The morning bathroom
is a always a dreaming place. All those who use it in the morning
for the usual charities and other purposes know it. The east wind of
Chennai from the Bay of Bengal comes soothingly through the side
window and the little exhaust fan runs on its own due to the blow of
the wind. The white ambience of the room is always inviting and to
read the news paper goes hand in hand with making the morning
contributions. Not necessarily one has to read the papers, but with
me with the passage a of time it has become a habit. Difficulty to
cut out a habit is really tough.
Once the major news
are over attention shifts to the near by shower and the shaving
materials kept on the side of the wash basin. Surprisingly, the
items kept there the day before are not found. The new little
bathroom cupboard stood majestically over the wash basin. There is a
chance these little items of morning use may have found their way
into the new cupboard. Yes, they are there. One by one they all
travelled back to the edge of the wash basin where they used to rest
for the last three or so years.
The little tube
holding the shaving lather cream is pressed and the face brush takes
over the rubbing up on the face with a creamy layer and then comes
the three edged razor called Lazor which makes a smooth shave. Since
the tripple edged shave is smooth, my mind ran over the various
matters of governance like all other people who buy the morning
newspaper called 'The Hindu'. It is always agog with the latest news
and gets one thinking if not acting. There was a time going to the
far edge of the compound was the norm in the moring which has now
changed. Then no body could think of having a loo or toilet inside
the house. Ayurvedic tennets did not allow anything not so clean
inside or near the house, but far far from the house only. But new
studies, new knowledge and information changed all that.
Shaving was with a 7
o' clock blade in a safety set which is pulled over a face well
creamed. That old shaving set is still kept as a memorablia and at
times used. After the shave if I have to remove some extra
disobdient hairs I still use it, after removing the safety holder off
the stick and it still works well. When I though of the early
shaves, I always loved to use the old custom made leather belt with
the shaving knife which my father used to use. The knife is
sharpened on the belt from time to time. My father used to talk to
all of us on general matters of home while sharpening the shaving
knife and as the talk conluded he slowly slipped into silence and
shaving with rapt attention to the purpose. He only use to wet his
face with cold water and after the shave he had a ksharam stone
crystal which dipped in water was applied on the face before he
washed his face clean. Once he wiped his face clean, he always
looked younger and I liked it..!
Now the times have
changed! No body ever uses the ksharam stone or the shaving knife.
Very rare..if at all..! I my self is in the throe of changing over
to the tripple edged as using my heart throb shaving set with the 7
o' Clock blade is becoming cumbersome compared with my son's tripple
edged 'Lazor' set. Of course the next (this is a Philip's
electrical set) set I have reserved for future urgent use only.
All through, none of
these are the things making me think. Those are the matters of
governance. What will happen in the country. The kind of Governments
we have, an on coming draught, an expected more than enough monsoon
which make us all very happy, the recent movies in the movie halls,
the pros and cons of spending an afternoon in the near by movie hall
called 'Mayajaal'..! Don't know how it all will turn out.
Now I have to stop
thinking as my wife has started calling out for me to vacate the bath
room. So, bye for now.
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