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on 19-Mar-03 06:02 PM
"You have just won a ten million rupee!" shouted Amitabh Bachan on the most popular show that has ever hit television in this part of the world. A middle-aged government worker sat on the hot seat in absolute astonishment.
In fragments of seconds his life distorted from being an ordinary,
government officer living with his wife in a small town home to becoming a millionaire.
I sat in my parents room wishing that it were me who had answered that last question correctly in that seat, instead of sitting in my favorite low bed that faces the television. I would have done anything to be that man at that moment. I could have snatched the Sun from the sky to be there now. I couldn't imagine what was going through his mind but in mine minds the thrills of money were dancing non stop to the tunes of greed played by mine heart.
There I was, sitting at home, watching all the excitement on television,
dreaming for my life to be different. Yes, cause change is the law of
nature, which even God cannot deny. How easily I had forgotten all of the superior things in my life. Indeed there were more than a billion things for me to be happy about.
I had wonderful Parents, more wonderful friends, a great girl and so much more. My life wasn't dire at all," money isn't everything," I said to
myself. But the demon inside me was urging me that money is the reason of our existence and is synonymous only to oxygen. I murmured to myself, yes, money is the neck that turns our head.
Mild knock on the door made me wake out of my short daydreamers slumber. I walked towards the door and was shocked to see two men standing at the door.
They stood in full uniform. I didn't know what to think, my eyes began to
nip and I could feel them fill with tears. Mine sixth sense told me that
something bad news is on for me.
"Brother we are very sorry to inform you that.
""We are very sorry brother, but there has been a terrible accident, your
girl and two of your best friends were killed this evening. there was
nothing anybody could do."
I could not believe it; all three of them were perfect. It was as if someone had taken a million knives and pierced them into my heart. Slowly I pulled away from the officer, and walked towards the low sitting table. The officers followed me and they left with tears in their eyes.
I sat in the chair and did not move an inch. Tears were now constantly
flowing from mine eyes as if it will run all the way to the vast sea of
misery. To join all those tears trapped by their dark fate in the middle of
this race called life. My palms and my back were filled with sweat causing me to stick to the leather.
I couldn't grasp anything apart from pain. My happiness flew from the window and soared high in the sky like an eagle in its high flight. The glitters of the Sunrays teased me that life is as bright as the rays but deep inside mine heart told me that life is as dark as the hell. Living is not a problem for me but living without those co- comrades is a problem for me.
This is a problem with no solution. I was in complete shock, disbelief, and total trepidation. I sat motionless and tried to understand how god could be so cruel. How one man could win a million rupee within the same hour that another man looses all the people close to him, communally, his whole life. This is the story of life, which is uncertain than the edge of the knives.
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on 19-Mar-03 06:07 PM
A man goes into a pet shop to buy a parrot. The shop owner points to three identical looking parrots on a perch and says:
"The parrot to the left costs 500 dollars". "Why does the parrot cost so much?" the customer asks. The owner says, "Well, it knows how to use a computer."
The customer asks about the next parrot and is told "That one costs 1,000 dollars because it can do everything the other parrot can do plus it knows how to use the UNIX operating system."
Naturally, the increasingly startled man asks about the third parrot and is told "That one costs 2,000 dollars." Needless to say this begs the question "What can IT do?" To which the owner replies "To be honest I have never seen it do a thing but the other two call him boss!"
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on 19-Mar-03 06:07 PM
A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and
said, "Your first job will be to sweep out the store."
"But I'm a college graduate," the young man replied indignantly.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom - I'll show you how."
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on 19-Mar-03 06:08 PM
Santa and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from Patiyala to New Delhi. The lawyer asks if he would like to play a fun game. Santa, tired, just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me fifty rupees, and vice versa."
Again, Santa declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer, you pay me Rs. 50, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you Rs. 5000."
This catches Santa's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
Santa doesn't say a word, reaches into his purse, pulls out a Rs. 50 bill, and hands it to the lawyer. "Okay," says the lawyer, "your turn." Santa asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes back with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references ... no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the Internet and the Library of Congress ... no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers but to no avail. After an hour,
he wakes Santa and hands him Rs. 5000. Santa thanks him and turns back to
get some more sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, stirs Santa and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, Santa reaches into his purse, hands the lawyer Rs. 50, and goes back to sleep. And you thought Sardars were dumb.
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on 19-Mar-03 06:09 PM
There was a packers fan with a really bad seat at Lambeau. Looking with his binoculars, he spotted an empty seat on the 50-yard line. Thinking to himself "what a waste" he made his way down to the empty seat.
When he arrived at the seat, he asked the man sitting next to it, "Is this seat taken?" The man replied, "This was my wife's seat. She passed away. She was a big packers fan." The other man replied, "I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May I ask why you didn't give the ticket to a friend or a relative?"
The man replied, "They're all at the funeral.
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