Thursday, February 2, 2012

Adam, in the Prospect

The beauty of evolution is that it is a gradual process; but the drawback is that- sometimes we are caught napping midst the slow proceedings when the natural selection demands a societal change. The concept in Boolean algebra that is the closest to evolution is---- Karnaugh map. The change of state representation is very gradual and smooth- 00 01 11 10(note that 11 precedes 10). Little did I realize, it had so much to do with the human life cycle, till a couple of days ago.The moment this realization hit me hard, I felt like a prophet and accepted the self imposed responsibility to spread the word. 00: When the first batch of men and women walked on earth, natural resources were abundant. You just had to stay awake around a meal time to avoid starving.That is how easy sustenance was(no one had to "seek"). No one had to work;in fact no one knew "work."This,I define as 00. No woman worked; no man worked.

01: Then came a phase when natural resources were slowly getting depleted. Satiating hunger started involving some voluntary action called gathering food or sometimes hunting.This turned out to be a defining moment in evolution. Sometime during the fag end of 00, women secretly met and decided that- in the event that resources dry up, we somehow make it the responsibility of the man to find food and make sure the family survives.Women of this period were stubborn and determined in executing their secret code.This batch of staunch women were clinical in incepting the thought that man should win the bread(Later they would "create" folklore around manufatured principles like Udhyogam Purusha Lakshanam).Men had to start working. Men who rebelled this set up, didn't have(or lost) families. They were skimmed and ignored as outcasts. It became an ultimatum of the day-Men should work. The only solace, rested in the fact that other men had to work too. This, ladies and gentlemen I define as 01. No woman worked; Men started working.
11:
Several years after men started working, there crawled a gradient in their earning potentials. Some men became more productive than the others and started to bring home more goods when they returned from work compared to others. These men, not only inflicted harm on other men by raising the bar, but also became cocky with their power to provide- It translated into attempting to dominate and ill-treat their spouses. Just like a crook saved the fictitious Pumplesdrop during an economic downturn, some hardworking prick(s) a.k.a more capable men ruined life for other mortal (jestu passu)workers. At one end, the needs were growing like weeds;the middle-class clan started embracing luxuries and gradually standardized them as basic necessities. At the other end, these oppressed women(spouses of highly capable men) felt the need to neutralize their husbands. Economic prowess and financial independence seemed like the path to take to achieve that. Words like equality, women rights, egalitarianism, liberation and emancipation spread like a virus. Thus, these mega needs and social equality impended women entering work places. This, my friends marked the beginning of the 11 era. Women worked; Men worked




Future: ??
Some where in the evolution, human beings developed this habit of selectively responding to premonitions. That's when they became sensitive to global warming, recycling plastic, awareness about soon to be extinct species, acid rain,conservation of fossil fuels, ozone layer depletion and all the buzz that surrounds paper-less bank statements. Never did they stop and think about the the next evolutionary step in the human life cycle even though the warning alarms were anything but subtle; they are in fact, louder than the loudest rock band. The evils of of the current 11 regiment are too many.
With both the husband and wife working, there is no quality time and effort spent on the bringing up of children. Stress levels have reached new heights. Domestic violence is prevalent(which gender gets abused is a totally debatable topic worth another blog). Premature divorces are so common; that, now divorces are trending towards becoming premarital. What a hazardous situation are we living in. It is time to step up and promote 10. Women working; Men not working.



Why 10 is the need of the hour and some vibrant signs:
a)Look how much women have transcended. They have entered work places(with the advent of 11) that were once meant only for men. They started wearing men's clothes. They have gone to space, become presidents,manage companies, run schools and what not. It's high time we start entering territories that they have had exclusive control of(at least once upon a time). We should be at home, kitchen, watch mega serials, spend a lot of time with the kid, and run other such errands. I have always felt, just like Autokaarar.. .Rickshawkaarar. .Paalkaarar..Veetukaarar. ...Home Maker should also refer to a man. If you want to sound cool make it H2(H-square)-House Husband.


b)A trend that has been observed in the last 17 years- the pass% and aggregate distribution of class X and class XII results have showed that female students fair better compared to male students. Another noteworthy observation-Harsha Bhogle and Indra Nooyi were classmates. Indra Nooyi went on to become the CEO of PEPSI FOODS, whereas Harsha Bhogle makes a living by writing skewed cricket articles and Abhangs about popular cricketers. I think men should be the bigger people here and not be interested in academics and corporate set ups anymore.

c)Motherhood has been receiving a lot of mention and appreciation in art, literature and religion because of the mothers' role in their child's growth and development.Probably, if men spend most of their(or all their)time at home they will have the opportunity to make a mark for fatherhood.

d)Women should have their cycle of fun too- for eg: male infanticide, adam teasing, women tying the knot,men living with their in laws,sata(male version of sati) and more.

Imagine the sight of 10 men marching side by side towards a school, taking lunch for their children. Feeding them sitting under a tree. And then,stay there, hang out with other dads and discuss bikes, cine star gossips, hot models in place of an afternoon siesta. Wouldn't that be heaven on earth.

Now the ball is in the men's court. Do we want to resist this important evolutionary step; or be alert in spotting the cues and indulge in the transformation. Do we want to be the typica or the carbonaria ?? Who knows, this positive step may put us back to the most coveted 00 in the cycle. What is more special than asking your lady love on your knees "Will you take me as your (house) husband."


-madras mokka

5 comments:

backBencher said...

Compromise hitting the rock bottom is a very horrible thing..
Simply Fantastic blog - this isn't mokkai this is Blade and hope it cuts through to ppl :)

Astraea said...

Like the way you dragged k maps/ boolean algrebra related concepts and mapped it to your observation/views of evolution in society. My 2 cents of mockai, you could add data mining/ predictive modeling related concepts to predict how the future trend pattern should be ;)

Scarlet said...

He he.. cleva sarcasm; Ukaandhu yosipiyo ???!! But you have kept the humor throughout :) keep writting!

M. Monk said...

Interesting post. Its fascinating how you combined creationist Adam & Eve with Darwinian Evolution :D

mokka musketeer said...

@back bencher: ena panradhu...kali kaalam ayya..i hope this blade cuts thro' every cross section of the society....
@astrea: unga alavukku enaku padippu yerala saami...so neenga solra blog-a neengaley dhan ezhudanum..
@pranesh:yeah office la okandhu yosikradhu dhan...
@monk saar: neenga oru adhisheegram...gunna catch panreenga