My wife bought an expensive T-shirt for me. When I went out wearing that, not a single friend reacted.
Last week, I bought a shirt at throwaway price. When I entered office, I was amazed at the reaction from friends. In fact, a colleague clicked a snap on his mobile saying that the shirt looked great.
People go to any extent to look better. Bald friend Bhagat used a lotion to cure baldness, only to be left with acid marks on his head.
Little boy RJ wanted to prove to girls that he was a grown-up boy. “I want to grow a nice, black moustache,” he told us. “Use turmeric paste,” we suggested. The next day, he appeared with his face covered in turmeric. Women use turmeric paste to keep off superfluous hair.
I heard an interesting story. A mother, with her hands and face bearing ugly burns marks, feeds her child. “You are repulsive,” the child tells the mom. “Do you know how this happened?” asks the mother. “You were an infant when our house was on fire. Everyone ran away, including your dad. I picked you up, covered you completely and got burnt.”
No wonder, Kahlil Gibran wrote: Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
Having said that, I should concede I enjoyed the compliments from friends. Include me in the hypocrites list.
beauty lies in the eyes of the 'beer-holder'!
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~ Confucius
ReplyDeleteIts just the perception that remains. Lols at the turmeric to grow mustache.:)
Nice post.
LOL!!! I guess somethinge are easy to say & difficult to implement ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, we can see the bauty in your heart.. so we love you!!!
ReplyDeleteTurmeric on men's face? You are too bad, for suggesting it, Ramesh!
ReplyDeleteYes, Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart!
I also sometimes purchase very cheap quality dresses at low price and get applause from mates..As always, a great post Rameshji
ReplyDeleteGood one! Aren't we all hypocrites in that sense? We see the beauty inside but we also crave compliments for our external beauty? :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful story, touched my heart. Reminds me also of the akbar-birbal story, where a ugly child according to akbar is being celebrated by a mother as a beautiful child, and birbal says every child is beautiful for his mother.
ReplyDeletetrue true true..... ask me ... i got million of such storiess... i buy something very expensiv tht i loved and not a single soul talking bout it and a simple ornament i get on discount prices and its the talk of the moment :((((
ReplyDeleteThe mother son story was touching :-)
ReplyDeletethats so so true
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ReplyDeleteLoving that Kahlil Gibran quote. I always remind people that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Interesting to read about tumeric being used for such a purpose, does this work?
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeletethats weird. i gave a friend an expensive tee shirt and the friends other friends wanted it!
funny and very true too..
ReplyDeleteusually its like wht fits you well ..will be appreciated.. the style n cuts matter it can be any shirt not necessarily..a big brand.
glamour and beauty is a reality--that's why it is said, "a thing of beauty is a joy for ever."
ReplyDeleteRamesh yaara! you look handsome enough in any shirt and even without a shirt-- you may confirm this from bhabi sahiba.
*****Now seriously: sincerity makes you beautiful, love for others and sacrifice for humanity makes you even better person at heart.
Take care, you are doing fine.
Touching mother-son story.
ReplyDeleteRamesh i don't know why but most of my comments on other blogs are too landing up on spam .I think blogger dislikes me .
Mother's love is the Bestest in the world.
ReplyDeleteOnce I bought a shirt for a friend from London.It was only after he noticed the label which was" made in India"
ReplyDeleteLoved that quote friend. And also the other snippets you have shared. I admire your short & sweet posts packed with tons of interesting tidbits, strong messages and some lessons to learn. Thank you!
ReplyDeletemaybe i shud try it .. I seem to be hav a problem being a women repulsor .. the turmeric might help making me fair looking and then who knows :) he he he he
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agree with NRI girl.. and yeah, many times simple things look great..
ReplyDeletelong break, unga comment padichu ezhuthanummnu nenachittirunthen.. konjam busy ayitten. thanks for you concern bro..Usually weekends I will check blogs.. last 4 weekend I was going to one or the other place.
The mother saving the child from fire was really nice one...loved it.
ReplyDeleteYes, many times our expensive designer style dresses go unnoticed and cheap ones hog all the limelight: it is so ironical.
ReplyDelete“Use turmeric paste,” we suggested. The next day, he appeared with his face covered in turmeric. Women use turmeric paste to keep off superfluous hair.---- Thanks for the tip Ram, but now I am one confused woman ;) Will I loose all my hair when I continue to eat turmeric every day :)?
ReplyDeleteAs always, very entertaining. You do look smashing:)
hahaha he used turmeric!! ROFL :D
ReplyDeleteand such a heartfelt story of mother.
Beautiful post
every time i am left laughing after reading your post...this time the end was so hearttouchig
ReplyDeleteWhat a deadly combination of hilarious and serious.
ReplyDeleteAwww you are no hypocrite my friend! It is just our human nature... :)
ReplyDeletethat mother/son story is really touchy one.....and yes "it doesn't matter how costly the thing is, all matter is how we look when we put that on"......
ReplyDeleteNice post Sir ji....:)
True about beauty and all. But everyone likes compliments! We are all hypocrites, don't worry! He he....
ReplyDeleteYour post reminds me of the old ad Vicco Turmeric, nahi cosmetic...Vicco Turmeric Ayurvedic Cream :-D To every mom,her child is the most beautiful/handsome person on this earth isn't it ?? Indeed touching story of moher.
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