CULTURAL QA 08202424 Simple information and jokes -Base Quora QA. Compiled
Q4 Which is the most irritating ritual in our Indian society? G A4 Vijaya Lakshmi, Retired Finance manager at Coal India Limited (A Maharatna Company)6y You do not let her grieve peacefully in those eleven days. You do not let her come out of her grief after eleven days. We went there to talk with her for some time and console her. But there was absolutely no scope of talking with her. We couldn’t withstand all those happenings. Even as we tried to explain to her not to accept all these things, she would not listen . We returned home after ten minutesI think irritating would be a very mild word for this ritual. (Even though this ritual has been done away in most of the places in India, it still continues.) Gopalakrishnan 24-06-2024 KR Irritating ritual indeed; from a point of view as we utter angry words when rapings do occur, so also this is one of the emotional outbursts. But is that irritating? She also added that these cults had disappeared but in existence sparingly. As an exchange of one to one thought and conversational expressions of emotional outbursts, it looks like an act demeaning the woman hood. WELL, is living together accepted by the court more irritating than this, where a prostitute is grinded so heavily, if she were just the neighbor of Vijayalakshmi? There is another version of Karunanidhi. The letter dot is there for sumangali but not for Vidavai in Tamil why? Another women liberator said, why is a VIDHAVAN husband not given a similar treatment? One forward writer who wrote the self improvement books like how a small thread shall arrest a woman, and added, that even before the marriage, as a lady was wearing Kumkukm, Flowers and nail polish etc, why cant she just remove her tali alone, and live with all the make ups, which is her property?; but in TV shows, I do not see her like that; I do not know why? All harangues from Sati down to earth revolutions of making the woman an exhibit is in vogue today, where women's liberty is life of the west and does have all the rights including union independent, going to pub, living together, boy friend, Besties, and so forth. And it is not irritating? Crying loud is not irritating? I am neither defending nor offending anything. But where individually one accepted certain rituals, whether a lady or Gent, let it go. Do not pretend to be irritating. Every action has a reaction. Ancient Vedic life did not have Tali at all; Seetha never wore a Tali. So many customs and rituals entered life only by acceptance. So also, it will disappear. I feel no such reactions as irritating where the main quote is” it is believed that for 11 days husband atma is prowling so she remained sumangali and she becomes a widow only when that atma leaves’- like IRRITATING COMMENTS OVER THE SASTRAS, making fun of ourselves. Nowadays, Tali is removed during night and forgot to wear it. Is that not irritating? If applying kumkum and attending Varalakshmi Vratam, is not irritating and considered part of life, NO OTHER THINGS, ADOPTED, IN THE SAME SENTIMENT SPIRITS, ABIDING BY SASTRA, SHALL NOT BE COMMENTED AT ALL. IF SO DOING /IN SO DOING, PARTIALLY, ONE LOSES THE BASE hINDUISM AND STRIDING AWAY. ALL HAVE THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES TOO. Please do remember that, SANATANA DHARMA, MADE WOMEN ONLY TO BE PROTECTED, BY MEN AND THE SOCIETY, SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE IN SPECIES AS PER THE NATURE. In this respect later when time permits shall write Rig veda 1 179 6 verses of Lopamudra and Agastya which were tarnished by the west but reveal only this factor of protection. In that process, one way of protection is showing the woman less beautiful in the society, in the absence of a husband; so that, lack of protection, shall not induce the desire, mutually. Men's death in war was spoken by Arjuna as well as Mohamad, as the society shall not get derailed, in the absence of male and females as orphans. But where individuality rules high the society, has to take all in their strides. K Rajaram IRS 24828 NB: LOVE ALONE DECIDES ULTIMATELY ALL. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gopala Krishnan <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 at 12:05 Subject: [iyer123] CULTURAL QA 08-2024-24 To: <[email protected]> CULTURAL QA 08-2024-24 Simple information and jokes -Base Quora QA. Compiled Q1 What was the unexpected answer by a newly employed young guy in a department store? A1 Kate Pearson, 21h A young guy from Texas moves to California and goes to a big department store looking for a job. The manager says, "Do you have any sales experience?" The guy says, "Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Texas." Well, the boss liked the guy, so he gave him the job. "You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did." His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. "How many sales did you make today?" The guy says, "One." The boss says, "Just one? Our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale for?" Guy says, "$101,237.64." Boss says, "$101,237.64? What did you sell him?" Guy says, "First