The Black (money) Day | Humor Blog

By evening 7, the only thing I did was uploading an article on my blog, which got ignored by all, thanks to Mr Narendra Modi’s sudden blast on national TV, and had a comforting hot water shower which is one of the perks of being unemployed. By 8, I finally reached to meet an old school friend who was supposed to explain to me how good his life was in Ahmedabad and how better he was about to make it by investing in some food startup.

Demonetization

While listening to him and playing with my phone, the news popped up saying “Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 notes will be banned from tomorrow.” To divert the topic from his conversation, I informed him about the same, as I knew he belonged to the business family and business and black money are like an illegal relationship; they fight in front of others to prove that nothing is between them, and still sleep on the same bed every night.

To my expression of information to him, he replied, “Fake hai.”I accepted his answer and started focusing on his talk. Slowly my whats app started exploding like never before. Every group and all friends started circulating the news like only they were having the access of the news channel in the whole country and this information is something that the nation wants to know that too only through them. I checked all messages and informed him again. He again took it lightly and so I understood that he didn’t have much of black money and it is not something to worry about. So I gave up on the topic

My friend continued his talks, and my phone continued draining its own battery with all those messages and news updates notifications. Soon one more friend joined the conversation and was getting concerned for the banks closed for the next day and how the public will rush for ATM, the very night. Listening to all these things, I still was unaffected. Unemployment has its own perks as I mentioned.

My Condition

Once unemployed, firstly your account doesn’t have much balance left. And if the white money with you is in peanuts; there is very less probability that you might even have the slightest feeling of black money. Also, in this stage, your wallet doesn’t carry a Rs 500 or Rs 1000 note. Not because you don’t have it, but because you don’t trust yourself. You fear that if this 500 Rs note is spent in a day, how will you survive the whole week. So basically you divide the week by 500, not even 1000, and carry the change every day in the pocket per day basis.

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Finally, after the discussion and debate, I left for home and witnessed a huge rush on the ATM’s. As I moved forward, the rush on each ATM increased more and more. I finally thought to take some cash out for myself too. As I stopped the bike, a ray of self-realization entered my soul to make me recall and remember that the amount I have in my account was Rs. 274/- and for that to I had to stand in line behind 20 odd people.

Giving no expression, I know what to do and I kicked the bike for my way home, ignoring all the ATM’s. As I moved ahead, the petrol pumps were jammed with bikes and cars. Even the ones who sold petrol at higher rates. I thought people were using it to release their 500 and 1000 rupees notes.
My vehicle showed an empty sign too on the petrol front. Again I stopped my bike and thought to get it refilled.

I opened my wallet and after quite efforts, came up with the total amount of 62 rupees net in it; Saw my money and observed the crowd there. I was able to visualize the crowd beating me and throwing me out of the line, when in-between of people refilling petrol worth of 1000’s of rs, and I go to get it filled for Rs. 62/-, that too at this hour. Now I even ignored the petrol pumps and proceed towards home.

Conclusion

I saw people riding to the jewellery shops and supermarkets to get all there notes exchanged. Convert them in goods or jewellery. This made me doubt myself. Was I that poor or the people that fool? That even if the money is white they want to convert it into gold? Maybe I was dumb and should have realized that it was the Black day, where no white money was even thought about.

That night, Facebook and what’s app got flooded with messages. This was the only time of the year that I received so many messages on Whatsapp. Even more then I received on Diwali, though none was related to me still. Having food and watching TV, I felt how the news was actually of no use to me. How all the black money owners will be thinking about new plans and actions and how they will shift money from here and there and all. I was just feeling about how powerful Mr Prime minister is and also who will win US elections. Later even I thought when “The Kapil Sharma Show” will be re telecast.

I finally updated a sort of humorous status on Facebook and went to bed. It was a chaotic night, but even late night, my wallet and bank accounts were just shouting “LOL. Sleep!! It’s nothing important for you”

@ramta jogi

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