The invasion of cell phones and the penetration of internet have brought humanity within a touching distance of a micrometer. This has resulted in countless benefits and some nuisance value added irritants. The protagonists might side with the benefits and the antagonist protesting against the nuisance value these technologies are creating .Not to be left behind, the television with extensive coverage and formidable reach did its part in shaping the likes and dislikes of the society.
If by chance Yam dharma decides to come down to earth, he will be confused at the sight of millions of people holding their dear lives in their hands. His confusions would be whether the person has life or the Smartphone? And which one would lead him to take out the soul of the person, on the appointed day?
The same will be the case with Chitragupta as he stands awestruck by the influence and reach of Google rivaling that of his master Yama, perhaps! He will also pause to wonder whether there is a Wikipedia published in the internet about death and the patal lokas! He would not understand the craze of youngsters asking Google about ice cream to an Iceland trip and the speed and grace with which Mr. Google enlightened them. He will be disappointed to accept that his astral notebook paled into an insignificant digital work, In comparison.
After hearing about all these satirical remarks purportedly made by humanoids on earth, both of them held a closed door meeting at a quiet corner of Yam Lok. Actually the quiet corner was nothing but a sound-proof enclosure, built at the insistence of Chitragupta after detecting leaking of sensitive information from Yam Lok. After deep deliberations they came to the collective conclusion that the old proverb “What you have learnt is only a fistful of sand” is wholly inadequate to explain the learning one gets through these two gadgets. They also decided to keep Brahma in the loop as at a future date his and Saraswathi’s domain may come under siege from these gadgets.
During a leisurely walk around the dungeon precincts, it suddenly dawned upon them that not including Vishnu & Siva in the loop was a blunder and tacitly decided to make amends before any Yam Lok leak reaches their ears. Secretly each one was assessing the other “whether he could be the source of the leak?” Knowing fully well that unsaid words well kept secrets, they kept quiet.
The news had certain impact on Brahma; he and Saraswathi had many institutions of learning on earth. If he showed undue interest in the matter it might be construed as self-interest. So he decided not to do anything about it!
Vishnu immediately formed two one-person commissions to assess the situation. He felt no threat from the cell towers and Mr. I-Know-all. Lakshmi Devi detected no signs for a financial meltdown. So they decided to let things be.
At Kailash the situation was totally different. Siva was holding court with the bootha ganas. The discourse was on “3rd eye”. He had decided to take the fight into the camps of cell gurus and net gurukuls, by opening this floodgate. His grand strategy was to empower all the humanoids with a 3rd eye to defend themselves from these electronic invaders. The ganas rose in a thunderous applause which caused massive landslides and earthquakes all over the earth. His smile was a cosmic satire!
Yama and Chitragupta received the shock of their lives when the TV they were watching came with a breaking news. The bare all T V had somehow managed to get a scoop on their secret meetings, Brahma’s dilemma, Vishnu’s commission of inquiry and Siva’s mass empowerment programme. The bleeding wound was being repeatedly rubbed with raw salt by repeat telecast of the same news under the same breaking news category. Fearing repercussions both of them left Yam Lok on an extended trip into deep space.
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