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Monks' Dilemma
Monks' Dilemma
FIVE
Deepak was overhearing and did not want their topic to continue. He interrupted, "I hope, meals will be prepared in time and I will not have to suffer hunger after hard work in the office."
Shree, "Are you diverting the topic, fearing that you will be the next target?"
Deepti, "He is overwhelmed by his genetic obsession for monkhood, encrypted deep in his genes. It is not easy to overcome, but I shall see that it is erased soon and forever."
Shree, "Deepak, I am not going to agree about my marriage unless you finalised yours. I know that you and Deepti have been loving each other since long. I do not understand as to why you are delaying?"
Deepak, "You are elder and should get married soon. I am not going to marry till I get my parents released from the clutches of monkhood."
Deepti, "Your parents became monks after enjoying married life. If you are so enamoured about monkhood I am prepared to go into monkhood with you after marriage and fulfilling our duties as householders, myself as a mother and you as a father as your parents have done. I do not want the genes we possess, evolved after millions of years' effort and selection by nature, go waste."
Deepak, “Please get the meals ready. I am feeling hungry."
Shree, "Meals are ready and warm in the oven. Deepti, do not embarrass my brother any more. Let us enjoy our dinner."
It was Sunday. Deepak and Deepti were in a relaxed mood. Deepti suggested, "Sunday should be free for didi (Shree) also. She will not cook today. We shall have lunch out in the restaurant."
Deepak endorsed the suggestion but Shree was reluctant, "Meals are not prepared as carefully, cautiously and hygienically in restaurants as in our houses."
Deepti advised Shree, "You are no longer a monk and should adapt to the changing life style of modern householders. We shall go to a pure vegetarian place where non-vegetarian food is not even prepared. I shall show you the kitchen there to see yourself the hygienic standards. After lunch we shall go to see the picturesque gardens of Bangalore. We shall forgo dinner as the lunch will be heavy and shall take some snacks and best quality pure vegetarian ice-cream. I propose that we should see a very good movie, running in the multiplex nearby."
Shree as usual relented and agreed to the plan of assertive Deepti.
Deepak, "I presume, we shall not be leaving for lunch
