Saturday, December 22, 2007

liquid is solid beedu!!!

That is true when you talk of moolah nowadays. It is the age of commerce in which everything is commoditised. Everything means everything! For example, marriages have also become a novel examples of mergers wherein two smart alecks join forces to empower themselves financially so that they can flex their financial biceps later in life. The trend is not modern. It is rather a pragmatic way to live and is symbiotic too. In short, it is the only 'best' way to live after 30.
It has its antecedents in the ancient days. There was a corporate presentation in the B-school of IIT Delhi in which the ancient example of Draupadi in Mahabharata going for five husbands was taken to add a tinge of humour in the presentation. A classic example of tie-ups! However, we believe that it was taken as a good humoured joke and did not hurt the religious sentiments. And no working professional will love to trigger the debate of creative freedom not being bound by major constraints.
However, gone are the days of a 'kushal' grihani who is 'daksh in grih karya'. After all, what are the maids for? Nowadays, their KRA's extend far beyond the conventional tasks of cooking and baby-sitting. At best, sometimes they are also involved in the decision-making policies at homes. In the worst case scenario, if they are different they can act as concubines. But we have to perceive the glass to be half full. Lives are grey and we have to accept that.
In any case, rampant commercialisation bodes well for the 'maids' sector, which will flourish as India grows from strength to strength and establishes itself as an economic superpower in the decades to come.
Nursing is also an art and almost a gift of God. Munnabhai created a novel way of nursing and it created ripples in Bollywood. Robin Williams was also awesome in setting up an example through 'Patch Adams'. Ergo, it is high time we started giving due cognizance to any domestic help and tried to help ourselves more in our household chores if we got the time for it.