Ashu,
I have not seen or talked to Ashu for more than five years.
I came across your picture in Nepal Times, possibly the latest one.
You wears specs now. The mesio-distal, supero-inferior, lateral- verticle, dimention of your forehead has increased.
The chronological factor seemed to have taken some toll.
Could not tell by the size of picture if you have gray hair or not.
Seemed to have put on significant weight.
Glory to Bald-R-Us
"God only made a few perfect heads
And those are the ones He uncovered"
BALD HEADED MEN
Some men have a full head of hair;
With others there is a lack.
Those with abundance aren't always fair
And throw the bald ones a lot of flack,
Like---"an empty shack needs no roof",
Or---"granite grows no grass".
From such ones I stay aloof
For it sounds like belching gas.
To the first I say, "no roof lets in light,
Therefore, I'm not in the dark.
To understand is pure delight".
That stops that vile remark.
To the next remark I simply say,
"You could have let that statement pass.
As well as granite, a brain is gray,
And a busy street grows no grass".
So, listen, all you bald headed men,
Don't be ashamed of your dome.
Don't accept a blow to your chin
Just because you need no comb.
'Cause next I say what the smart aleck dreads
And all his remarks are smothered,
"God only made a few perfect heads
And those are the ones He uncovered".
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http://www.things-to-say.com/humor-clean/baldmen.htm
Oh god, we are all dying, aren't we? :P Shirish, what a thread you started! :)
Ashu must not be too thrilled at people using him as an example to discuss aging so I will refrain from commenting specifically on his new looks other than saying he looks very dignified in that picture :) But I will say is that even though I don't know him, I have seen his picture over the years in the Nepali Times, read his articles and seen him express his views on Sajha - and in the process have grown to like and respect him.
What I do want to comment on is some of the things Shirish mentioned in his musings. It is always a sombre experience, at least for me, to watch those around you age. I remember this one time that I met my dad after a few years and every strand of gray hair on his head hit me like an arrow. I guess when we watch near and dear ones age, at some level, it reminds us of our own frailties and the path ahead that we must all follow.
My friends and I have not yet hit graying time yet - it is still entirely black and mostly intact :) Touch wood! :D But we will get there and your comments stirred me up a bit because I realize there will come a time when we too will be asking the questions you asked and thinking the thoughts you thought. This is a bit cliched, and I wish there were other popular expressions for it, but I am reminded of an old quote "Count your happiness by smiles not tears, count your age by friends not years". :) If you can put aside the element of cheesiness in that quote for a moment, I feel there is a lot of substance behind those words, especially when I reflect on life and all the things that await us that we can never be too sure about.
Phew - some heavy stuff there. Glad to get it out of my system. Hope everyone's having a decent evening (or day ) where ever they are
To good life!
:)
Sirish et al,
Thank you.
This thread is funny, and am enjoying all your rib-poking humor.
My thanks to my lovely wife for her sustained gentle insistence that I replaced that old NT mugshot with
this new one :-)
oohi
ashu
Ok...the above poem had me laughing..I know a few domes myself!! ha ha...Am going to fwd it to some of em..
As for revealing Ashu's pic..really shirish..you shudnt have..Always imagined him to look like a cheeky bugger.. but he looks pretty stern in that pic. O well..Tis a funny thread I say.
gone with the wind.
Sitara,
Happy new year (the Chinese one?:) It seems that I do need to change my glass!
"My friends and I have not yet hit graying time yet - it is still entirely black and mostly intact :) "
Captain Saap, No! To some people like me, "Graying" DOES NOT relate to "time" or "Age". It comes unnoticed and when we DO notice it, it is already too late to worrry about.
When I do not see mirrors (perhaps due to psychological reasons, I seldom look at mirrors-- let me grow my beard than to feel too old) and the fallen hair in the barbar shops, I still feel like 20 :) My experience is that WAY of THINKING does not change a lot (it must be genetic factor) but the knowledge does (with age and with education).
No matter how old I am, I am still thinking iin the same way as I was in undeegraduate student.
hahahaha...looks like an Oldies Reunion going on here hahahahaha........:P
what am i doing here? it would be an utter insult to my vibrant youth full of gusto if i dare write more words :P
have a good one old people :P :P hahahaha
LooTe
"आगो ताप्नु मुढाको कुरा सुन्नु बुढाको" this famous Nepali quote might not just be creatied out of reason. But I think all of us fear getting older, getting wrinkels, getting called Uncle and Hajur Baa for that matter losing hair, getting bald and so on.
