Cars have souls!

               

Cars have souls of their own. Yes. When you ignore them or are just not inclined to show any care towards them, they show an abundance of displeasure, by malfunctioning and exhibiting, one by one, their faulty parts!  They break down, suddenly! At some strange places at that! At traffic signal of an extremely busy road, or at a popular and busy shopping mall or even at a narrow one-way street!  It is, as though, they are, purposely, reminding you to pay some heed to their conditions, especially, the outer ones.

All their parts seem to have some sort of understanding among each other! Then, why, after I had changed the starter but paid little attention to the cleanliness of the car,  the car’s radiator, immediately, began  giving problems by overheating the engine? After all, I had fully checked the cooling system, just one month earlier!

I drive a Malaysian assembled Hyundai Atos car; a sixteen years old one. You may argue that it is an old car and, naturally, the parts will have to be changed one by one. Fair enough. But why must it stop at a busy signal light and let passersby look at me; some pitifully, some worriedly and some with struggles of joy on their faces? The last rejoicing group, definitely, could have gone through some similar situation! 

The reason for the breakdown, that day - no oil in the gear box. But I had filled that up two days ago! I, actually, now know the suspected reason; I did not clean up the car for several weeks, then! A tow-car towed my car to the foreman and he repaired a surprising leak, and filled up the gear box with the relevant oil.

You may have your doubts, of course, and say cleanliness is not the cause of engine failures. Then why must my car fail to start at a petrol station? The pump attendants helped me push my unclean car out of the petrol station. And after some sweating and gasping for breath, I had to phone a battery shop for help. Luckily, it was open on that Sunday and the battery got changed and the car was started. The first thing I did was to, immediately, drive the car to an auto car-wash center, nearby, to have it cleaned! 

Just to inform you, due to my ignorance and, perhaps, some laziness in not sending the car to a wash center, regularly, to have it cleaned and groomed up, and make it smug and happy, l had lost quite a fortune. So far, I had been forced to change the car engine water pump, radiator, fuel tank meter, car rims, fog lamps, air-conditioning fan, lower control arm (left side) and even the steering wheel! More parts to follow? No way! I am keeping the car clean, nowadays!

My, cars do have souls! A new car don’t give problems because we will wipe-clean the whole car if we detect even a small speck of dirt on it! Furthermore, we admire and kiss the new car before we go to bed! The car, of course, will be conceited and pleased! Get it? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Vaccine-card world. Here it comes!

 

It is going to become a 'vaccine-card world' soon. It is already happening. Airlines expect their passengers to have the all clear Covid- 19 vaccinated cards. They may also be required to show their passports with the stamp: VACCINATED AGAINST COVID- 19 or something like that!

Already, there has been news about employers asking for proof of vaccination from future employees, along with their cvs.

Shopping malls may soon only allow vaccinated persons to enter their places. Their security personnel may prevent anyone without the 'vaccinated' cards from entering their premises. It is going to be, “Your vaccination card, please. Thank you, madam. Have a good day!” Or, “Sorry, sir. No vaccination card - no entry!" 

Trains and other public transport vehicles may require persons to show vaccine-cards before they can embark. Travelers and tourists can’t go anywhere without the vaccine-cards!

Time to rush for the vaccination!

USA - Is it still the world's policeman?

 

Let’s face it. And say it, as what it is. Whenever, there are serious protests and rallies in a country  and civilians are killed by the people whom the protests are against,  the first question that one asks in one’s mind is ‘What is United States is going to do about it'. Not what UN, EU or even Russia or any other political or regional group is going to do about it? Such is the complexion of superiority that the US’s past, self-justified, responsive actions have been embedded into one’s mind. The launching of missiles, bombardments in the Middle East countries and the killing of the well known political personalities like Sadat Hussein and Gaddafi are just simple examples. Imposition of sanctions on countries that the US considers as rogues, and the inclination of other countries to follow that imposition is another one. Actually, to me, its clout began after the second world war, after the devastating, disastrous bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki!

Right now, mass rallies, protests and killings of civilians are going on in many countries of the world. And the world is watching what USA is going to do about it. Yes, what the newly elected President Biden is going to do about it! That is the burden that comes along for being the superpower! And, for being the President of USA!

A plea to God on the occasion of 'International Women's Day' on 8th march

Dear God. We know you created men and women, but you seemed to have, intentionally, created women as the weaker and forever the suffering ones. Just look at India. How the women are being treated, or mistreated; raped, beaten, tortured. For those who were lucky to escape the demeanors they still have  got to be careful, careful and careful. Careful, of how they talk, act, smile and laugh. Just in case you are wondering who I am, I am a man.

A few months ago, I was made aware by a  TV Channel that not only in India that women are looked down but also in other parts of the world. As for India, yes we know; their ancient and somewhat strange (but convenient to the male segment) traditions and customs required the parents of women to pay dowries to the men’s side for taking the women as their wives. Don’t misunderstand. One man one wife! Mind you, dowries didn’t come cheap then. Acres of land, cattle to plough the field, currency notes, gold…help me, my brain is going mayhem! No wonder the men, no not only the men; whole families in India were afraid to have girls to be born to the families. What a regrettable situation.

If the dowries given were not satisfactory, the poor wives would wretchedly bear the painful outcome from the in-laws. In-laws, my foot! Outlaws they were! Come on you people; pick someone your own size! May be you can pick the father-in-laws.

In various countries of the world where Indians live, that senseless dowry giving system is still being continued by many brainless, lazy bumpkins, shamelessly trying to live on women. Nowadays, it is cars, motorcycles, houses and of course money, gold, etc. Must give them honey to drink, and deeply poisoned ones at that. Then, maybe others will learn. Sorry, God.

Well. That was India. Well, as I had said that TV channel enlightened me that Columbia, a country in Latin America, also has the prevalence of violence on women. No, dowry is not the problem here.  They do not positively pinpoint the reason. The most likelihood of a reason is deduced as this; the men over there seem to think they are all machos and the women are weaklings and should do everything as bidden by them. Should the women refuse, then they had it. Poor earthlings of the weaker kind! And what a cowardly and spineless way for a man to show he is macho. He is not macho. He is plain stupid and gutless.

I was very sure not only women from these two countries are downtrodden. I checked. Yes, in Wikipedia it was mentioned that there were several nations in the world with untold violence on women, even in this modern age. Percentages were given against the countries, like Turkey 42%, Barbados 30%, Canada 29%, Egypt 34%, New Zealand 35%, Switzerland 35%, United States 33% and India 70%. It was stated that South Africa had the highest. Devastating, is it not? But of course, as we know, Wikipedia did not do the survey directly and is not responsible for it. It was done by persons who had their own actions and techniques of analysis and surveys. To me, almost all the countries have their own percentages.

Anyway, to the men of those countries, what a shame! You came from a woman. A woman bears your burden right from the start when you are a fetus in her stomach and right to when you are a grown up man and you, you scoundrel, demean her unashamedly, ungratefully! Have a heart. Oh, even that was given by her! Repay back, man. Repay. And repent. Thank you, God, for allowing me that advice. I request you, earnestly, to look into this matter and put an end to the violence on the world’s mothers daughters and sisters.  Human beings are not doing much to attempt a complete stop to this. That is why I am appealing to you.

You may be wondering why with all the other atrocities and turmoil in the world, like people killing each other, bombing themselves and others to pieces under the names of battles and wars and even with the presence of covid -19 pandemic, I particularly brought the matter of sufferings of women up to you. Well, for the other carnages and massacres, thousands and thousands of people are praying to you every day. I have a feeling that women are not praying for themselves, for their own well being. May you bless their souls.