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| SMALL TALKS..... | | | Mousumi Kalita Sachdeva | 2/17/2012 9:14:52 PM |
| One activity which is never avoidable and to be dotted about is of course not unknown to anybody. It is what we call 'small talks'. These small talks are much ado about nothing which most ladies do enjoy and men try to escape. After all how can anyone remain idle keeping the mouth shut when there is free time to talk? And I am no exception from being a part of it.
Sometimes when I look back to the small talks, I was always with, I can't help myself from smiling quietly and cherishing the funny talks I was involved in. Let me cite some examples and moments experienced. Being in the field of media, we used to make fuss about tiresome press meets and senior editor's directions. We were a group of journalists from different media houses and I was working for DDK which truly follows old school of thought. Whenever we meet up in a conference or for a coffee in the nearby cafe or sometimes a street corner shop which was much reasonable for us, our small talks included only criticisms of our organization. "yaar, these old editors....," a friend of mine would say, "one says, the news is long, while the other says, it is too short...and our translator can never do his work by himself." While a young reporter comments, "in all hectic, tiresome meets and uninteresting events, we juniors are sent no matter what the time is...." and a senior reporter would say, "yaar this lady...she claims herself to be a production manager and sits down during video editing. She can't even select the accurate footage, just wasted my mehnat (labour), I feel like kicking off my shoes..." But where do these 'small talks' lead to. We continue accepting and doing the same job next day with a smiling face, as we know we can't do away with it. A single protest or hesitant in accepting the followed pattern would put us out of the house. Again, when I am back to my hostel, hostel-mates definitely have a chit-chat hour for none can have a good night sleep without an hour of small talks. And these talks were, "see, we've to complain about our food. Our cook is really neglecting his duties..." Another would say, "our warden is useless, she's only busy with her make-up and God knows what...we definitely will raise a fight tomorrow..." our small talks pull on to our boyfriends finally, "you know he is coming to meet me...yaar, she goes out for a date always but..." while some would be busy exaggerating about their shopping and gifts. But the next morning we accept the same food, same environment and the small talks disappear in the air with the pressure of our hectic schedule and of course none could afford to be out of an economical hostel.
Now that I am married, I just can't imagine myself away with these small talks. When I see my mother-in-law, I think how she could be away from small talks. Of course her subject would differ. She sits with me and talks about new bed sheets, drawing rooms, and her desire for a beautiful puja room, her hairs to be dyed and of course including someone looking good or bad. After marriage, I am now counted among the fair-sex called 'ladies' no matter what the age is. Definitely I have become a part of Zenana mission and lots in my lap to do. But what do ladies of this mission talk to entertain themselves? Please forgive me, but it is truly what I am going to pen down. "Mrs Z, you are looking gorgeous in this attire. Is this new?"...o this dress of mine is very new and expensive..." and someone or other would contribute, "from where have you purchased? Next time you visit your home town, please do buy one for me." Ok, which tailor shop is best in your area? I just need to make some dresses of mine...." and, how could I resist myself from asking, "do you have reliable beauty parlours nearby?" some small talks extend to our lovely home, husbands, in-laws including abiding children in their bildungsroman stage and tiring parties. If you believe and do not burst into flames, I would like to share an open secret which was exposed once when I had attended a party before marriage. That is, ladies involve their loving husbands in small talks too, at late nights. But these small talks are nothing much interesting to the husbands which include sometimes about mother-in- laws, sometimes an expensive gift by husband's friend to his wife and many more which poor men can only laugh away with a 'yes' nodding to their wives. Please do not put me under fire for digging up this hidden talk. However, this is nothing against nature but to add humour to life. I think you all had enough of small talks by now. If this essay of mine finds no space in the magazine, I may surely start my small talks for two mortal hours. Before putting down my pen, it is worthy for all of us to know that it is not possible for anyone to live in utopia. These small talks are nothing but our vagrant speculations and I liked to delve my thoughts into it as none can draw a veil over this subject. But at the same time people cannot stick to talk shop always. |
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