In the novel A primate’s Memoir; Robert Sapolsky tells about his journey from the comfort of an American home to the jungles and desert of Africa!
One of his adventure is a dark comedy which really had me in splits!
So he meets an ex army old man with deep brooding eyes and stories to tell!
When the old man was a young lad all fit and ready to settle; he met a girl in the mountains! All they did was lock eyes for an instant and she smiled and ran back inside her house!
Those were the days of tradition and respect so the lad went to his father and told him to give his SHARE of COWS so that he could go ahead and ask for the MOUNTAIN GIRL’s hand in marriage!
The father was only 40 years old and still very much YOUNG! So he told his son that he was keeping this particular COW for himself and planning to get a THIRD WIFE with that!
The next year however they may get another COW which he would hopefully give to his son so that he can get a WOMAN!
The son grudgindly agreed and went about his way!
The next week he got ready to welcome his Father’s third wife!
Yes! You guessed it! It was the MOUNTAIN GIRL!
I know it is sad for the son but I laughed so hard! It is like when you see a person slip and the first thing is you laugh! Of course you do care that he or she is hurt but then the first thing is the laugh!
So I am sure the son learnt some things!
He should get his own COW! And if possible SUGGEST his father that more than one wife is probably not a good idea for his sons!
Luckily as the story goes, the third wife or his step mother did not remember the SON who after some time got a younger and more DESIRABLE wife for himself!
He tries to avoid going to the mountains though!
Such twist and turns can happen either in some far away place or in movies by director Bharathiraja!
A well respected figure in the cine world!
He will be missed…
Heartfelt condolences
Om shanti…
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