Its early morning 9:00 AM and my phone started ringing. No its not an alarm tone but something similar, its a call from home. By opening 0.7% of my eyes I managed to lift the call.
Mom: How are you ?
I do not know about the fastest time recorded on earth for the blood pressure to rise to its peak but I can bet that given such a situation, I would definitely be a finalist. I woke up, stood up and then dropped the call. I hate "How are you ?" a lot. Mom forgot the topper of my hate list and was trying to say sorry but by then the call dropped. She messaged me and I called back, this time the call went with out any hiccups.
I wonder why millions of people daily use "Hi How are you ?" and in return get "I'm fine.../I'm doing good' sort of expected replies. Being a software programmer my hatred towards redundancy developed a lot these days. On seeing World Brinjal/Tomato...Days being celebrated, I realized that it is high time that I did something to remove 'Hi, How are you ?' from the World.
As a first step, I wanted to check if there was atleast one soul on the Earth who thinks the same way. I recalled that one month ago I created an Orkut Community with the name - 'I hate - 'Hi How are you''. I didn't check the group after that, as Twitter became a raze. I anxiously opened the Orkut Community and was surprised to see that 256 Members joined it even though it didn't have any profile description or content in the forum. I realized that there are quite a few people who hate it just by name and just like me. On getting inspired by this, from then onwards I started thinking seriously of treating any one seriously who talks to me with these BAD words.
But, it was haunting me like a shutdown virus as many different people used to mouth it. During that time, I felt it to be more dangerous than Swine Flu. I posted my anguish on eccentric Gopal Ram Dharma's blog (grdzoomout.com) and got a very good reaction for my like minded reaction.
At office, I started walking by looking at ground so that no one could wish me and get troubled. In no time a long weekend arrived and I was back home. On seeing me, Mom, Sis n bro came running towards the door and all were trying to utter the same old disturbing words and I was about to run away. They realized it and with a great discomfort controlled themselves. I felt relieved but I heard 'Hi How are you' from a tender voice and it was from none other than my nephew of three and half years old. Everyone had a hearty laugh. I was shocked and it sounded to me like he used F word on me. I decided to eat the 'Temptations' chocolate in my bag myself.
I gave a serious warning to all the family members and black mailed them that I would go on hunger strike if such acts get repeated. With this after a few days I rescued my family out of 'Hi How are you ' trap. We had to host a small party and all the guests were surprised on not getting this routine wish or routine reply to their wish. It was indeed one of its kind party and every one had a strange experience. Interestingly some of them found it to be very funny and also seemed to have absorbed this new style.
I felt that I invented 'Violet Revolution', yes I named it Violet because it can be said as 'Why Let' (Why let others say 'Hi How are you' Revolution). I was impressed with my own justification. I was in high spirits and was jumping with joy on seeing success infront of my eyes. I almost felt like I was the first person to have landed on the moon but realized that I was indeed landing on a spoon of a Uncle which jumped out of his mouth with my aerobics. I said sorry and he adjusted and was about to say 'How are you'. I sensed it and dropped his another spoon and ran away. Anyways, I was very happy that I was taking active part in bringing change in passive lives of people in the society.
All was well for me until one fine weekend when I went home. There was a stunning beauty at my home. All my family members wished me in such a way that, for her it looked like she was watching Doordarshan's News for hearing impaired in a Big TV Show room. I didn't concentrate on them and my focus was on her, I realized that she is Nandita, my childhood buddy and was too hot to handle. I had no words to say I just ran towards her and said 'Hi...How are you ' and after that I didn't know what happened and I was lying on bed. I had a bad dream of 10 to 15 goons hitting me hard on my back and I was trying hard to resist them and turn back and identify them. I somehow managed to stop them and find who they are and to my utter dismay they are none other than my own family members !!! and the irony is, its not a dream !!!
All were hitting me hard and were shouting 'Hi How are you ' !!!!!
Mom: How are you ?
I do not know about the fastest time recorded on earth for the blood pressure to rise to its peak but I can bet that given such a situation, I would definitely be a finalist. I woke up, stood up and then dropped the call. I hate "How are you ?" a lot. Mom forgot the topper of my hate list and was trying to say sorry but by then the call dropped. She messaged me and I called back, this time the call went with out any hiccups.
I wonder why millions of people daily use "Hi How are you ?" and in return get "I'm fine.../I'm doing good' sort of expected replies. Being a software programmer my hatred towards redundancy developed a lot these days. On seeing World Brinjal/Tomato...Days being celebrated, I realized that it is high time that I did something to remove 'Hi, How are you ?' from the World.
As a first step, I wanted to check if there was atleast one soul on the Earth who thinks the same way. I recalled that one month ago I created an Orkut Community with the name - 'I hate - 'Hi How are you''. I didn't check the group after that, as Twitter became a raze. I anxiously opened the Orkut Community and was surprised to see that 256 Members joined it even though it didn't have any profile description or content in the forum. I realized that there are quite a few people who hate it just by name and just like me. On getting inspired by this, from then onwards I started thinking seriously of treating any one seriously who talks to me with these BAD words.
But, it was haunting me like a shutdown virus as many different people used to mouth it. During that time, I felt it to be more dangerous than Swine Flu. I posted my anguish on eccentric Gopal Ram Dharma's blog (grdzoomout.com) and got a very good reaction for my like minded reaction.
At office, I started walking by looking at ground so that no one could wish me and get troubled. In no time a long weekend arrived and I was back home. On seeing me, Mom, Sis n bro came running towards the door and all were trying to utter the same old disturbing words and I was about to run away. They realized it and with a great discomfort controlled themselves. I felt relieved but I heard 'Hi How are you' from a tender voice and it was from none other than my nephew of three and half years old. Everyone had a hearty laugh. I was shocked and it sounded to me like he used F word on me. I decided to eat the 'Temptations' chocolate in my bag myself.
I gave a serious warning to all the family members and black mailed them that I would go on hunger strike if such acts get repeated. With this after a few days I rescued my family out of 'Hi How are you ' trap. We had to host a small party and all the guests were surprised on not getting this routine wish or routine reply to their wish. It was indeed one of its kind party and every one had a strange experience. Interestingly some of them found it to be very funny and also seemed to have absorbed this new style.
I felt that I invented 'Violet Revolution', yes I named it Violet because it can be said as 'Why Let' (Why let others say 'Hi How are you' Revolution). I was impressed with my own justification. I was in high spirits and was jumping with joy on seeing success infront of my eyes. I almost felt like I was the first person to have landed on the moon but realized that I was indeed landing on a spoon of a Uncle which jumped out of his mouth with my aerobics. I said sorry and he adjusted and was about to say 'How are you'. I sensed it and dropped his another spoon and ran away. Anyways, I was very happy that I was taking active part in bringing change in passive lives of people in the society.
All was well for me until one fine weekend when I went home. There was a stunning beauty at my home. All my family members wished me in such a way that, for her it looked like she was watching Doordarshan's News for hearing impaired in a Big TV Show room. I didn't concentrate on them and my focus was on her, I realized that she is Nandita, my childhood buddy and was too hot to handle. I had no words to say I just ran towards her and said 'Hi...How are you ' and after that I didn't know what happened and I was lying on bed. I had a bad dream of 10 to 15 goons hitting me hard on my back and I was trying hard to resist them and turn back and identify them. I somehow managed to stop them and find who they are and to my utter dismay they are none other than my own family members !!! and the irony is, its not a dream !!!
All were hitting me hard and were shouting 'Hi How are you ' !!!!!