One day Yoko told me that an owner of our favorite kurta shop has a sixth finger on his hand. The finger has grown from the root of the little finger. The length is about 7 cm and is longer than the little finger. I always check his sixth finger when I visit the shop now.
The finger has no function. It doesn't look useful, just a fake finger. I suppose he can’t move that finger at all. There seems to be no meaning to having a sixth finger because it can’t even grip anything. However, while I am thinking of the finger, I believie that it is the very finger he needs for his life and that an unnecessary finger is a very essential part at least of my life in this small town in India. This kind of necessarily but unnecessarily helps me to adjust to the world.
There are many stories in his life with the finger. I don’t know any stories but I can imagine that there must be. The start of the story is that his parents didn’t cut the finger off because they believed that it was something special. I can agree with them; I can’t cut the finger off if my child comes with a six fingered hand. Now he is in his sixties or seventies. This is a long story.
September 21, 2007
September 19, 2007
A Dangerous Shower
You should concentrate all the time, be awake to all around you. Even while taking a shower, when you are relaxing, be aware, otherwise you will surely be in danger. I am always awake while taking a shower in my apartment in Mumbai.
Firstly I watch the temperature of the water every single second because it can suddenly change. You may dream you've set the proper temperature in advance, twisting the cold water tap and the hot water little by little. It’s just a dream.
It’s possible the shower wil suddenly splash boiling water and you get scalded. So you should check the temperature all the time. If you feel something hot, twist the cold water tap as soon as you can.
Secondly when I find dust on the soap, I remove it quickly and it doesn’t stay there. Soap can be covered with dust very quickly. It is not easy to remove dust from soap and it takes a long time. Moreover it is really not easy to remove dust from the soap while you are naked. You can easily feel empty. Once when I was naked and was removing dust from my soap, I thought that my life would be over removing dust and hair from the soap while I was naked. It was not a good feeling at all.
The world is not a theme park, but it includes some real dangers. I believe that even taking a shower is not easy work for us.
Firstly I watch the temperature of the water every single second because it can suddenly change. You may dream you've set the proper temperature in advance, twisting the cold water tap and the hot water little by little. It’s just a dream.
It’s possible the shower wil suddenly splash boiling water and you get scalded. So you should check the temperature all the time. If you feel something hot, twist the cold water tap as soon as you can.
Secondly when I find dust on the soap, I remove it quickly and it doesn’t stay there. Soap can be covered with dust very quickly. It is not easy to remove dust from soap and it takes a long time. Moreover it is really not easy to remove dust from the soap while you are naked. You can easily feel empty. Once when I was naked and was removing dust from my soap, I thought that my life would be over removing dust and hair from the soap while I was naked. It was not a good feeling at all.
The world is not a theme park, but it includes some real dangers. I believe that even taking a shower is not easy work for us.
September 7, 2007
Yellow boys in Vashi
When I was walking on a street, a big yellow T-shirt group appeared. They were in the same T-shirts. I automatically imagined the charity event, “24 hours TV” in Japan. The yellows were gathering under an electric wire decorated with flowers and a ball. It was September 4, 2007.
I asked a man by me what they were going to do. The man explained they were going to make a pyramid of men to reach the ball on their heads. If they caught the ball, they would get 1 lac rupee as the prize. The distance was about 15 to 20 meters. “Is it possible for them?” He answered, “Of course.” I suspiciously stared they were making a big pyramid of men.
The pyramid was tall. About 5 boys climbed on 30 boys, 3 younger boys climbed on the 5 boys and one tiny little boy climbed on the 3 boys. Taking pictures, I asked the man, “And, what’s it for?” The man said, “For cerebrating a birthday.” “Of whom?” I patiently asked again. Actually, he was totally not a foreigner-friendly guy and he offered information a little at a time. He replied, “Of Lord Krishna.”
The yellow pyramid didn’t reach the ball and moved away. White and orange boys were also trying to get balls placed all over the city. All of them were too excited and wove their hands and shouted something to me just to express their joy.
I asked a man by me what they were going to do. The man explained they were going to make a pyramid of men to reach the ball on their heads. If they caught the ball, they would get 1 lac rupee as the prize. The distance was about 15 to 20 meters. “Is it possible for them?” He answered, “Of course.” I suspiciously stared they were making a big pyramid of men.
The pyramid was tall. About 5 boys climbed on 30 boys, 3 younger boys climbed on the 5 boys and one tiny little boy climbed on the 3 boys. Taking pictures, I asked the man, “And, what’s it for?” The man said, “For cerebrating a birthday.” “Of whom?” I patiently asked again. Actually, he was totally not a foreigner-friendly guy and he offered information a little at a time. He replied, “Of Lord Krishna.”
The yellow pyramid didn’t reach the ball and moved away. White and orange boys were also trying to get balls placed all over the city. All of them were too excited and wove their hands and shouted something to me just to express their joy.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
