#156. Peanuts or pretzels???
This is the famous question in the domestic fights in USA!
The mini pretzels may interest toddlers!
As for the peanuts… does a teaspoonful of peanuts need to be sealed so zealously.
To open that packet we need more calories, than we will get by eating those nuts!!
Most people had brought/bought their own food and drinks!
The compliment offered was a classic case of
யானைப் பசிக்குச் சோளப் பொரி!!!
#157. Luckiest child!
Brothers whether younger or elder
HAVE to give away gifts to their sisters.
On the other hand elder sister give away
gifts to their younger sisters.
The youngest sister or the one but the youngest
are the luckiest since they will be on the receiving side life long!
Not to talk about the shower of love and affection of the father
(since she proved his power of procreation)
and the mother since she is always the “little one” in the family!
#158. The trainer!
Two dolphins in captivity were talking about their ‘trainer’
The first dolphin told the second,
“He learns fast. I have been here hardly for a week.
Now every time I jump up, he has learned to toss me huge fish!”
AND we think we train the animals!!!
#159. Humming sounds!
Here the people leave any gadget which makes a mild humming sound
so that the baby sleeps undisturbed by the other sounds.
It is kind of selective listening. I have watched amazed my sons studying hard
with the classical western music playing mildly in the background.
They assured me that it keeps out the other disturbing noises.
Indian men need NOTHING more than a newspaper to block-out
the existence of the entire external world!
It might be dhaarana, dhyaanam or even samaadhi stage
in the language of astaanga yoga!
#160. OLD IS GOLD!
I never had problem in making my sons sleep or take a nap when they were very young babies.
The large cloth hammock hung by a strong double spring would do the trick.
In the west they use the vibrator chair instead of the Indian spring!
But the age-old cloth hammock had other merits too.
It would embrace the child lightly making it feel safe and secure.
It would keep out the excess light and sound protecting the baby’s nap/ sleep!
Our ancestors KNEW the cheaper and easier substitutes
to the costly and complicated Western gadgets!