Friday, April 13, 2007

Observations (15th January)


College has all sorts of people and observing them is a lovely way of supplementing a non-tasking activity, such as eating. Like this little chap whom I often happen to see in the mess. His exuberance, the jog in his steps, his absolute devotion towards food never fails to cheer me up a little or at least shift my mood from umbra to penumbra. Whenever he has non-veg, he fetches his food, grinning from ear to ear, arranges everything he wants to eat, the roti with the aloo ki subzi, the chawal with the mutton curry, the papad to go along with it. Singing paeans about his food, exclaiming how delightful it is going to be, he literally attacks it with both hands (albeit cautiously)- breaking pieces of the roti with the right while drowning the rice in curry with his left. And when he carefully picks up the precious piece of mutton, watching it all the time with sparkling eyes, and then finally popping it into his mouth, relishing every second, indulging every taste bud, joy apparent from the closed, pinched eyes and the slow methodic chomp-chomp of his mouth, I leave my own food for a second and give a silent line of appreciation, a silent acceptance that this guy with the short stature and the rustic ways is way happier with that greasy piece of mutton in his mouth than I’ll ever be with all I want to achieve. Isn’t it so true- ‘……heaven is something you can hold in your hand.’

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

or in your mouth.
oh for the simple joys of life! eating good food with loved ones.

Danny said...

its always a bit of sport reading your blog Dey!!!

and the rustic i hope knows u have a blog...that commends or satirizes his eating habits!! thats what makes your blog the most interesting there are always more that one way of reading your entryz!!

lolz!! keep it up!!!

Anonymous said...

or the cigarettes with your loved ones..

Danny said...

wheres more posts i miss your style!!

Rajarshi said...

Lol...superb descriptn

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