Load-shedding: A Positive Side

Hi,

well, as people from Pune and Maharashtra are well aware, the load-shedding is being implemented with full force in the state. Initially for me it was a frustrating experience, not being able to do a damn thing. But of late, I am discovering the positive side of it. Here are a few examples:
* I am back to old-fashioned writing --writing with help of a pen & paper!

* I have visited most of famous landmarks in and around Pune : the Kaatraj snake-park, the Shinde Chchatri, Sinhgad fort, Saaras Baug, Kelkar Museum, Parvati , the famous trio of Vaishali-Rupaali-Waadeshwar, Baal-Gandharwa Rang Mandir and many other places.

* I have developed laziness into a fine art. After all, it requires much skill and patience not to do anything at all for hours together.

* I have taken to solving puzzles, and cross-words, and found that I am quite good at it.

* I usually work/read/compute/write late into night, often upto to 2:00 am. So a nap in daytime during load-shedding doesn’t do much harm.

* I have discovered that it is not a bad thing to talk to neighbours, esp when they are young and cute-looking. Hey,dont look at me like that .... didn't Christ appeal to us ," Love Thy Neighbour" ?!!

* I am a voracious reader, so I can always turn to books when there is nothing else to do .

Of course, this doesn’t mean that I wish load-shedding to continue forever. On contrary, I hold that un-interrupted power is a hallmark of a developed nation and a right of every citizen.
Yours,

Gautam.