Mad Mad World

Majority of us are sane until we receive that phone call, that is when you get to witness theatrics, acrobatics and antics that are out of this world: a window which was just shut a minute ago due to cold weather is yanked open while on phone, that is when owners of neck ties and shoes want to release their necks and feet from bondage respectively while on phone, in a matatu woe unto you if you are seated next to the window and they are  next ,  that is when they will want to reach over and struggle to open   that all this while stuck window open without much of an excuse,  some others give up their seats to standing passengers subconsciously just because he cannot take that call while seated, the call simply makes him loose his  mind. In the house it’s when suddenly they frantically search for the keys to the balcony or the front door, it’s as if they have realized they   are suffocating while on that call.

If that phone call finds you in a discussion, they will rudely cut you short and answer it without excusing themselves, poor you if you were delivering your key note speech others even interrupt church services and hitherto quite cinema halls with their phone answering mannerisms.

In the office others bolt from their desks shouting on the phone while descending downstairs, a calm collected soul not long ago suddenly springs to life with a booming voice that he could not master in the boss’s presence. In the car park they pace up and down as if standing still may disconnect that phone call, when they block your way and you want to go by, others thrust their hands for stop sign rudely like traffic police on your face thinking you are about to interrupt their animated conversation. And when that call is received while cooking, lo! God save us a fire coz that food will be long forgotten on the burner. the call receiver’s senses will be jolted only after the smell of burning food is emitted.