CRICKET HAS DEFINITELY STRUCK A CHORD!

My spinal cord!

Waiting along with the other visitors in the long row of lobby seats of the hospital, i was wondering if these patients were first timers or they have returned to complain that the treatment did not do any good to their ailments. It was a long wait , i was just about to to give up when the nurse called out my name as usual in her own pronounciation SHOWGAATH !, i am used to this by now , Since childhood, i was trained to wait in the queue keeping vigil for anyone who calls out some name which remotely sounds like mine Eg.Showkaath, shooogath, asokh, Swagath, sowkar and a couple of more variants!

Inside the doctors cabin, i was greeted by a medico who looked like a bird of ill omen. I was sure he was about to give me a bad news. My back pain was the occasion for the visit. I paraphrased the series of events from my Pune back ache experience to the recent cricket accomplishments. 'Turn around' he said, so i did. He kept his thumb firmly on the right side of my lower spine and presse.. AAAHHH! So it aches here han? he asked. Do you want me answer to this moronic question ? even after i let out a scream like the women in the serial killer movies! i told myself and stared at him in pain and anger, he took that for an answer. 'You have injured your ligaments permanently son" too bad" he added.

No Vigorous movements, sleep straight on your back, sit straight , physiotherapy and the string of advice rolled out like the sales men of nalli silks rolling out the sarees for the prospective buyers. God ! i exclaimed inside the sound proofed chamber of my brain. In the meanwhile my mom.. He goes trekking with his friends , despite my warnings". Ah exactly what i wanted to hear. And the doctor's eyes lit up and nodded in acknowledgement as usual , in an attempt to take sides with the parents. He said"No climbing ropes , No carrying heavy weights, no climbing trees, In short no monkey business! you need to take rest , there is no cure for this.. all you can do is not excite that part of your body , if you dont take care of, it is sure to affect your spine, this advice is for a life time son, do you understand? . Yes doctor, i said with a monotonous tone, with one eye staring at my mom, who, at that moment looked like an eye witness in a case against me.

So i came out of the hospital, carrying a gift on my back .... a gift of a life time.
My greatest Cricket prize!

If you are reading this with your back still in tact..please take care of it with your life.Nothing irritates like a pain in your ass!