a tryst with souls

It has been an unproven fact, and shall remain so, that a soul departs its body after death. And as believed in various religions, this soul may have its own destiny then. In Hinduism, one of the beliefs is that any sinned (the extent of the sin isn’t a topic here) soul or one which had died with unsatisfied desires hangs around this world floating in the vicinity of the beloved until it suffers the pain and realizes its deeds or the benevolent desires are fulfilled in some way or the other.

Imagine the possibility of such a soul being captured and having it in our cupboard. (Yea, I could get the smirk on your face.)

If there was a world where such things could easily happen, it would just be inevitable for a human to have a collection of souls at his disposal. Consider the possibility (theory, rather) of having souls of the likes of Gandhi, Alexander, Vivekananda, Paramahamsa, etc in our grasps (ignore the ‘unsatisfied desires’ thingy for a while in respect to such souls). In corollary, we could also have the souls of a thief, murderer, politician, lawyer, police officer, doctor and that of various other humans from different walks of life.

It might be true that there are sages in India who could transfer their soul to another being at a far off distance for a brief while just to communicate something godly. There is an unshaken belief in almost all parts of our land about this phenomenon. However, let us play with the idea till this blog ends that we, humans, have the ability to take souls in to our custody at will.

I could be myself one day and someone else the day after. But would that change the working of my brain. Assuming that brain is an integral part of the body and soul doesn’t affect it anyway, we could use the captured souls at our will for daily purpose. You could have date with the same girl you like every other day and show different personalities yourself (this might be odd to the girl who meets you though)….hehehe. She might think that you are suffering from multiple personality disorder. Now wait…if your brain is independent of the soul and it is aware of the scheme of things that happening around (about the soul swapping), then why worry about the disorder. You just need to know when to click the right button.

If you are a frequent traveler, you could have a separate baggage for souls and wear them as necessary.

Imagine a ‘mafia don’ playing ‘Gandhi’ the next day after committing a murder. However, this is quite true with the politicians today. A criminal might not require a lawyer to defend himself, a father just needs to wear (yea, just like your wear your dress…hehe..doesnt it sound cool??) the soul of the mother in her absence to guide his child in a motherly way, a you-know-what professional doesn’t need a manager anymore (aahaaaaaaa….that sounds really great), a patient could be his own doctor (opening his own heart and operating himself), a man doesn’t need a woman…STOPPPP!!!! What am I saying? (I guess the idea of soul swapping itself is affecting me) that can’t be true; if it is, then there isn’t any difference between a seahorse and a human.

I bet US would still create a technology to monitor such souls and make sure that it captures Osama’s (of course, if he dies) and Saddam’s. Imagine this; you are a mother of two and working. You come home tired and everyone looks up to you for that special dinner. You could just comment your partner to swap souls and cook a nice dinner as you are exhausted. I guess you already get the idea. It might be a welcome boon for solving family issues. Soon, the phrase ‘Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus’ would become obsolete.

Of course, this all could happen only if you have the power to capture the souls, as I said before.

Going one step ahead, what if we could shop for such souls? Yea, while the originals lie with someone (who might be rich), there could be replicas available in the market for feasible rates. You could have souls like ‘first time dater’, ‘mommy’s here’, ‘papa’s home’, ‘main hoon don’, ‘bluff master’, ‘hera pheri’ and so on. And this market could be legalized to be used above a certain age. And as in all cases, there should be a rule that only souls that have left the body forever could be used for such experiments. Those celebreties nearing death, could give away their soul for a large sum in return. (imagine the paparazzi souls chasing behind such ones)
Everyone would be a superstar then. Oh no, God forbid, but if Amitabh's soul is available in the market and a dwarf millionaire buys it out for popularity, how would he fit in his shoes.....hehehehe...May be this is what the English pundits phrased as ‘putting yourself into his shoes’ (however big it might be).

The Chinese could enter the market with the products at a cheap rate, introducing ‘use and throw’ type souls. I still don’t know how Japanese would react to this discovery or invention (whatever you would want it to be called).

Now you know, how Harry potter entered Lord Voldemart’s mind and understood the secrets, otherwise only known to the Dark Lord. Though fictional, there could be no denial that it has done a world of good to the humanity or the muggles as Harry’s world would call us.

Here is where the blog ends and the bullshit starts. To achieve something great, you need not require some great person's soul, rather you need the character that the person showed in attaining that greatness. (AAhaaa!!!! did I finish it nice??)