Was taking a bus ride today, in the morning, still groggy from last night's sleep and quite unwillingly woken up from a bed that had somehow decided to not let me go at any cost this particular morning. However, I find bus rides refreshing. These bumpy travel sessions give you a sense of enlightenment and a wisdom regarding life that one just could not get anywhere else. I'm not kidding.
Anyway, the person in the seat in front of me, an elderly man of about 50 years old was starring out of the bus intently while it was parked at one spot and was waiting for passengers to load. I followed his gaze and found that they rested upon an elderly lady of about 75 or so, the kind of aachchi ammas that you find in the Sunday Fair in cloth and blouse selling beetle leaves, jack fruit and what-not. Anyways, she had on a cloth which she had taken off and was retying it around her waste this 75-80 year old woman, bent and hunched-backed with age and it was this that this man in the bus was watching intently. It was quite puzzling because that lady had another long skirt-like thing covering her whole body well, not showing even a millimeter of skin so I found it confusing as to why anyone would stare at such an old lady who was almost bent double with age and tying the cloth which had come loose that she had worn over another two or more cloths. I was perplexed.
It struck me at that moment that maybe, just maybe, women were created in such a fascinating way that one would stare at even the most oldest of the kind, even the most unattractive of the lot with so much of interest and awe. Maybe. It IS possible. I mean, when a man passes by, hardly anyone glances at that direction whereas when a woman walks by, no matter the age, no matter the kind of dress she had worn, no matter the kind of person she is, people would stare, at least look up from whatever they were doing, not only men, but women as well. Maybe its because God created the woman to be so interesting that no matter what the mankind knows of this fairer sex, no matter how well they know these beguiling creatures inside out, they are always ever so curious and imagine the woman to be hiding something precious beneath all those layers of cloth. I mean, as children, we are all given an education regarding reproductive health and so we all know what internal organs the two genders hold. Plus all the erotica out there serves this purpose too now, doesn't it? But still, are women as intrigued by what a man hides beneath his cloths as the men are by what a woman hides beneath her cloths? I don't think so, not so much anyway. I mean, a woman would not stare at a seventy year old man if he was retying his sarong and even if certain skin happens to be visible in the process as well. Maybe it is because that the womankind is blessed with a better imagination that allows them to know what to expect without opening the parcel whereas the man is ever so curious about what is covered up with all that wrapping paper even though they have seen and been told over and over again about what it holds? Or maybe its simply the way our biological clocks tick that the sex drive of men is "said" to be much more active than that of the woman? But then again, that is a downright myth. A woman I think, is naturally and biologically more disciplined than a man because, one little mistake on their part and they will be the ones carrying two-three kilos in their belly for nine months whereas for the man, no such conditions apply. So I suppose that this psychological fact applies to women, this responsibility factor of bearing life. Otherwise, if a woman doesn't want sex, that's because she's not getting good sex and is not all that enthusiastic about it while it sure as hell is not because she isn't interested.
Or maybe its because we as human beings are naturally interested in what is hidden and is rarely interested in what is out there in the open. Hmmm........
And I find myself thinking...........things I think inside a bus! :D
Anyways, I think the fact that the woman was created as the most interesting and the intriguing of the two genders is why women are being subjected to sexual assaults every so often. Not really complaining that she was made interesting, but is kind of dismayed that the woman was also created as the biologically weaker sex which makes them easy prey to the much stronger male animal. To ward off those prying eyes, groping hands and violent assaults, the woman should have been created a bit more sturdier, a bit more stronger than the opposite sex so that she would have been able to put up a fight against unwanted attention. But then again, why not build for ourselves what the nature has not blessed us with anyways? So ladies, tie your hair up and kick off those martial arts classes. Men today are such unhealthy slobs who don't bother about fitness at all anyway so, putting down a pervert or two would only be a piece of cake ;)
Also, I've found out that the best way to stop that annoying kid who makes faces at you from the front row is to roll back your eyes, open your mouth and make a demon face back at him so that it would scare the living daylights out of the little brat. Tried and tested. Works! :D
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