05/25/index.shtml

Click on it again if at first it doesn't open.

Enjoy!


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