A Choked Dream

It was a choked dream,
in the dark night,
when he was lying on bed,
suddenly something happened,
somebody had a hold of him,
it was like somebody gained control,
control over his subconsciousness,
the conscious tried to fight,
he tried to speak,
couldn't do that,
he tried to call somebody,
couldn't do that,
could do only one thing,
scream,
scream like the howl of jackal,
tried to stand,
couldn't do that,
had to crawl on knees,
the voice was getting louder,
crossed the room,
got out in the porch,
the lamp was still,
but he wasn't,
he tried to stand,
couldn't do that,
it was getting worse,
had to crawl on belly,
tried to sit,
tried to hold the window,
the screaming was getting louder,
was totally helpless,
what was that happening to him,
but
before it could get worse,
he started gaining consciousness,
that something started losing him,
he woke up and looked around,
it was the same,
nothing was changed,
except the state of mind,
it was a choked dream.

Tea as National Drink?

Following is a conversation between two persons about whether Tea can become the national drink of India.


A: Have you heard that many prominent people are supporting Tea as a national drink of India. I am glad to hear that.

B: I don’t think that tea has that much potential that it can become a national drink of India.

A: Whoops! Here goes the cynic mind.

B: I can argue that.

A:  Oh please, enlighten me why do you think that tea cannot become the national drink of India when we are its largest consumer in the world?

B: The consumption level or the fame among people doesn’t make it necessarily good for health.

A: What? If people like it then why not make it a symbol of national prestige?

B: Let me put your argument this way: “If Sheila ki Jawani is the most famous song and people like it very very much then why not make it a national song.” Would you argue in favor of that?

A: That is an ill argument.

B: No it isn’t. If fame is the criteria then that song fits into it.

A: Oh come on. People won’t drink or offer to drink anything that is not good for health. Would they?

B:  Of course they won’t but when it comes to selecting a symbol of prestige that represents a country that is premiere in Satvik world, the selectors surely won’t go for something Tamsik.

A:  What’s wrong with the quality of tea?

B: Look at its constituents. It contains tannin, caffine, theamine, catachins etc which are definitely not meant to serve the benefits to our health. These are toxins and the effect of tannin is diluted by using milk in it.

A: All right but if it is harmful then why people drink it at the first place?

B: Some basic reasons are:

1. They feel charged after drinking it and the reason behind this charging up is the presence of drugs, especially caffeine, that acts as stimulant and make them addicted to it in the long run.
2. Hot tea also increases the bowel movement and helps in excretion process which is due to the presence of hot water in it and not because of tea.
3. Habit is strong than reason.

A: Forget the milk and water and sugar and all other things, its the tea leaves that are important and have pharmaceutical utilities.

B: Hmm, well then I think instead of talking of making tea a national drink, we should focus on making the tea leaves as the national leaves but I am quite sure that even in leaves competition, it will lose the fight against Tulsi leaves. My bad.

A: You cynic sapien, why are you so much focusing on things being Satvik? Look at our national animal Tiger, its not satvik at all. It kills, eats meat and is totally undemocratic.

B: The reason for selecting Tiger as national animal was majorly to connect as well as symbolize braveness and strength with the wildlife and Lion/Tiger have always represented it. By the way, making cow a national animal is not a bad idea. But still, the arguments in favor of brave and strong Tiger have an edge over the fame supported idea of drug contained tea.

A: You wouldn't want me to tell the name of at least one developed country that has Tea as a national drink.

B: In that case, you also wouldn't want me to tell the name of at least one developed country that has got brothels legalized.

A: Your arguments aren't worth crashing. Prominent people won't support any bad thing at all.

B: My poor headless chicken! Most prominent people hold the strings and that's why they are prominent. They work under pressure lobbies and some just don't need those lobbies at the first place.

A: You don't understand nothing. Arguing with you is a total waste of time. Good bye.

B: My pleasure.

A: Huh. Loser.