Kumar Bahukhandi
Without more ado fetch these items from the market ,screeched my aunty and tossed a long list towards me . Honestly speaking , she played a spoil sport by breaking my concentration as I was deeply immersed in the thumb play of my mobile handset that has varied configurations .Writing “yours obediently” in the end of each and every letter made me ‘obedient in every respect .I rushed for the market with whatever I could grab in my hand while moving out .
- I vanished in a few seconds from the house just like the film ‘Baghi 4 ’ melting away from the cinema hall after a couple a days .I nearly dropped the bone-china crockery set on the floor when some one gave a robust pat on my shoulder while purchasing items from the shop . Irritating, hurling curses and abuses, I austerely looked at the person for his rude attitude of landing a mighty bone breaking blow. ‘;He was non other than my classmate Sanju ,with a broad smile displaying all his teeth like a model campaigning for a tooth paste in the advertisement .
- Before our conversation could commence, his cell phone buzzed and in hurry he handed his phone to me and said,”Tell the caller Sanju has left his phone at my place in a hurry for the office, you can call him in the evening.” Not being a habitual liar, I hesitated and stammered a little bit and responded to the caller “Rajesh left his office at my place in a hurry to reach the phone.” Then other were series of question from the caller starting from what ,why, when ,where ,how and so on making me sweat in the winter .I was bowled over with my friend’s tactic to avoid the caller .Actually this has become a regular feature nowadays .People lie and perjure themselves more on cell phones than in their routine deliberations ..
To be honest when we(not me… I hardly give my number to anyone ) receive calls from our boss, money lenders, and colleagues and also from our relatives, we tend to lie with confidence. If you are on familiar terms with person who has never lied on the cell phone pls lend me his number for receiving hand ful tips for “Ideal Communication”.
The other day, I was dumbstruck when my colleague, Hemant was chatting on the phone.”I am out of city, so we can’t meet for a week.” I asked him with thousand wrinkles on my forehead,”Why are you lying when you are not out of city?” Buddy I want to settle scores with him, and he won’t come to know whether I am in the city or not “. One of my friends Sumit has the habit of changing the cell numbers now and then .Whenever people desire to contact him, he makes them run for their money .He owes lots of money from Banks ,credit societies and even ,hand loans from unauthorized money lenders .He has given them phone number that doesn’t exist .He often changes the numbers and is ever ready with an answer,” The mobile company has given an exciting offer ,so I have changed the number .
Other day I was in a cinema hall enjoying the film ‘Prithiviraj ’, I eavesdropped a mobile conversation of a person sitting adjacent to me ,”I am still working in the office ,completing the pending work for the next month’s meeting of Board of Directors ,and the music you hear from behind is from my colleague’s mobile phone, who enjoys music while working.” I felt envious of ‘Prithiviraj who couldn’t lie at any cost in the whole film ,though in an awful and embarrassing, situation , while Akshay Kumar as Samrat Prithviraj is honest and follows the vision of his director to portray the Hindu Samrat. ,he spoke only truth and nothing else.
Today we come across regular quarrels and heated arguments in our homes when the in charge of the house keeps the cell phone carelessly here and there, and start yelling at wife and children,” I have carefully kept the mobile phone on the table, you have kept it somewhere,” Then a series of missed calls are given to find out the location ,and at last six inches instrument is discovered which is either lying in the dickey of your motorcycle or in the office bag or in the trousers . Don’t you think that the mobile phone has given us the license to lie? We are using the license liberally and as per our convenience.