Well, but I do not know why do we get older? Sometiems I imagine if we were young forever, body strong and powerful like in early 20s and everyday full of romance, unlimited desires, great ambitions and bigger dreams!! I do not know how does one feel when one reach 50s or 60s and do not fulfill their dreams.
Is it worth looking back those days? Is getting older synonyms to getting clsoer to DEATH? In that case, do we fear ageing or death, perhpas both. I do not know why everyone tries to look younger, colour hair, and feel pleased if one praises saying something like "Unbelieveable!!! you look so young" hehehehhe.........
Here I remember the quote of Victor Hugo who once quoted "The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody (perhaps to SAJHA USERS)
On the contrary Gergoe Elito had counterattacked on this issue "What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind--the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship."
Once again "आगो ताप्नु मुढाको कुरा सुन्नु बुढाको"
It is so nice to see all good old friends writing in here. Once, as a silent reader of sajha, I always used to read Ashu's and Nepe's postings. These guys are awesome. Good to see Ashu back after long long time.
Please keep writing you people. Give us something to read and learn.
Shirish, thanx for starting this. I hope we will get more inputs from these guys now on. I liked the one you said,"Aging is mandatory and growing up is optional." I have been escaping the growing up part till now.:-)
Namaste SL, h1b, SITARA, Scarlett, sapphire, OK, LooTe and Amazing!!
Great thread!!
Have a good day everyone.
:)
.Oopss How did I forget Captain Haddock in there??
Namaste Captain Saab!! Kyaa Naam, bhool se mistake bhayechha!
:-)
Ashu,
The distinguished-look, huh! Mrs. must be feeding you quite well!!
I had also noticed the change of picture in Nepali Times.
BTW, Mr. Vaidya seems to have carved himself nice little niche market dealing with bio-technology. Kudos to him. I had actually visited his place in Bhaisepati as he was just starting out. I was quite impressed even then.
Hi ya back Camoflage:) !
Here's another one by Robert Browning" Grow old along with me,the best is yet to be." It could not possibly apply to one and all;)
gone with the wind
Obviously, I did not consider the consequences when I posted that. I was just amused by the changes I saw in the photograph.
Ashu,
I apologize for the comments I made and regret it deeply. I did not mean to harm you in any way.
I have promised to myself not to talk about person anymore in public domains.
It would have been better if I had sent you an email, instead of posting here in Sajha.
Sirish,
That's OK.
Don't be too hard on yourself.
Fortunately, because of our extensive 'sangat' in Boston,
you know me well enough to know that I like to take my
work seriously without ever taking myself seriously.
That said, we all need to laugh at our own selves
from time to time, for doing so keeps us emotionally healthy.
oohi
ashu
Ashu married?
When did u marry Ashu and is your wife as intelligent and smart as u ?If it's ok,let us know who she is.
Ashu,
Maile pani khyal-thatha gareko hai.......I hope you didn't mind my slightly snide comment!
I hope that drink and guff-saff session is still on, the next time we see each other:-)
Cheers!
COTOB
Hey OK -
True true, very turu! :)
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who has the most hair of them all?! :P
Ashu mania had taken a back seat for a bit - long time coming indeed!
Ashu,
Are we supposed to be content with your NT jottings from now on or what?
You have been a tad sparing with your incisive Sajha write-ups of late.
Busy with life's other priorities perhaps. Either that or I have been away from Sajha for far too long.
Good to see you again, mate!
Ps: The quote mugshot unquote does retain its customary charm! So dispair not - thanks to your good lady.
*************
Shirish,
Your 'hair' story is pretty hairy-scary! :-) Oh the incompetent barbers (hair-dressers rather - I am trying to be correct here politically!) - some of them do show a big whack of ego floating about them, I must admit!
****
The elusive one, ol chap, the Pimpernel Scary Scarlet, Amazing,
You have a happy hair day all,
Here's to the gloriously aging, balding ones.
Oh whatever happened to the great mane of the bushy, curly locks and wavy hair! Mine is as wavy as Hugh Grant's. Ahem. :-)
Take care all - happy weekend.
Carpe diem
Oh forgot to include Nepe ji above.
Hi all the same Nepe ji.
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