An ajeeb kinda world

As kids, we all remember writing an essay…… “The day everything went wrong” or “When the world turned upside down.” The end of the essay would invariably be……. “And then I woke up and realized that it was a bad dream.

The past few days, have been something like this. Or like one of the scary sci-fi movies we see. It’s all so surreal that I wake up each morning, hoping that it was all a bad dream, and realize that it’s not. This IS real.

The corona virus had changed the dynamics of just about everything. Our beliefs, our high handed behavior, our relationships….. Everything.

The lah-di-dah women of Khar/Bandra, have been compelled to quit kitty party and make do with House Party to remain connected. Bridge, poker, rummy are a thing of the past and one can only clink a glass with one’s own spouse.

Fitness, has taken a new avatar too. Come on Zoom at 5 pm for a zumba session, and if you’re one of those poor little things left without a house help, then mopping your huge house could as well be your full body workout.

Nails….. Your beautifully embellished talons have been replaced by long forgotten stubby fingers. After all you don’t want your hubby to find a diamond studded nail in his biryani.

In this dream….. You’re the chef too. Remember?

Men, poor creatures are now surrounded by the biwi and bachaas at all times. The office, as the place to escape to, is not an option.

The pampered ‘babas’ of Pali Hill suddenly have the undivided attention of their erstwhile elusive ‘mama’ . She suddenly decides to set right, all the wrong done by ‘didi’ ….(.euphimism for house help). So now they can’t gorge on candy while didi chats away with her boyfriend.

Only healthy options like beetroot tikkis for them henceforth.

Social media is on an all-time high. The theories and rumors being circulated about the virus, speaks volumes about the fertile imagination of the human mind.

Scary statistics, doomsday prophesies, tips to improve one’s immunity, rumors have filled our phones up to the brim. What is to be believed and what not? God knows.

Coming to God, he too seems to have taken a break from meeting his devotees. What with all the major places of worship being closed. So you can do a virtual ‘darshan’ of Siddhi Vinnayak but no way can you visit the temple.

‘Look…. But do not touch’ is the new mantra today.

Our new clothes, make up, shoes, eyewear, diamonds are all sitting pretty in our wardrobes imploring us to use them.

But alas, what is really being used in the humble soap and the now immensely popular, sanitizer.

So……. What’s in store for us? What will last and what will not? Will life ever be the way it was? Only questions and no answers.

Gotta go now…….. The new chef on the block has to make tea.

Koi lauta de mere beete hue din !!!!!!