SAMI & SAMI -TIGER SAMI Ramasami an adolescent diminutive resident of a South Indian village was jobless. One look at him, people comment, "you stodgy-podgy, tribal, lazy, junglee fellow, baby elephant...brimming with sloth & inertia, a glutton, a gourmand, good for nothing, good to eat three times huge pyramids of curd-rice and dozing off ". He was angry and unhappy about himself that he was not employable and cursed his stars and that mere schooling with little knowledge of English could not fetch him a decent job. That was summer holidays for school and a season for circus companies. A famous circus company came and camped in the nearby city. Ramasami approached the circus boss - begged him to employ him somehow! It was only few weeks before the circus last a clown to covid-19 who was from aboriginal tribe but could speak accented English humorously. He was an expert to play the role of a clown performing tricks, gymnastics & swing effortlessly in trapeze in the circus. He was a great attraction and crowd-puller because in the role of a tribal-clown speaking accented English and do often double somersault, the circus had always a mass attraction for city people. Shows get booked in advance to its capacity. From the revenue point of view, his role was indispensable. But alas with his exit, show after show the amount collection tumbled down. Circus Boss found the shorty Ramsami in looks was almost resembling the late aboriginal - tribal clown. He was glad that he got a perfect replacement for the man the circus lost a few days ago. He appointed Ramasami to play the role of clown. The latter with little training could play the role of clown easily. The spectators attendance for each show day by day was only growing up . A few weeks later, circus Boss said to Ramasami, "Look sami - for ...how many days you will be playing only the role of clown and speak only gibbering English? To remain in business, the circus has to be innovative and show more tricks! You must learn and practise walking on a rope with balancing stick". Few weeks later... Ramasami attired in a funny colourful fancy dress was walking on a rope at a considerable height balancing himself holding a 10 feet long bamboo stick. He was walking on the rope very slowly, steadily and gently for a while, then he saw down. A ferocious tiger released from a huge steel spherical cage that was walking majestically criss- crossing the arena, curling it's long tail often stretching it and gazing above at him. Glint in the eyes of tiger stirred his blood and was about to swoon. Ramasami was never told about the tiger that would join the scene below the rope. Someone was speaking from top of the lungs over the microphone in local language - 'Would the clown "Johnny" safely trod on the rope and reach the other end or would he somersault, drop down and escape from the wild hungry tiger? Would he over power the roaring tiger or would he become its food?...do you all now look at Johnny or the tiger?" But Johnny - ie our Ramasami - was finding his concentration waning . His legs began trembling. He was cursing that "if only the rope is little more thick ... oh my God, I may lose balance a bit, and sure would be falling direct into the waiting mouth of tiger!" He was scared stiff..., and the next moment, he lost his balance completely and fell vertically down, directly on top of the tiger. When he saw the tiger at such a close proximity, Ramasami froze! The tiger did not roar nor turned wild but softly spoke to him. Tiger said, "Hey, Ramasami! Don't be afraid.......I'm your friend Krishnasami! Just as you are attired in a clown dress, I am wearing a tiger costume.." When krishnasami ie tiger- samy whispered thus, Ramasamy's fear vanished! ********** This is example of Advaita! There is only one Atmasvarupam in which Antaryami exists in everything! It bears a different form outside. That's it! (Adapted to anectode from book Deivathin Kural)
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Here the event in the story happens in circus. I came across a video of two great humourist from west. Thought this is the best place go share the humour. Here goes Laurel & Hardy.
