(Humour)
The Forbidden Fruit
Nothing attracts like sex and all Adam’s sons are the natural victims of enticing Eves
By Mukesh Sharma
he Paradise was lost the day Adam and Eve descended in Eden Garden. The story was very well couched in immortal words (blank verse) by a celebrated 17th century English poet John Milton through his epic poem Paradise Lost’ and its first version was said to be brought out way back in 1667.
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The poet’s observations are the deep reflections of man’s psyche:
“What hath right to do with sleep?” “Better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven.” “Solitude sometimes the best society.” “Long is the way and hard, that out of the hell leads up to light.” “ Awake, arise or be for ever fall in.”
-John Milton, Paradise Lost
But to the utter surprise of common man, the ‘paradise’ appears to have been lost once again very recently since the day of John Milton after such a long time when a ‘promising’ actress leveled wild allegations of sexual harassment against the member of her own fraternity that too not in any Court of Law but on a TV channel where the popularity is grown.
Shuttling between USP (Unique Selling Point) and TRP (Television Rating Point), the ever hungry TV channels started vying for the most coveted opportunity to pass themselves off as a custodian of moral values, and of course, the oppressed women folk.
As usual, the ‘sexy’ news, made even years old entombed ghost, #ME TOO, to wake up from slumber, take twists and turns in grave, and come out with a grunt - #metoo, #metoo. . .
The sussy story doesn’t end here. Some self styled puritans - judges, actors, ministers, journos and so on, also jumped on the bandwagon, perhaps, just to ingratiate themselves. The great proponent of TRUTH, Acharya Rajneesh, popularly known as Osho in one of his discourses quips:
“If you are doing something wrong against the established practice or law, do visit a religious place of your choice regularly. If you are exposed at any point of time, there would be at least sizable number of ignorant fools who would willingly vouchsafe for you, and stand witness for you for being a gentleman.”
Always in full swing, ever ready Rahul Gandhi tweets:
“It is about time everyone learns to treat women with respect and dignity. I am glad the space for those who don’t, is closing. The truth needs to be told to bring about change.”
Replying to Rahul Gandhi’s moral sermon, @Ra-Bries, a twitterite sarcastically tweets:
“Yes sir, I completely agree with you. History is a witness of your claims and commitment of treating world women with dignity. That is why you never let the women reservation bill get through and created all possible hurdles in the Triple Talaque bill. Also do you know who was Sukanya?”
Needless to say, the sex-war is eternal. It is beyond the intervention of Oracles of Law and United Nations. It is purely regulated by the Law of Nature. It is well said:
“Opportunity gives rise to thoughts; thoughts give rise to desires, and desires give rise to action.”
It takes two to make a ‘marriage’. No moral standard of any religion can restrain this (sex war). It is not just libido but the lust also. In Lady Holland Memoir, by Sydney Smith writes:
“How can a bishop marry? How can I flirt? The most he can say is, ‘I will see you in the vestry after service’.”
Says a devout Muslim with a sheepish grin, “Frankly speaking, all the Hindu want to be Muslim in youth, and all the Muslim, want to be Hindu in old age.”
The lure of Forbidden Fruit is pristine and proverbial. Men would be men, women would be women. Ram and Sita live in the Ramcharita manas of Tulsi Das only. But Ravana is out. Though his effigy is burnt every year on the eve of Dussehra, he is immortal, imperishable, immutable and indestructible. He is everywhere - in small villages, big cities, high public offices and allegedly, in the Parliament too.
