The truth about the cow near the road/temple/station

The truth about the cow near the road/temple/station

I have often observed old ladies putting up their cows near railway station, at the entrance of the temple or near bus stop in Mumbai, in the hope that people will feed them in exchange of cash.

In Mumbai, each individual carries so much of guilt that he is drawn to these cows to feed them so that his sins are absolved. But then, Mumbaikar need not be so guilty after all, since feeding cow itself has a good economics behind it. The information presented here, can be verified by asking the lady herself as I did.

First of all BMC has made it illegal to keep the cows on the road, for simple reason that it blocks the passage of people. With around 2 Cr population in Mumbai,the roads are pretty much jammed and cows present in such a crowded area represent a grave danger to the sanitation of the area due to mishandling of cow dunk.

Now, lets turn our attention to the cow in question, the cow is not owned by the lady, its ownership lies at the hands of the owner of the barn where cow goes at the end of the day. The lady pays the rent of the cow on a daily basis. (That was a news to me, I was always feeling sad about the life of the lady and the cow both coming to the shelter of the road), Also, the lady passes a part of the daily sales to the owner as commission. The daily sales comprises of the grass and feed we give to the cow in exchange of money paid. The current rate is Rs. 10 for grass. The remaining part after payment of commission belongs to the lady for her daily expense.

Here comes the best part, the owner, milks the cow at the end of the day, the cow provides anywhere between 10-15 litre milk. Hence the owner is happy as he gets a well fed cow and free milk which is a bonus. The milk is sold through the normal channel, and might reach the my cup of tea the next morning as prasad! :)The authorities might catch the cow, but the "setting" works.

In all these, I guess the real winner is the owner of the cow, who earns free milk and well fed cow (& cow's blessings!!), the looser is you and me who are really paying a huge fee for god's mercy. Its better to carry guilt and pray to the gods whole heartedly than to feed a cow on the road.

cervical disk pro-lapse, symptoms, pre-operation, post operation, a patients tale

MRI
I am currently resting on my bed, typing this blog on my cell phone as I don't feel confident enough to use the computer to type and sit for even moderate hours.
its been a week since surgery and my sutures will be removed tomorrow.
I am exited because I have not been able to bathe completely because of the sutures and bandages. The bandage is now getting
kind of itchy and annoying,thankfully only a day is left.
I was diagnosed with cervical disk pro lapse after about a month since the day it actually a
occurred, when I tried to carry a heavy load. this condition occurs when the cartilage between two vertebrae interferes with the central nerves. for a month since the first episode, I haven't been able to sleep at night because of the pain, the pain is not in the muscles but somewhere inside.
the diagnosis of this condition took some time as some doctors told its a case of muscle tear while some doctors said its a case of rotator cuff injury.
finally a famous spine surgeon was able to diagnose it clinically (which means without any reports) and then we verified the same through investigative reports such as MRI. He confirmed the diagnosis with only one key question and physical inspection of the neck region.
The experience at the MRI machine was scary. the machine makes a lot of noise and the noise is mixture of noises when you fire an AK47 and aircraft engine together.

Finally after two months of complete rest, I have recovered to join office and work.

Its very important to select a good surgeon, cause your recovery very much is dependent upon his skills. I just had minor cut in the throat region where I got operated and surgeon chose to give a horizontal cut instead of vertical so that it naturally conceals with skin lines around the neck region

The whole expense was about 3 Lakhs and was sponsored through our office group mediclaim policy. I had my own policy, but it rejected claim since a small clause in the policy said that such diseases are covered after two complete years of premium payment.

My advice to all guys who have a desk job kind of lifestyle not to lift heavy weights suddenly as your body is not ready to take up such a load and the shock is transferred to the spine.