Many a times (in my case, always), life presents situations that simply defy plain logic. Take the instance of me stepping out of home on a sunny morning without an umbrella and it begins to pour torrentially when I am exactly 750mtrs from home. Now, the distance is such that I hate going back to pick up something as trivial as an umbrella. Result is; I am drenched despite the fact that the last two days had recorded dry spells and the meteorological department was worried about impending droughts. But it HAS to always rain when I decide to go out or when I am about to step out of office!!! This happens so regularly that I almost believe that rains have ‘working’ hours (read pouring hours) which are scheduled just after MY shift :(
Some many many years ago, Murphy said a few things which even today seem so incredibly true. Doesn’t it always happen that the chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet?
The very shoe/ bangle/ ring/ dress I like is never available in my preferred colour and if fortunately it is available, it never fits me!
The account section clerk breaks for lunch the moment I discover I am the first one at the counter. The question perennially remains: “Mera number kab aayega???”
The machine issuing movie coupons on (Vodafone) tuesdays decides to work in a clumsy manner when I am standing with a group of buddies and so quintessentially we have to miss the first 10minutes of the movie.
All possible lights on my internet router flicker endlessly when I decide to log-into my facebook account. All sites seem ‘unavailable’ or ‘temporarily moved to another location’. It never happens with my brother!
There are a few buses which perform consistently in terms of service even in the fleet owned by TMT (Thane Municipal Transport), which is otherwise notorious for failing to satisfy the minimum competency requirements to sustain as a public transport. The day I decide to take one of these top-performing buses, the trip stands cancelled! Then there is the ticket queue which is illimitable on the very day my railway pass has expired. The very counter I am trailing has a lady (it is always a lady who is amazingly slow) who discusses recipes with a neighbour and hence is delaying the process of issuing tickets, while the clock endlessly ticks away… I find it so difficult to stick to my virtues and prevent myself from embarking on a ticket less travel.
At times I wonder; are the environmental factors ensuring that my punctuality goes for a toss?
Does anyone bother pondering over these frivolous things?
I can afford to because I am engulfed with such thoughts when the aforesaid things happen regularly to me.
Does this really happen to me only???
I am sure the answer is a thunder echoing “NO”!!!
This probably means that the people who get to sit in public transport are the ones who are either 40minutes late or 30minutes early to reach their destination!
6 comments:
As an answer to your question, it happens to all the people all the time and we all complain about all the small and large things that you have mentioned! I could very much relate to many of the things mentioned...(except of course some girly stuff)...Murphy's law working as always....
I have also given a thought to this...but i think we tend to remember these incidences far more because thyey stay in our memory...while those incedences when the travelling, queue, rains all favour us are easily forgotten!!
If you like reading Murphy's Law book, you must also read another book called "Parkinson's Law", by Cyril Northcote Parkinson...search for him on the net....These Parkinson's Laws are a much improvised version and will leave you rolling with laughter for sure!! :)
i have just one thing to say:
murphy's law doesn't stand up to statistical analysis :)
Nice musing Priya,
Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, It will.
My corollary: It will all be your fault and everyone will say this :P
Another Corollary: If there are about three ways in which something can go wrong and you some how manage to circumvent them, still an unforseen, unexpected Fourth way will promptly develop :)
Oh! Help us from the perversity of the universe.... the collective conspiracy against us :)
@P: its just human to feel extra tired when the lift doesn't work and remember that it dint work even after 2 weeks of regular lifting :P
@Kris: Murphy's laws give u a good laugh because they are more relate able than any other scientific laws!
@Ameya: lolzz..agree on the fourth corollary thingy :)
It's very annoying x-(
Would like to add:
1. A bird craps on my head right outside my hostel gate when all the way back from class I have been taking all the sheltered routes to avoid the birds.
2. I bunk a class for the first time this semester and the professor takes a surprise test. I bunked one class of a subject last semester and the prof returned test papers, discussed the problem, asked everyone to resolve and submit the test.
:D
Listen to this song called Ironic by Avril Lavigne, everyone's singing about it, it's not just you! :P
one of the basic complaints of a human being...IT HAPPENS TO ME ONLY! there are 6 billion+ 'me's on earth..lol
Post a Comment