How deep is it anyway ?

This thing probably starts off on a pretty innocent note, but of late, the noe has been growing so strong that, the note which was just a small whimper, has now grown into an irritatin noise at the back of my head. It is so irritating, that it is making me want break some good sized pots over those peoples heads.

I guess, the problem with people is that they just dont understand, cant understand or just plain, refuse to understand.

Agreed that nature might have built us this way and that these are instincs that have been passed on to ensure the survival of the fittest, but, even after so much evolution, it is sad to see people behaving the same neanderthal way.

As far back as i can remember, i have always been more comfortable talking to girls, than i was talking to guys. But fortunately, I have been blessed with amazing friends in the form of guys and some very good looking 'partners' (albeit temporary) in the form of girls, which made me the object of envy and of course utter surprise, (how can a guy like this, get a girl like, that??) of a lot of guys.

Thru all the envy, and surprise, the mention of a new female name to my guy friends drew one question, and it was and in most cases still is the first question - "how does she look?"

Now, back then, when we were kids and ANil Kapoor was young, it was understandable that we were fascinated by beauty, and how high above the knee a girl's skirt was going, and the question was ofcourse natural. And even now, going around town with a
ravishingly beautful girl is something to boot, the equations do change a little.

Over time, age and experience, i have learnt that, beauty is the morst important factor for a guy to take a second look at a girl, in a crowd, but i have also realised that it is the stupidest bench mark to decide upon whether or not to talk to a girl (or for that matter even a guy).

With the expansion of my social circle - I realised that there was more to a person than what jeans he was wearing, or how high her skirt actually is, i progressed a little further and realised a vital thing called a smile, and then went on further
pretty quickly) and realised that there is someother thing called knowledge and the most basic thing - good, plain, old common sense.

And I have also realised that it is these traits (apart from a lot of others like compassion etc, etc) which makes a person actually like another person. And the fact that the people whom i have been friends for, for more than 20 years have drifted off solely due to lack of common sense and basic understanding of values - just goes ahead to prove the point.

Now, getting back to the point - I still wonder, do we still need the question

How does she look?


(.... to be concluded)