The Sad Old Building

I have seen this building often. Ever since I was a child I had seen it. It is in one of the oldest places of Karachi called Saddar. Ever since I could remember it was always such a sad looking structure and with time it is only getting worse. People still reside in this very old structured building made in the times when the British ruled over us. It is so old and obviously not maintained. It can fall down any day and hurt many people but no body really cares since the value of life is the cheapest here.

Just like this sad looking structure, I also observed that there are those who are flown by their explosive emotions. Anger, love, laughter, bitchiness. Everything is on the extreme. They don't realize what they are doing till they have done the damage. It is even more interesting to see very old extremists who have naturally spent a lifetime practicing this and damaging lots of spirits in their journey. Then suddenly, they feel like doing something else. May be pretend to be nice. Or perhaps they feel the memory of the injured spirit is kind of deleted or corrupted that he wouldn't remember a thing that was done in the past. 

It is like that feeling when a bitchy old man tries to pull the leg of a young man. Then he suddenly feels insulted and agitated because his stunt or joke was not appreciated. So he dedicates a status to the young man to insult him or get a reaction. He gets no attention so he feels more angry and he deletes him in rage. After two months he adds him up again. But why the hell would one do so after all the drama? Such people are like the sad old building up here...just that they have already fallen down a long time ago.

Cover your bosom

Tartuffe: For Heaven’s sake! Before you speak, I pray you take this handkerchief. [Takes handkerchief from his pocket.]

Dorine: Whatever do you mean?

Tartuffe: Cover your bosom. I can’t bear to see it. Such pernicious sights give rise to sinful thoughts.

Dorine: You’re mighty susceptible to temptation then! The flesh must make a great impression on you! I really don’t know why you should get so excited. I can’t say that I’m so easily roused. I could see you naked from head to foot and your whole carcass wouldn’t tempt me in the least.

- Moliere

I read this play Tartuffe a couple of days ago & I did find this talk quite hilarious. And as usual a couple of things just came in my mind. Wearing deep neckline is a matter of choice. If someone is comfortable, then why should anyone have any issue about it? In fact, if people should start walking naked, I don’t think even that would be an issue…provided they don’t bother you. It’s another thing that I won’t start sketching.

Anyway the female character says: “I could see you naked from head to foot and your whole carcass wouldn’t tempt me in the least.”

Some guys are ever ready to drop their pants…they just can’t stay in their clothes…even when the other party is neither excited nor interested. They just don’t seem to get the point that a woman is not excited & in such cases, mostly there’s no connection either.

We happen to know this funny character…he’s interested in no one, but he falls in love with everyone he meets. Then there’s another one…he too happens to fall in love with every woman except his wife. They are all blessed. While scribbling this, I have a feeling it’s not love, it’s something else. Maybe it’s fun. But those who have that sort of fun with them…I wish I could know why they are doing this to themselves. Or do they really enjoy? My friends would puke on me for raising this question, but I have to. The thing is…Everyone gets tempted, but the person ought to be that tempting. Or maybe this is genuine love.