my eyes opened to reveal a dim, dark alley. i figured it to be a 19th century dungeon, something that i had watched extensively in numerous hollywood flicks. but i was brave...very brave....that ofcourse was because i knew i ws dreaming.
i got up and fearlessly walked ahead thorugh the fog and mist. as i came out of the fog and suddenly noticed a lone figure sitting in the shadows. it was unlike anything i had ever seen....sumthng in vague resemblence to some greek or roman mythological character- face of a donkey and body of a man. suddenly it turned towards me and asked, " so, you are one of them?"
wow ...it turns out that this donkey could actually speak!!"one of whom, talkng donkey!!??" "DONKEY!! so thats what they call me dese dayz.." nd then i cud c the tears in his eyes...dis wasnt sum donkey...it ws a miserable donkey....
"er...sry....bt who or what r u xactly? "
" i m the damn indian god of enginnering!!"
wow!! a god!! i was actually stnding in front of a god!! it suddenly dawned on me that i had better apologise before i got turned into ashes. like a god he read my mind and waived the need for an apology. "everyone calls me names these days...all the old splendour and honour is gone..."
he told me he had just been back from the annual general meeting of the gods of engineering of different countries . "there was a time when the indian god( my forefathers) used to be the most powerful and the most popular among all the gods...and look at my condition now!! those bloody organizers sent me a third class chariot driven by underfed horses from circuses to take me there. even the dude from pakistan received 2star treament." i cud see the pain in his eyes....apparently the enimity between india and pak extended to the domain of the gods.
i tried sympathising with him. " but that was totally wrong!! we produce the largest no. of engineers in the world. we shud be on the top!!"
"there used to be a time when that was the case. when our enginners used to be treated like kings on the face of the earth. not anymore!! in every nook and corner u look u find one....most of them searching desparately for a job. even the gutters are not enginner free these days!!!
i could feel his anguish at being offered a last row seat in the conference along with the libyans and the north koreans. i could also feel his discomfort at not being offered an air-conditioned room 3000 miles above the equator.
" i hate that american god...there wss a time when we used to give him the latest technology and the brightest minds that made the country what it is today.....and he is reciprocating by telling that obama chap to stop outsourcing!! such selfish &$%%#@!!! "
it was sad indeed....imagine letting your forefathers see that your house has been reduced from a palace to a garbage disposal site. it was horrendous. unimaginable!!
"i have become old and shall soon take up abode among the stars. my only son was crippled when a delhi metro rail bridge collpsed over him. and there is not a doctor good enough in this country to treat him." i wondered if god's nervous systems are any different from homo-sapiens.
accidentaly i stepped into a manhole and fell......
THUMP!! i had actually fallen...not through the manhole but from the bed...all for a gud night's dream!!!
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