I did not intend to say this : “So it can be drawn parallel to a situation where a woman is forced to become a mother.” the only similarity i wanted to show was the pains that a mother has to bear during the gestation period.

i really wanted you to read the older ones and post your views.

PS:U made the discussion very interesting!

I think we can put a price on or judge the worth of an oyster’s or for that matter any animal or bird only on the basis of human perspective and its usefulness for us. Which is totally wrong. I think its totally wrong to even say that making pearls makes an oyster’s life worth living and implying that otherwise its worthless or life wasted. Who are we to judge the creatures of Mother Nature whether they are worth living or not?

“Metaphorically, even if the oyster suffers pain and the pearl which comes out of it is what gets the first recognition, somewhere deep within every pearl user, the truth that the oyster is responsible for this wonder will flicker. ”

I dont think most humans give a damn about the oyster or even think once about the source of the pearl. This is purely idealogical but doesnt happen in reality. So it can be drawn parallel to a situation where a woman is forced to become a mother. I have already expressed my views on motherhood in one my posts.

As for the third thing u wrote I didnt understand its context with my comment? were u asking me to comment on those posts as well??

I was reading ur blog posts and found some of them to be wow.. u write well.. Why don’t you popularize it more.. ur posts on ur blog ‘SU’ took my particular attention as some of them are interesting topics of mine too; the pain of the oyster is correctly brought out in ur post

BTW I help out some ex-IIMA guys who with another batch mate run http://www.rambhai.com where you can post links to your most loved blog-posts. Rambhai was the chaiwala at IIMA and it is a site where users can themselves share links to blog posts etc and other can find and vote on them. The best make it to the homepage!

This way you can reach out to rambhai readers some of whom could become your ardent fans.. who knows..

Cheers,

Have a happy Sunday!

@Mahak
Oysters are marvelous creatures. According to humans, they are creatures who produce valuable pearls. And also make a tasty delight. Nothing more. This is the same case even with chickens and pigs. It makes me think. Why has man become such a carnivore? I know that our ancient predecessors lived on raw meat. But then it was survival of the fittest. Now, though a human may not be fit he still survives. My word for this? contamination of the food chain. Enough of that. Good that you know that oysters go through mortal pain to produce a single pearl.

@Mahak : I am not at all against people wearing pearls. But, as i replied to reems, the very realisation that the oyster has provided us with this wonder is enough to serve as an appreciation to the small life cycle it is subjected to!
I never knew that people eat even oysters! When man is becoming more of a carnivore by the day, it should not make most of us wonder about the fact.
That is the best part about motherhood! The joy in the mother’s face while holding her offspring for the first time cannot be paid even by the whole of world’s fortune!