Friday, June 09, 2006

Onesome sex: The Last Refuge of Singles

Our society has a remarkable history of condemning things which are genuinely worth doing. One such thing is the point of discussion here.

More than 95% have done it at some or other point of time. Some love it so much that they see it as a bright option even though better ones are available to them. Such is the charm it has.

It’s free, hardly needs any expertise, and gives one of the best pleasures ever discovered by Homo Sapience. And, the best thing is it can be done anywhere (although suggested to be done in the absence of prying eyes), anytime and many times a day (well, it depends upon your ability).

You don’t need to depend on anybody. You don’t need to persuade anybody. You don’t need to impress anybody. It’s some sort of self-employment where you are the employer and the employee both. What you need to do is to have some trust in your hand. As they say in Hindi, "Apna haath….. jagannath.” Well, you may also take some help of your imaginative faculty. A good exercise to improve creative visualization too, huh! (I wonder why Emerson forgot to put it into his essay ‘Self Reliance’.)

Nowadays, as the capability to sleep is fast becoming extinct, this activity can also work as the best tranquilizer. With no side effects- that’s the beauty of it. No pill-popping, no maa ki lori- just a little bit of hand-work, you see!

So, what’s it? You might have guessed it by now. Married or unmarried, there is one thing which binds both these worlds. One thread which connects the memories of the first and the exploits of the second. But these are the singles who value it most. After all, they need it most.

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