Death certificate

By S Mukhtar The Deaths Clerk (popular as Mota Clark) was preparing the death certificate.

He went on filling the relevant form as per the applicant's answers to his queries.

Lo listen: "Name.?" "Mr ZYX." "Father's name.?" "Mr CBA.

But then why not write mother's name also? Discrimination! Injustice.!" "Residence.?" "Yes, Nomads' Colony." "Occupation.?" "Banda Paither (an indigenous Kashmiri drama highlighting the prevailing ills)." "Date of birth?" "15 &16 December 1930." "Two dates.what rot?" "Don't understand? Look.15 December 1930, 11.57 p.m.

- started that happy event; 16 December 1930, 12.30 a.m.

- the event completed.

So, rightly two dates!" "But what should I write here?" "Both! Be honest!" "And date of death?" "Not one but.

O several dates!" "O Mr; what do you say?" "I am honest and let me say it correctly.His one leg died (was amputated) on 13 February 1940; his eyes died (lost eyesight) on 10 January 1945); his ears died (turned deaf) on 9 January 1955; his one kidney died (was excised) on 6 March 2003.

And today his heart died." "Ay man, what should I write here?" "Please, please write all the dates.

Don't be dishonest.

We all are answerable to God! Never lie." "Mad man.you get off!" "Me.mad? Mad you are and your officers too who direct you to write lies! Who the one died only one day? Everyday, nay every moment, everybody has something, some little thing, dying within him or then a whole part dying away for ever! Never one was what he was the previous day; and never one will tomorrow be what he is today.

Everybody's Death is a constant process; yes, it starts with his very birth! You fools hoist its flag but only once!" "Get off.you can't have the death certificate." "I don't need to have a foolish one!" And the great clown left.

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