The Ostrich

Cheeniya · Sep 22, 2018

@KrishnaPriya3
Hello KP
I am happy that this one tickled you. Laughter is the best medicine you know. But don't ask me for what!
Sri

Cheeniya · Sep 22, 2018

@GeetaKashyap
I am happy that you liked this Forward. I wish I could write stuff like this.

Cheeniya · Sep 22, 2018

@Viswamitra
Yes that was his major folly. If he had asked for it, he might have ended with just a dumb ostrich.

Adharv · Sep 23, 2018

Cheeniya said: ↑

@Adharv
I am happy that you enjoyed this but your disarming innocence in the question

has unnerved me. I am now scratching my head wondering how to answer this question!
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I didn't mean it that way. I have this sick habit of analyzing everything

I am so sorry, Sir Ji

shyamala1234 · Sep 23, 2018

Cheeniya said: ↑

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him.
The waitress asks them for their orders.
The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to
the ostrich, "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will
be $9.40 please." The man reaches into his pocket and
pulls out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man
says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke."

The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."
Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.
This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?"
asks the waitress.
"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and
a salad," says the man.

"Same," says the ostrich.
Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."
Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and
places it on the table.
The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me,
sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change
in your pocket every time?"
"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"
"That's right … Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.
The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with
a big bottom and long legs who agrees with everything I say.."
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Dear Cheeniya sir,
One has to be precise and clear while asking a genie or God... Except human beings.Because while asking human beings we have a doubt in one corner of mind that the wish may not be granted. But with Genei it is not so and the wish would be granted for sure. So when he asked for one with long legs etc.... That is somewhat ok but the second part is unreasonable in asking for one who nods and agrees with everything! Didn't he have an inkling thought it might be dumb and life would be boring!
Syamala

Cheeniya · Sep 23, 2018

@Adharv
The more we analyse, the less we will understand. The key to happy life is to take everything at face value. I remember a quote: “I'm tired of being inside my head all the time. I want to live out here, with you.” And take this advise from a psychologist that not to get too deep, it leads to over thinking, and over thinking leads to problems that doesn't even exist in the first place.

Cheeniya · Sep 23, 2018

@shyamala1234
My dear Syamala

shyamala1234 said: ↑

One has to be precise and clear while asking a genie or God.
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Absolutely true. When God appears before us and grants a boon, we get so excited and mixed up that we ask for the silliest of boons! Look at Khumbakarna. He goes into a very long penance for destruction of all Devas. When the Lord appeares before him, he becomes so excited that he gets mixed up. Instead of asking for Nirdevatvam he asked for Nidravatvam (Long sleep). The twisting of tongue at the crucial moment was caused by Devi Saraswathi.
Getting a boon is easy. But asking for the right thing is itself a gift of God
Sri

Adharv · Sep 23, 2018

Cheeniya said: ↑

@Adharv
The more we analyse, the less we will understand. The key to happy life is to take everything at face value. I remember a quote: “I'm tired of being inside my head all the time. I want to live out here, with you.” And take this advise from a psychologist that not to get too deep, it leads to over thinking, and over thinking leads to problems that doesn't even exist in the first place.
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Agreed and Lesson learnt, sir but for sure your article has something more than its FV

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