Goddess Durga, Moody and the lotus (satire)

‘You seem to be having something on your mind,’ Lord Shiva looked at Durga who was walking aimlessly in front of the cave in Mount Kailash.
‘I am worried about the lotus,’ Durga said.
‘Why?’ Shiva asked. ‘I hear lotus is blooming all over the country’.
‘You are misinformed,’ Durga objected. ‘Lotus needs water, they grow in ponds and lakes and those are drying up. People are filling up the waterbodies and constructing multistoried buildings. Where is the water for lotus to bloom?’
‘Don’t worry,’ Shiva assured. ‘There are many bright boys and girls around. Someone will certainly think up a way to circumvent the problem.’

‘You mean they will create artificial lotus?’
‘Well – the possibility is there,’ Shiva replied. ‘Today is the world of fakes. Have you not seen artificial flowers in the markets? ’
‘With the number of my pujas increasing every year, I wonder how the organizers will manage to get so many lotus flowers to perform my puja,’ Durga was serious.
‘I can let you in on a secret,’ Lord Shiva smiled.
‘Will the organizers import the lotus from abroad? My puja requires 108 lotus – and with at least 5000 pujas every year, the total required would run into lakhs.’
‘I have heard that someone wants to cultivate lotus flowers. He is doing it on a large scale. He has got permission to categorize it as an industry. That way he can get bank loan.’
‘Whose bright idea is it?’
‘There is a fiery lady down there who sees the making of an industry everywhere,’ Shiva clarified. ‘To her, anyone who produces anything is an industrialist. Therefore, in her kingdom pickles, sweets, papads, handicrafts fall in that category.’
‘And – she’ll now add lotus industry?’ Durga asked.
‘Yes,’ Shiva nodded. ‘She is rounding up people who have lost their lotus potentials. She wants to bring sunshine into their lives via the lotus blooms. There won’t be any shortage.’
‘But – there is another person called Moody who wants to put more and more lotus in his bag,’ Durga said.
‘Time only can answer that question,’ Shiva turned philosopher.
‘Why don’t you advise this Moody character to make it a law that every house must produce at least one lotus regularly?’ Durga suggested.
‘I only wish there will not be any clash of interests with the fiery woman leader.’ (to be continued …)


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