I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fish hook. Then I sold him a larger fish hook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing, and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat, so we went down to the boat department, and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4X4 Blazer." The boss said, "A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a boat and truck?" Guy says, "No, he came in here to buy a box of tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Well, since your weekend's shot, you might as well go fishing.'" Q2 What is the funniest joke you've been told that you still think about to this day? A2 T Ibit, Jun 17 Mr Smith who is 95 goes to the doctor for his annual check-up. The doctor suggests that he get exercise. He tells the doctor that he likes to play golf. But because of his eyes, he can no longer see where he hits the ball. The doctor suggests he get in touch with Mr. Jones who is also 95. He tells him, “ Mr. Jones has the eyes of an eagle. He can see for miles and miles.” So Mr. Smith gets in touch with Mr. Jones and makes an appointment to play golf. When they get to the golf course, Mr. Smith gets up to the tee and asks Mr. Jones if he will watch the ball to see where it goes. He asks “ Are you sure you can see where I will hit my ball?” Mr. Jones replies, “Of course I can see where you hit the ball. I have the eyes of an eagle. I can see for miles and miles.” Mr Smith hits the ball. He asks Mr. Jones if he saw where he hit the ball. Mr. Jones says, “Of course I saw where you hit the ball. I told you I have the eyes of an eagle. I can see for miles and miles. Mr. Smith then asks, “ Where is my golf ball? Mr. Jones replies, “I forgot.” Q3 Did you ever see karma hit someone who deserved it so befittingly that it was eerie? A3 Joanna Parsons-Johnson, Lives in San Jose, CA (2022–present) 20h Years ago, when I was stupid and naive when it came to doing odd jobs and gigs, I used to write resumes for people to make a little extra cash. One young man contacted me through a Craigslist ad for me to do his resume. We met so I could collect information, and I wrote a simple resume for him based on his job skills, charging him $40. Unfortunately, I sent him his finished resume, but he never sent me money for services rendered. Just took his resume and ghosted me (like I said, I was stupid when it came to knowing how to off my services for gigs. I know better now). Anyway, a few weeks later I attended a writer’s workshop in the city, and I gave one of the participants a ride home. It really wasn’t that far out of the way, so it was no problem for me, but she said she would pay for gas, which I thought would be $10 or $20. When I dropped her off she gave me exactly $40. Q4 Which is the most irritating ritual in our Indian society? A4 Vijaya Lakshmi, Retired Finance manager at Coal India Limited (A Maharatna Company)6y About 4–5 years ago, one of our relatives, a man in his mid- fifties passed away. We went to their house to pay condolences to his wife. Let us call her Kamala. That was the third or fourth day after her husband’s death. She was sitting in one corner of the room on the floor with grief stricken face. There were many people, most of them relatives roaming hurriedly here and there and occasionally coming to her and adorning her in some way or other. When I saw Kamala the first thing I felt, was a shock. Then there started a dull pain in my heart. She was dressed up just like a bride. A bright colored saree, hand full of green bangles, lot of flowers in the hair, turmeric applied on her face and a bindi on her forehead An old lady passing by saw her and commented “Why is this sticker bindi? Let her wear a big size bindi with kumkum(a red colored powder)” The old lady removed the sticker and applied large round bindi with kumkum. “Oh Kamala, why are you accepting all these things? Don’t you know what is going to happen in a few days?” my heart cried silently. But she had already been conditioned to acceptance. Even as tears flowed down her face, she sat silently accepting whatever was being done to her. I knew the reason. And it broke my heart. People believe that the man’s ‘atma’(spirit) would be roaming around until final rites are performed on 11th day. To keep the man’s atma happy, his wife would be decked like a ‘sumangali’ (married woman whose husband is still alive) things for those 11 days. And what happens on the 11th day? The same women would break her bangles, erase her kumkum, remove flowers from her hair and what not. You adorn her like bride, and one day you suddenly remove all those signs of sumangali. You do not let her grieve peacefully in those eleven days. You do not let her come out of her grief after eleven days. We went there to talk with her for some time and console her. But there was absolutely no scope of talking with her. We couldn’t withstand all those happenings. Even as we tried to explain her not to accept all these things, she would not listen. We returned home after ten minutes I think irritating would be a very mild word for this ritual. 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