Hosni Mubarak, Zindabad. I am all for dictators. Or rather, for being a dictator. The reason is not what you guys (with your dirty minds) are thinking about. It is simply the fact that you can dictate, and you have people who will listen to whatever crap you tell them. These days, it is so good for your morale. What with kids of five or less having a mind of their own (whoever heard of such a thing in 'the good old days?'), it is really nice to have SOMEBODY listen to what you have to say, let alone obey unquestioningly.
Even if this goes on for about 20 years (as the average lifespan of a modern dictator seems to indicate), I would say, go for it. It's a rocking lifestyle. And you always have Uncle Sam to bail you out, if things start closing in around your neck at the end of it all.
One thing I always missed out in India, and the US-two countries I lived in so far, is a good dictator. Imagine if there was a dictator in the country, would anyone dare to refuse you a ration card? A passport? A driver's license? Would there be strikes of any kind, at any time? Would bank employees and so on treat you like a 'customer for life' without doing anything for you? Imagine how soon our population might be right-sized if beheading were to be the penalty for spitting on the road?
Ahhh, for a good dictator. The possibilities are endless.
Play in Marathi- Mahapur
That means Great Flood. It's a story about a guy and a girl who are friends from school, for many years. He thinks it's a love stor...
These Were Liked a Lot
-
Got a surprise visit from two IPM alums who were in my Marketing Research class too- Amogh Jawa and Vanshika Chaudhary- she's on to a P... -
These are not the official ones, but meets with alums of different places I have taught in, personally, either at Indore or elsewhere. Met ... -
Golf has given me a lot of new friends- teaching it, I mean. One of these I taught on request, was a talented actor from IIM Indore FPM pro... -
Usually, I am not very talkative. But in the right company, I can hold a long conversation. Happened again in the company of my friend Swat... -
Ok, this is a continuing series, and many more people I know are yet to be covered. But let me try- NIFT Students- Thanks to Bhaskar Banerj... -
Not blues, because it wasn't my wedding! On tour to Mumbai, managed to attend a friend's son's wedding. It was in Juhu area, at... -
Ok, one such meetup happened yesterday, with old friends, Prachi Jain and Pratishtha Batra, of IIM Indore fame. There was a new member too ...
No comments:
Post a Comment