On Dharma.

People always talk about Karma (the bastardized version of Karam); 'what goes around comes around' being the physics of the idea. But what they conveniently forget is Dharma (or Dharam), which simply means duty: you ought to do what you ought to do '. Speaking of Dharma let G tell you of an experience he had at a Mumbai mall sometime last year.

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and G had nothing to do. So G called his pal Sandy who suggested they go to Inorbit, since he had some shopping to do. Inorbit is one of the neatest and biggest of the few malls that G's hometown has.

So G and Sandy were browsing through the stores, looking for interesting stuff when a glimmer caught G's eye. He looked in that direction to notice this tiny looking cute girl. She was short, thin (didn't look thin though. thanks to the fat at the right places), real sharp features and ultra pretty long hair. The sources of the glimmer were those xxl sized ethnic looking earrings she was sporting. G nudged Sandy and pointed his chin in the girl’s direction. Sandy seemed to like what he saw. But all he said was "yeah... cute." G kinda felt that the girly sensed the interest that these two guys showed in her, but couldn't be sure. Either ways, both carried on with their window-shopping business after the remark from the esteemed Sandyji.

After about an hour or so, when both were done with the browsing business, G and Sandy moved to the food court to pacify their irate stomachs. G bought a sandwich and iced tea; Sandy called for a frankie and coke. We got ourselves seated at one of the empty tables. After about a minute or so Sandy gestured as he asked G to turn around and look who was sitting at the table behind G. G turned around to find the same cutie sipping coke with some other girl. And this time she sure noticed G. So G carried on with their eating business as Sandy switched between looking at the girl and enjoying his frankie.

G asked Sandy
"Too cute?"
"Yeah" he replied
"Cute enough to interest you?"
"Uh huh"
"Go talk to her"
"Nah..."
"Want me to talk to her?"
"NO!"
"Nah seriously.. Tell me"
"Erm...okay."

G doesn't usually do this kind of thing but he was feeling extra brave that day. Guess it was one of those days that seem so perfect that something sure ought to go wrong. Either ways, G took a deep breath, got up, walked up to the girl’s table and said

"Hey"
"Hi!" she replied
"How you doin'?"
"Couldn't come up with anything better?"
"Ehhh?"
"Well, you guys been checking me out since afternoon. And finally when you have gathered enough courage to approach me, you'll copy Joey..."
"Excuse me?"
"That's the line Joey uses. Couldn't come up with anything better?"

G is arrogant. G is mean. And G's arrogance gets amplified when somebody acts arrogant with him. G's devotion to his Dharma was being questioned here.

"Oh... so were you looking forward to and hoping for a pick-up line?"
"Uh huh."
"Oh... okay... how about..." super long pause,
"Hmmm....?"
"Nice shoes, wanna fuck?"

Saying that G turned around and walked back to his table. G still remembers that shocked expression on the girls face and the gasp that her friend let out. G wanted to laugh. HARD. But he resisted. Sandy didn't have a clue on what had happened. All he had heard was the last line and seemed curious to know all that did.

Word's from the wise, don't ever forget your Dharma.
What's G's Dharma you ask?
G's Dharma is to be arrogant.