Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Threats


Loki – I have an army.
Tony Stark – We have a Hulk.

Vijay – Aaj mere paas bangla hai, gadi hai, paisa hai! Tumhare paas kya hai?
Ravi – Mere paas Maa hai!

Friend – I’m hungry. Let me eat that sandwich you are having.
Me – Step away from the sandwich, or I will beat your fucking teeth out.

Threats have always been an unwanted yet critical part of life. In fact, if you think about it you hear them every day; in the bus, the workplace or the public bathroom lines. Threats are that one singular moment where you can be reminded of your family,

Man standing in bathroom line – Saale jaldi bahar nikal varna tere maa behan ek kar dunga!

bank balance,

Conductor – Bus ticket khareedne ki aukaat hai toh chadh ke dikha!

And IQ level.

Boss – I was thinking of hiring the cockroach feeding on cow dung as your replacement. Your ideas do seem to match. In retrospect I feel his are better.

So why is it that we subject people to threats and vice versa?

Is it a sign of weakness that we have to resort towards the terrorization of a person’s mental being rather than working things out with more calm means?

Is it because we feel threatened so, as bestowed by Mother Nature, we use these means as a reflex?

The answer is unknown to me. But if you do have the answers let me know, else you will surely be reminded of your family, bank balance and IQ level.