Who is intelligent – Farmer or Fisherman?

[Iyyarooraan]

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An acquaintance related a show in a popular Southern TV which ran thus:
A man most probably a B, was doing “tarpanam” on a sea shore cupping out water with sesame seeds. A farmer happened to pass by asked the person “what are you doing?”. This man said “I am doing “tarpanam” to my pitrus”. Next the farmer was cupping out water there. This man asked “what are you doing now?.” “I am watering my paddy field” replied the farmer. This man asked “how this way your paddy field would get water?” “The same way as your pitrus would get your offering” said the farmer.

(My rejoinder) A fisherman was listening to the conversations and intervened. Said he “that man does not know where the pitrus went, but you do not know where your paddy field is?” “ Hurry because somebody will irrigate your field and claim ownership” the fisherman warned the scurrying farmer

 

[sarang]

Obviously the fisherman. Ask Bertie wooster. Jeeves is full of brains because he has fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jeeves saved many embarrassments for bertie by finding ingenious solutions and making bertie accept the undeserved blame.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

The successful (Jeeves's) formula for uniting a family split on some issues...
make a common enemy to all of them in order to unite them,
and usually Bertie becomes the scapegoat because of his geniality!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

The man who eats the produce of the farmer and the catch of the fisherman

- without moving a muscle - is more intelligent than either of them.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

An acquaintance related a show in a popular Southern TV which ran thus:
A man most probably a B, was doing “tarpanam” on a sea shore cupping out water with sesame seeds. A farmer happened to pass by asked the person “what are you doing?”. This man said “I am doing “tarpanam” to my pitrus”. Next the farmer was cupping out water there. This man asked “what are you doing now?.” “I am watering my paddy field” replied the farmer. This man asked “how this way your paddy field would get water?” “The same way as your pitrus would get your offering” said the farmer.

(My rejoinder) A fisherman was listening to the conversations and intervened. Said he “that man does not know where the pitrus went, but you do not know where your paddy field is?” “ Hurry because somebody will irrigate your field and claim ownership” the fisherman warned the scurrying farmer

Children pay money in a bank abroad and their parents in India get it!!!

HOW??

In the same what is given here will reach their parents in heaven.

Have no doubts sir!

Some people have very few dresses while some others do not know how

many they have and keep getting more and more.

My guruji said that if the children of our past birth perform vasthra danam

as prescribed, we will keep getting new clothes in this janma.

I strongly believe it.

Because in some cases this can't be explained in any other way.

Even if those people decide never buy any more new clothes, they will keep

getting more and more from friends and family members.

My sister can testify this I am sure!

 

[Raji Ram]

...... My sister can testify this I am sure!

Yes! I have umpteen green, sea green and blue sarees! I have bought only a couple of those.
Since my near and dear ones know the colours I like, they buy in those colours, always! opcorn:

 

[sarang]

Bertie, the tambram!

The successful (Jeeves's) formula for uniting a family split on some issues...
make a common enemy to all of them in order to unite them,
and usually Bertie becomes the scapegoat because of his geniality!

 

[sangom]

An acquaintance related a show in a popular Southern TV which ran thus:
A man most probably a B, was doing “tarpanam” on a sea shore cupping out water with sesame seeds. A farmer happened to pass by asked the person “what are you doing?”. This man said “I am doing “tarpanam” to my pitrus”. Next the farmer was cupping out water there. This man asked “what are you doing now?.” “I am watering my paddy field” replied the farmer. This man asked “how this way your paddy field would get water?” “The same way as your pitrus would get your offering” said the farmer.

(My rejoinder) A fisherman was listening to the conversations and intervened. Said he “that man does not know where the pitrus went, but you do not know where your paddy field is?” “ Hurry because somebody will irrigate your field and claim ownership” the fisherman warned the scurrying farmer

Dear Iyya,

I feel the word "not" in 'but you do not know where your paddy field is?' is wrong, will you kindly confirm?

This (sans the rejoinder) is a legendary story from Guru Nanak's life.

 

[prasad1]

Dear Iyya,

I feel the word "not" in 'but you do not know where your paddy field is?' is wrong, will you kindly confirm?

This (sans the rejoinder) is a legendary story from Guru Nanak's life.

I somehow feel the rejoinder does not fit the post.

 

[Govinda]

An acquaintance related a show in a popular Southern TV which ran thus:
A man most probably a B, was doing “tarpanam” on a sea shore cupping out water with sesame seeds. A farmer happened to pass by asked the person “what are you doing?”. This man said “I am doing “tarpanam” to my pitrus”. Next the farmer was cupping out water there. This man asked “what are you doing now?.” “I am watering my paddy field” replied the farmer. This man asked “how this way your paddy field would get water?” “The same way as your pitrus would get your offering” said the farmer.

(My rejoinder) A fisherman was listening to the conversations and intervened. Said he “that man does not know where the pitrus went, but you do not know where your paddy field is?” “ Hurry because somebody will irrigate your field and claim ownership” the fisherman warned the scurrying farmer

The exploits of the excessive fishing and pollution, is a blow on the ocean ecosystems and on the global warming. The algae/plankton grow with sunlight and absorb greenhouse gases and Fish/Whales promote the cycle of algae production. [URL="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/03/02/436193/science-ocean-acidifying-so-fast-it-threatens-humanity-ability-to-feed-itself/?mobile=nc"]With more atmospheric carbon, the ocean is acidifying![/URL]With just ph dropping to 7.8 [I thought below 6 is acidic], the ocean plankton lost by 40%.

The oceans provide half of the Oxygen, 75% of earth is water. Oceans bring us rain for the fields. It is that prayer to the Lord for the welfare of the pitrs (in the form of animals, humans or fish) can provide all the beings with food (whatever be the source). We are helpless in the nature's cycle of production of the survival elements. So, the one offering naivEdhyam to the gods, sun-god and the manes(pitrs) are productive than the plain consumers!

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Bertie with a poonool!!! :rofl:

 

[Iyyarooraan]

Dear Iyya,

I feel the word "not" in 'but you do not know where your paddy field is?' is wrong, will you kindly confirm?

This (sans the rejoinder) is a legendary story from Guru Nanak's life.

Well, it is an interrogative statement. You can reframe it as "don't you know"?
The show was on Asianet.

 

[Visalakshi Ramani]

Asianized English!!!