KIDAPPU-IRUPPU–NILPPU LYING-SITTING -STANDING
I was thinking of the basic natures of humans andanimals. Lying-Sitting and standing. Though among animals, the newborn canstand with in minutes among humans it takes about a year. While humans havefive senses, one more than animals, for me it is a mystery why the new born isnot able to stand immediately on birth among humans except a few mythologicalcharacters like Vedavysa. I have read after birth he bid farewell toMatsyagndhi, intimating he would come when she think of calling him. Matsyagandhibecomes Satyavathi queen of king Santhanu. She calls Vedavyasa to continue thekuru lineage to have relation with Ambika and Ambalika and on this accountbirth of Pandu and Dritharashtra occurs. Unless warranted the human nature is to lye more. Atbirth the new born lye for more time. Same continues as a genes continuation.Standing requires more energy. Sitting requires lesser and lying require veryless energy. But lying in a posturerequire energy. I thought of writing about these human qualities. Nilppu(Standing). While I came to Chennai in 1964, I got a friend cameacross a person working in TVS assembling group. While he was telling not evenstool is provided while on duty I couldnot digest it at that time. Very late I had an occasion to visit Leyland motorsassembling plant. I found what he saidwas true. Still later, when my son wentabroad as engineer, condition was slightly better in the factory, since he wasin maintenance. Three chairs and fivestaff. This meant always any of the two had to stand to see things. Standing for long time gives leg pain irrespective ofage. In some shops, amusing parks, some have only duty as standing without orwith slight motion. So time is fixed, intervals are given to avoid more strain.In jewelry shops there are welcome staff. They cannot sit. Hotel cateringstaff, have to stand, only on intervals for freshening, they could sit. Thoughpractice they stand, on completing duty they feel not to sit- but to lye. Walking and standing, is less strain thansimply standing. Because of this strain,once they lay on bed, they get immediate sleep. If someone asks lazy people to go somewhere, they wouldand not move. Standing to show they are ready. They would move some times afterpushing. Something similar to some passenger trains. Even after station masterhas cleared, signal given, some reason or other guard will not show flag/whistleor driver would not push the engine to move. Standing sometimes is stylish. Many advertisements comeswith persons standing in different styles. But only handsome can give goodpostures. Stylish standing comes natural to certain kids, adolescents, and youngsters. Sitting (Iruppu) There are different postures for sitting, certainpostures are difficult. As age advance many cannot sit on floor, getting upwould become difficult, some body’s help is required. Sitting in chairs or cotswould not be so difficult. The muscle movement required is more to get up fromfloor. Even sitting continuous is difficult as age advance. Manyworkers prefer to sit and work, or certain works can be done better only bysitting. At one time stenographers used to stand and take dictation. Writing isdifficult by standing, whatever the provision given. On those days busconductors used to issue half tickets semi standing, they used to get balanceby slanting on a seat, while travelling examiners check ID and ticket bywalking, for issuing additional charge, most go to their seat to write. Sittingwith movement like tiling roof, most carpentry worksis less strenuous than fully sitting. Lying Though lying is relaxing fully mind would be doingthings. Many used to keep pen and note book to write items coming on thinking.They may forget later. Especially among writers, scientists etc., thinking ismore. One cannot continuously lye also. He would be temptedto sit and walk. Even bedridden patients once a while ask assistants to changethe position of cot to sitting mode. Fornatural calls even bed ridden try to get up and go to wash room if at all withassistance. If somewhat able to sit, he may try to stand and move. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/167814126.1106629.1617009441170%40mail.yahoo.com.
