Asif Khan Inc.

Stung!

I got stung!And yes, I must admit it that the feeling post the realization of the fact that ‘I-am-stung’ was surely something akin to a bittersweet symphony – what poets have been waxing eloquent over the ages. And yes, this does have its fair share of stages of realization too and the resulting thoughts that criss cross your head. The first stage would be what I’d call ‘Physical realization’ – when you understand that the object of your affection (or loathing) has caught your attention. Stage two would be ‘Too close for comfort’ – when you feel that finally the lust is turning into something which is taking over your senses, making you lose control of your Self, making you compromise into a position where you are left wanting for your space, and that’s when you begin to show signs of panic. ‘Panic reaction’ is what follows, making you break over through the final reserves of energy left in you to protect your Self from being taken over by the Object of desire, which by now has made you ‘Its’ Object of Desire – a classic case of an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder phenomenon. Trying as hard as you may to ward off the effects of this Voodoo spell, you end up realizing that though you tried hard as you could, you finally had to succumb to the spell – ‘Realization of Despair’. And that’s when you feel stung – ‘Metaphysical sensation’ – and the pain runs through your mind and body, making you really wonder about what in the name of this Earth did I do to deserve this treatment at the hands of an ignominous being. But all’s not over yet – once the pain settles in and you have resigned yourself to your lot, your Self fights back again with all the squeezed out reserves of survival instinct to lash out against the predator hell bent on snatching it all away – ‘I-will-be-back’ (or rather ‘I-am-back’). And in this crazed out phase for survival, its a crusade which is a fight to the finish – a duel maybe only witnessed in the soppiest spaghetti westerns between cowboys who have probably had way too much of horsehide between their legs for comfort. And finally you emerge victorious and realize that all’s not lost, apart from a couple of remnants which serve to remind you of the fallacies you committed to land up in this position – ‘Self actualization’.

Moral of the story – Keep close to yourself and only your Self (don’t even think of going astray), if you don’t want to get hurt and save yourself (and others) the excruciation of the mentioned stages.

And yes, I had to kill the poor honeybee today!

What’s your Seduction Style?