Friday, June 13, 2008

Battle of proverbs

Two old friends, famous for talking or conversing with proverbs during their college days; met each other after a decade in a very very busy market place.

Jayu: Long time, no see. How are you?
Veeru (mood of same proverb chat with old friend): As fresh as milk milked from cow. How are you?
Jayu (got the signal): Fit from the milk from that same cow. How did you recognize me in this crowd?
Veeru: Just like camel standing amidst of flock of sheep. How about you?
Jayu: Crows are everywhere and equally black.
Veeru: HAHHAHAHA…. I have heard that your mouth is as sharp as dagger but heart as soft as sponge.
Jayu: If you bow at all, bow low. Anyways, how is job?
Veeru: An overcrowded chicken farm produces fewer eggs. How about you?
Jayu: Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook. What exactly you do at job?
Veeru: Those who got free seats at play; will hiss first. Heard you are doing great at work, what is going on?
Jayu: Nothing great my friend. It is just behind an able man, there is always other able man who works for him. So got married? Heard she is beautiful.
Veeru: Yeah but it is like falling in ditch to become wiser. A beautiful woman without wisdom is like a pig with a golden ring in its nose. What you say?
Jayu: In my case, beggars can’t be chooser. My parents view is beauty is skin deep. How about you? Heard it was love marriage.
Veeru: Love is blind and I realized this just like the frog in well shaft seeing the sky and thinking this is world. How was your honeymoon?
Jayu: (sighs). We had bad experience. We can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them to drink. What about you? Where you went for honeymoon?
Veeru: Same is the case my friend. Atleast you had nice time together, in my case it was like Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth.
Jayu: Don’t be so upset. All that glitters is not gold. How is life?
Veeru: Life is like dream walking and going home is like death inviting
Jayu: So you are afraid of your wife? Is it?
Veeru: You can say so it is like once bitten by a snake, he/she is scared all his/her life at the mere sight of a rope
Jayu: About me, we dream different dream while on same bed.
Veeru: I can understand your problem. A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials
Jayu: Heard some years ago you were in financial crisis but today you are well doing and rich. Was it like Fool and money are soon parted after marriage?
Veeru: I was fool marrying her and spending money like water flowing but now my overweight wife and me being rich is same as a horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries. What you say?
Jayu: Yeah you are right, Money burns hole in your pocket.
Veeru: We both learned from our married life just like barber learns by shaving fools.
Jayu: Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.
Veeru: Let’s have dinner together. It is better to eat soup with friends than steak with the enemy (wife).
Jayu: HAHAHA. Every dog has a day. Good idea !
Veeru: Be cautious later at home because longer the night last, more our dream will be.
Jayu: Yeah you are right. One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.

After reaching hotel;

Veeru: Before ordering for dinner I would like to mention if you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time
Jayu: I understand only when all contribute their firewood they can build up a strong fire. Don’t worry we will contribute equally for our dinner bill.
Veeru: (seeing high rates of menu items) Jayu, it is better when we have only two pennies left in the pocket, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other (wife)
Jayu: You cannot have your cake and eat it too. (You cannot save money and enjoy having dinner at 5 star hotel)
Veeru: But remember rules, you should not change the horse in middle of the stream.

After having given the order to waiter;

Jayu: With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. Where is our order?
Veeru: We had ordered Chef Choice today. Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time

They had wonderful dinner and were about to depart for home.

Jayu: It’s too late now. Better plan an excuse for wife. When you fail to plan; you plan to fail.
Veeru: Yeah. Wise man thinks ahead. A Fool doesn’t and even brags about it.

Both reached home and well prepared wife had blast. Jayu calls Veeru and conversation over phone.

Jayu: It is easy to dodge a spear that comes in front of you but hard to keep harms away from an arrow shot from behind. How about you? Hope you are fine.
Veeru: Today I realized why wise people says “Action speaks louder than words”
Jayu: Before I reached home, it is curiosity already killed the cat.
Veeru: In my case, I had lifted the stone only to drop at own feet.
Jayu: We should govern our family as we cook small fish – very gently. Is your wife cool now?
Veeru: How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water? What you did?
Jayu: Of all the thirty-six alternatives, running away was best.
Veeru: It’s almost midnight. We should not cry over the split milk. Lets go for sleep now.
Jayu: Yeah. When in Rome, do as Roman do. Good Night.

Both went to sleep to wake up next day alive, fresh and fit.

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