Me and this world - a tête-à-tête

Are You Married? This one must have been the most asked question in the history of mankind. Every woman of age is asked this question. And I am sure every learned and wise woman fails to understand the context of this question and the story does not end with a simple answer of this question. It goes much beyond. A few people will march off my life with this post & a few will tell me that I should not write such stuff and go with the flow. And I am ready and will be happy with the consequences. People with either innate or cheap interest in my life will read this. You may feel I am complaining. Perhaps, Yes I am. But then what is the origin of complaints? And why shouldn't one complain once in a while? Scenario One: Stranger: Are you Married? Woman: Yes Stranger: Ok. (I have never figured out what this means) So, what does your husband do? (Why does he/she want to know? Sometimes it was to figure out social status / financial status) Woman:...

It was a Hot October morning when I set out to my newly discovered hobby, studying the jungle life. This time the target was the woods near my native place on NH17. These woods are quiet familiar as when we were kids we would have crossed them several times to reach our picnic spot hidden inside these jungles. Though there isn't much wildlife left there now, the feel of being inside the woods wasn't less. As I had been there a few times in past I knew the way... My confidence was boasted when I found few familiar land marks... And then after the small munching break, I took a left turn... And I had reached where I shouldn't have... and I was lost in the woods. The place where I had reached wasn't the one I was expecting to reach. I had reached near a pond which I never knew existed. And As expected I saw the first wildlife sign - the pugmarks. I was shivering with scare. And then there was a movement in the nearby and there came a wolf & her newbor...