Dust and socks
If somebody asked you what is your greatest contribution to the world, you shouldn’t even blink before saying, “HABITS!” Of course, you…
If somebody asked you what is your greatest contribution to the world, you shouldn’t even blink before saying, “HABITS!” Of course, you don’t have to scream. Just saying it gently would do, mainly because it’s true. We are all creatures of habits. Some of us exhibit OCD while others exhibit OCD in not exhibiting any sort of OCD. For every person obsessed with cleaning off the dust accumulating on his bookshelf, there is somebody who believes there’s no point in dusting. Each of these individuals adhere to their set habits.
A year or so ago, I would be pissed to find a sock missing. Unlike us, socks deserve their soulmates. When you lose its partner — it’s you who are responsible for this separation, not the socks — you feel a pinch too. You can’t do much with a lonely soldier. The poor guy stays there waiting to reunite with his beloved. Only time will tell whether there will be a union or not. However, if you don’t do what I learned to do, chances are the sock will perish into tattered oblivion. I decided to go ahead and wear whichever two socks showed up in the lot. Didn’t matter what their colour, creed, religion or caste is. One could be the furry type and another, sleek. One could be white and another, grey. One could be torn and another laughing at it. All I need to get going are two socks.
Despite this change in perception and the resulting action, I continue to remain a creature of habit. Earlier, my habit was tuned toward finding a proper pair whereas now, my habit is tuned toward finding a common pair.
As we grow older, we notice such changes taking place. I remember being somebody who wanted to make everybody around me smile — not laugh, mind you; that’s too much effort — but today, I am least interested in exerting a merry reaction from others. That said, my ultimate aim in life is to make Victoria Beckham smile in public. Habits.
Anyway, here are some of the tips you could use if you’re that person who got rid of the sock because you couldn’t find its partner only to realize a few weeks later that the partner was lying under the bed collecting dust for no reason.
Try bending a rule before breaking it.
Listen to what they don’t have to say.
Never marry somebody whose GIF game is better than yours.
Bakwas karne se pehle thoda sa research kar lo.
Make sure you’ve got a better idea before calling other’s ideas terrible.
Hope for the best and tweet for the worst.
Be fair and distribute your benefit of doubt equally.
Be a function of productivity.
Be as grossly manipulative as cinema.
Write for yourself. Wrong for others.
Be extreme when it comes to compassion.
Be true to yourself. Doctrines change with time.
Bullshit mein consistency rakhiye.
Be as secular as a disease.
Chase your dreams but don’t get lost.
Roll your eyes but not too loudly.
Mishandle with care.
Challenge everything except the sun.
Call a spade whatever you like.
Between truth and flattery, choose social media.
Never underestimate the long-term benefits of shutting up.
If ideas bother to pay you a visit, note them down.
Be suspicious of everything and lead a long sad lonely existence.
If you are creative, pretend to enjoy suffering.
Find yourself before others do.
Keep your hopes low and spirits high.
Mistake and forgive.
Kal ki chinta mein kal barbaad karo, aaj nahi.
Become the rich friend you always wanted to have.
Never form an opinion based on your opinions.
Always lend your book under the assumption that you’re never getting it back.
Do your best and fuck off.
Think twice before you say anything… and then don’t say it!