My fascination for lining up my office room with potted plants started impromptu and refused to subside for a while. The best ceramic pots and their contents that were peacefully residing in the comfort of my balcony were shifted to their new location using state of the art logistics aka Maruti Alto, through a mission mode approach (I love this phrase and like all fellow scientists, is totally clueless about what it is!).
Being dedicated to the cause, i decided to give it my hundred percent. I made an extensive timeline for shuttling them from room to corridor - for the precise amount of sunlight. Watering demanded an HPLC grade level of accuracy- an extra drop spelt death! The demand for outdoor time slowly increased and soon, most days they were left outside for their day long sun bath.
Not at all used to this kind of workplace antics, my office mates were totally amused.
A word of caution was put forth to the adrenaline-pumped me, to be more careful about leaving the pots unattended. Plant lovers, we all know, are the biggest threat to many things on this planet, including biodiversity! But, can such souls even dream of pinching a leaf from MY pots!!!
The 'Gabbar Singh' in me, which doesn't need any rhyme or reason to perform, spoke with swag....'Isko choone wala abhi paida nahin hua' followed by many more Bollywood one- liners...where bad grammar and misplaced vocabulary competed neck to neck. (prabodh + praveen +parangadh se bhi kuch nahin hoga!) . The घ kshetr residents had nothing for a reply, since they didn't want to provoke any further abuse of the language.
Stepping out of the office late evening, i stood by the pots that were now more a part of the corridor... relishing the Gabbar feel.
To conclude....I have only one simple question to all
Who stole every single of those pots ? !!
P:S: "Maybe by someone who didn't dare to just pinch the leaf", is what everyone has to suggest...
Gabbar Singh is quite weak when it comes to come back dialogues!
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