Chattering of my mind

The phrase “Behind every successful man, there is a woman” usually means that a man’s achievements depend a lot on a woman’s support, partnership, and sacrifices. We often hear this in interviews or read it on the first page of famous people’s biographies. They proudly say, “Without her support and sacrifice, none of this would have been possible.” Sounds very deep, very emotional. But no one actually explains what these “sacrifices” are. What exactly does the woman do that makes the man so successful? Nobody tells us. Especially not those successful men. Well, I’ve finally cracked this secret. And I’m going to share it with you, because clearly they never will. Ready to hear it? The support and sacrifice a woman gives is very simple: she lets the man do his work peacefully… by not disturbing him every five minutes. Especially by not asking: Should I buy this suit or that one? क्या मुझे यह सूट खरीदना चाहिए या वह वाला? Bring the coriander, bring the chilies. धनिया ले आओ, मिर...

In a small town in Jabalpur, two friends, Arjun and Rakesh, grew up on the same street. Arjun’s father ran a small grocery shop. Every morning at 7 AM sharp, the metal shutter would roll up with a loud rattle. By 10 PM, when the shutter finally came down, his father’s feet would ache, his back would hurt, and a notebook full of credit entries would stare back at him. Rakesh’s father, on the other hand, worked in a nearby city. Nobody clearly understood what he did. Some said he “played in the stock market,” others said he “sat at home and made money from his laptop.” All they knew was that he didn’t have a shop, didn’t stock goods, and didn’t shout prices from behind a counter. As they grew up, both boys absorbed what they saw. The Shop Life One summer, Arjun’s father fell sick and Arjun had to manage the shop. He woke up at 6 AM, swept the floor, arranged the biscuits, chips, and soaps, checked the milk packets, and counted change for the cash box. By 7, the first customer had arri...

When there was nothing —no technology, science, government, society, and its laws like marriage—traders still existed. Both men and women were traders. From nature, men acquired muscle power and the ability to utilize it, while women developed beauty and the capacity to use it. Consequently, they began trading these attributes with one another. Men employed their muscle power for hunting and gathering, and they shared the food with women in exchange for sex, as that was the sole requirement for men at that time—to eat, sleep, and reproduce. This natural integration is encoded in their DNA. This behavior persists in animals, suggesting that all humans were once animals. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle famously stated, “Man is by nature a social animal.” Both men and women were free to change partners whenever they found a better trade deal. However, men soon realized that trading for sex was an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. There was always a better provider for wome...