Fused Bulbs.

 A big officer, who had just retired, came to stay in the housing society.

This elderly, big, retired officer, shocked and disturbed, used to walk in the Society park every evening, looking at the others with contempt and avoided talking to anyone.

One day, he sat near an elderly one in the evening for a chat and then started sitting continuously with him. His conversation was always the same topic, "I was such a big officer that one can't imagine and don't ask, here I have come in compulsion, etc etc" and that elder used to listen to him quietly.

One day when the "retired officer" showed some signs of inquisitiveness in his eyes and a bit of curiosity, the elderly listener, finally, gave him true wisdom.

He explained :-

"After retirement, we are all like a fused bulb, which was of how much wattage, how much light and glitter it gave don't matter after it is fused".

He continued and said, "I have been living in this Society for the last five years and have not told anyone that I have been a Member of the Parliament twice. He there, is Vermaji who was the General Manager of Railways, He there, Singh Saab was a Brigadier in the Army, that there, Mehra ji was the chief of the ISRO; he has not told this to anyone, not even to me but I know".

All fused bulbs are now almost the same whether it's zero watt, 40, 60, 100 watts, halogen or flood light, now no light no use; and that's you too. The day you will understand this, you will be able to live in the Society peacefully".

In Indian religious philosophy, the rising and setting sun are given equal respect, but in real life - we worship the rising sun by offering water but not the setting sun, the sooner we understand this, life will be easy.

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In jest

Why is the CA exam very difficult? Difference between CA and BCom.

BCom :

Question : How many Balls are there in an Over? * Answer : 6 * Full Marks!

If this were a CA exam question, the answer would be WRONG and the examiner's comment in the suggested answers would be : "Most of the students answered the questions. However, students have not understood the question correctly. Answers point to a lack of in depth understanding and conceptual clarity on the subject".

The correct answer is : 1 ball which is delivered 6 times".

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9. The power interruption had come about at a half past 12 and much to my dismay, even the water in the overhead tank had finished.

Anyways Suma had drawn a few buckets of water from the well and we could tide over till 1800 hrs, when the power was restored. Worked the motor and had one of the overhead tanks filled soon after and the second around a half past 9.