The Crisis that blew over

Let us start with a very good old joke..

When the Lord made Man, all the different parts of the body got into a discussion as to who is the Chief. The brain said it should be the Chief because it did all the thinking and guided the body.The eyes said it should be the Chief because it did all the seeing and helped to go to the right places.The ears said it should be the Chief because it did all the hearing.

The mouth said it should be the Chief because it allowed the body to eat and helped it to gain the energy to do other things. The Stomach countered with the explanation that since he digested all the food, he should be the Chief.The Legs argued that since they took the Man herever he wanted to go, he should be the Chief.


The debate went on without any consensus until the a**ehole butted in (pun intended) and argued that it should be the Chief.

There was a moment of total silence before all the parts of the body rolled on the ground laughing uncontrollably. “You can’t be the Chief,” they replied. “You are just an a**ehole.”

This made the a**ehole very angry and it clammed up and refused to open. Nothing could enter the body through the a**ehole, not even a plastic device. More importantly, nothing could leave the body and after a few days the brain became mushy and could no longer think. The eyes became watery and could no longer see. The ears became zingy and could no longer hear. The mouth, tongue, hands, feet, fingers, toes and whatnot all became weak and could no longer function properly.

By the fourth day the body was at the point of death and all the parts of the body relented and agreed that the a**ehole should be the Chief. The a**ehole had clearly proven that it was the most superior part of the body. From that day on the a**ehole became the Chief and ruled over the entire body.

What!!! Can you believe this (true!!) story..


So this takes us to the current crisis of the last week…Petrol and Diesel shortages in Tamil Nadu as well as India; In Tamil Nadu not only do vehicles run on Petrol/ Diesel, but due to the power crises / shortage, so many offices (Esp. IT/ ITES) use Diesel extensively!!

Let us move for a minute to a different scene; I am sure many of us would remember the famous James Bond dialogue “The world is not enough”…in the movie with the same title.

James Bond, the world's greatest secret agent, is sent once more into the breach in the name of Queen, Country, and a dry martini. 007 must resolve a potentially deadly power struggle between two unstable nations, with control of the world's oil supply as the ultimate prize. Bond is assigned as bodyguard to Elektra King, the daughter of a petroleum magnate who was brutally murdered, and is trying to foil the fiendish plot of Renard.

During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear meltdown in the waters of Istanbul. Finally Bond in true Vijayakanth style oops Bond style unravels the puzzles and saves the world. And in the climax, it turns out that Elektra is the villain who had been brain washed while in captivity in order take control the world Oil reserves and ultimately rule the world.

Bond is about to arrest her and she (still deeply in love with Bond) offers him the World (All of the World’s oil reserves) and then comes the famous Bond dialogue “ The World is not enough”..and the rest as they say is history!!!

Now coming back to crisis of the last week, still the reasons for this sudden crisis and 4-5 days dry-out still remains a mystery and the sudden way it was resolved remains a bigger mystery.

Indeed, The crisis has blown over and we have moved on!

Going back to joke with which we started --
Think for a minute and you might wonder who are next chief is…fuel Or power or Water or ? you might never know which a**ehole could jack us up and hold everyone to ransom! ;)

Finishing off with the theme song of the “the world is not enough” – The world is just not enough!


"The World is not Enough"

I know how to hurt
I know how to heal
I know what to show
And what to conceal
I know when to talk
And I know when to touch
No one ever died from wanting too much

The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you're strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love

People like us
Know how to survive
There's no point in living
If you can't feel the life
We know when to kiss
And we know when to kill
If we can't have it all
Then nobody will


The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you're strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love
I feel safe
I feel scared
I feel ready
And yet unprepared
The world is not enough
But it is such a perfect place to start, my love
And if you're strong enough
Together we can take the world apart, my love


The world is not enough
The world is not enough
No Nowhere near enough,
The world is not enoughThe debate continued with the hands, feet, fingers, toes, neck and all the other parts of the body arguing their case as to why they should be the Chief.