The HUM-TUM War within Me..

Few years ago, my friend asked... "What do you want to be in your next birth..? As in what kinda species..?" Well, that was easy- "Of course Homo sapien...but... as a male" I said :) And she was like.."WHY!!!" And all I could say to keep the conversation light was.. "What's the fun in loving a guy!" ;).... [i actually read this funky answer in some mag... :P] I don't wanna write another "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus" book here. Yet....some life scenarios that I observed in college and our society...

Scenario 1:

One guy goofs up big time... all guys simply switch off the light put a blanket.. And you know what happens next... :) yet .. all is well at the end.... :)

One gal goofs up big time.... all gals simply talk and talk behind her back... giving her much more importance... bringing out anger.. frustration.. and hurt. And the gal in question pretends she doesn't even care even if you have "isolated" her. Mind you.. she just "pretends" . :(

Scenario 2:

2 guys angry with each other... flow of high degree abusive words... a kick- left right and center... and then... the proud hand shake...hug... "f*** you sale if you do that again..." THE END of FIGHT :)

2 gals angry with each other... flow of basic abusive words (sometimes just silent grumble) .... a kick in the gut of self.... slam doors... max to max some "tu tu .. main main" THE END of RELATION :(

Scenario 3:

2 guys share secrets... no matter what happens to their relationship in the future... the secret is secret..... :)

2 gals share secret... no matter what happens to their relationship in future.. the secret is no more a secret..... :(

Scenario 4:

Party time with friends.... jeans... shirt/t-shirt... shoes... no confusion... just requires good combination... wallet .. mobile...and here we go...... :)

Party time with friends.... 1st task.. fill the questionnaire.. Where are we going??? Who all are coming??? Are you going??? If u not going.. then I ain't going... What are you wearing??? Jeans.. or 3/4ths.. or skirt or one piece??? Full sleeves or short sleeved or sleeveless??? Blue or green or pink or white or.... heels or flats??? Purse with strings or no strings??? nd blah... nd blah..... :(

Scenario 5:

Best friend steals GF... guy is hurt... but eventually feels happy that the couple is happy :)

Best friend steals BF... gal in pain.... eventually hating d happy couple.. regretting ex relationship... back biting.. and bitching... :(

Scenario 6:

Serious relationship 4 several years... guy hurt.. but moves on.. new GF in couple of months.. max to max a yr.... wen reminded of ex.. simply laughs it out.. and says..was very immature relationship :)

Basic to serious relationship 4 few yrs or may b months... gal hurt... doesn't want 2 enter a new relationship.... feels "used"... more n more sleeping pills..... searches for a shoulder to cry on...... eventually moves on in a yr.. max to max a couple of yrs.. or never ...still cries inside when reminded of ex... :(

Frankly speaking, HUM is never "unwanted" in the womb .. HUM leads a care free life.. no one really complains vocally if HUM looks at 100 women lustily (single/engaged/married ).. it doesn't matter what time of "morning" HUM comes back home.... it doesn't matter if HUM sits before the TV while the working TUM is cooking /taking care of children too even if TUM herself is sick. HUM gets to enjoy the privilege that if the kid does well in life its because of papa-HUM . Also being a male means... No mensies ... no morning sickness during pregnancy.. no labour pains... no tension of getting drunk and raped and killed... What a life...!!! 

Now... I know some guys who would respond to this remark and say... all that is fine.. but.. what about women reservations... women only seats / coaches in public transport.... working or non working husband is the ATM... longer average life span... better immunity.....??? Such a question make me roll my eyes and say --- "ab aur kya chahiye bhai???"

Let me clarify here that the reservations in schools/workplaces is to encourage better sex ratio and discourage female feoticide/infanticide. And I guess I don't have to explain the reason for reservations in public transport. I am sure you know why they are in place! The ATM point is not always true. And if yes .. its coz  of two reasons by large- 1. Gender based Wage / Salary discrimination 2. It hurts the ego of HUM if TUM pays the bill. The word immunity itself explains better immunity... longer avg life span may be attributed to better genes and simply coz the role of TUM is always important no matter what age and she dives into it. The same is with HUM... but here HUM feels completely out of place and unimportant once he retires from his work-place ....

I must state here that the pleasure of being a female is being born as a female. Like its said in the Spiderman movie- "With great power comes great responsibility", TUM is blessed with such immense power and thereby responsibility that most of the times the world stands stunned !!!!

So .... is it HUM or TUM for you???