I entered the country when trees are changing into elegant pale green tender outfits, while roses are blooming, morning fog is thinning down with due vanishing quickly in the tepid sunshine. Days are passing. To day I have looked up to the trees with astonishment . What made them to bend so humbly? They are gently moving with heaviness of fruits allover, like an expecting mother. .They are stunningly beautiful. Did I ever think that fruits can be as ravishing as flowers ? Though I have been strolling through their avenues for quite some time, I failed to notice the beautiful transformation that is taking place all over. Nature is on it's silent magnificient course. Even the smallest bush is looking seductive like a matured maid with delightful red fruits. May be with prospect of impending severe winters to unvail, the nature is too quick to utilize it's short summers with abundant rainfalls, to continue with it's pro creation process. Though some fruits could be identified as cherries, peaches plums,or nectarines some couln't be.I am not sure if they safe to eat . Yet I decided to experiment with some fallen fruits. Such was the irresistible beauty of their colour.
I never remember to have seen all the trees bearing fruits simultaneously, so abundantly way back in my country. It is totally false to think that my country doesn't produce fruits. I cannot miss the sight of mangoes clinging to their mother.Many pomegranites, many more jamuns,coconuts, custard apples, papayas,jack fruits, lemons, orenges. We were probably largest cultivators of fruits in the world not too long ago.Our horticulture was revolutionised more than fifteen years ago. But barely we have a chance to see any tree accessible to the public there proudly showing it's fruits . Let alone trees on the streets and public places, the trees in our back yard have to be guarded from so many attacking children, thieves, and almost from every body. Such are our hunger pangs! I felt extremely strange that I did not find many beggars in south Canara and North Canara Districts of Karnataka. Even the one we found was reluctant to accept bananas from us. He was simply not interested. He doesn't have to struggle to fetch a fruit there. That is noteworthy. When food is abundantly available who risks to steal or condescend to beg ?
I think it would not be inappropriate to mention about my myths about America ( I love to call it that way) which were dispelled during my course of visit to this country.While penning down them I imagine photos shown on Obesity clinics with "Before" and "After" captions.
BEFORE:
1.There are no beggars in America.
2. We see people here engaged in kissing every where and any time.
3. Americans are rich.
4. American houses are great.
5.All American doctors are proficient with no comparisons.
6.Food in America is cheap.
7.All Americans are very professional.
8. They are by and large Christians by faith.
9. All their public services are well in their place.
10.cops are equally corrupt in America
11. Their advertisements are superb.
12. They have well shaped bodies by birth.
13.Their politicians are somewhat principled.
14.On the whole America is a very cold country.
15. There is significant Indian presence in America.
16. Indian Saree is admired here by one and all.
17. All Americans have glossy cars.
18. Chinese are at par with Indians in America.
19.Americans cannot be more broadminded than many in the world.
20. Indians are sole proprietors of love and compassion.
AFTER:
1. America has more number of beggars than what I imagined.
2. Hardly I see any two persons kissing in public places.
3. Few American are rich.
4. American houses are typical, inexpensive in terms of real material value.
5. Very few American doctors are truly great, but majority are ineffective.
6. Food in America is not cheap.
7. Majority of them fall below the desired efficiency levels.
8. Religion is the last word for many of them. ( I am happy about it)
9.Their public transport and health care systems are totally controlled by the vested interests.
10. American Cops are many times better than their Indian counterparts.
11. Advertisements in America are worst of their kind.
12. They have to sweat a lot to get into shape lest they could be terribly obese.
13. Politicians here too work for themselves.
14. Many parts of America in summer are as hot as India or even more.
15. Even today Indian presence is not significant in America.
16. Sarees are not very well accepted here.
17. Most Americans possess average looking cars, of course with no dents.
18. Chinese are integral part of American history.
19. Americans are extremely broadminded .
20. Compassion is the guiding principle in American civil society.
Surprisingly I may come out with few more findings in times to come. Any way it would be unpatriotic of me if I write about America on my country's Independence Day. So I am using my post options.
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