The Ant Man!

Of all the creatures on the planet, both human and non-human, if there is a creature that I would consider harmless and wouldn't mind it being around, it has to be the black ant. Not the spiteful red ones, but the humble black ant!

As you observe them in the garden, you can't help but ponder how in the world 'They do what They do: carrying tiny morsels of food with their miniature hands, surrounded by copious numbers of other ants, adorably meeting and greeting each one on the way to their destination. Comparatively, humans or even other creatures would have just fought each other, snatched the food, and moved on 😊

Ants work with industrious precision, efficiently even in the heat, showing great teamwork and cooperation - qualities every HR manager would die for in a prospective hire 😉

I personally found them adorable, until recently ☹. In February of 2024, Sneha, my beloved wife, pointed out that there were a few hundred ants in our living room. Thinking of it as a routine annual guest visit, I overlooked it and asked her to ignore it too!

But the diminutive guests fell in love with our place and the kind people living in it, but the problem exemplified when they invited their guests, families and their entire village to our place! :O"

In the next couple of months, our home had ants trooping on every second wall, in the cupboards, in the washroom, and even treading over us while we were sleeping. Our home was swamped, and we were under an 'Ant Attack' :P.

Our ignorance had put us under siege. We had to get ant-kill pest control done :(

These cute little creatures, when ignored, proved more than capable of giving us sleepless nights and chaotic days! It clearly establishes that one person might be weak, but when you come together, power amplifies and collective strength emerges!

The analogy shall work similarly in the 'Lok Sabha' election too when we have to collectively work together to vote in a manner that shall help build our nation into what it is supposed to be! An Absolutely great one! 😊 The Common Man has to become the Ant Man!''

N.

PS :- We were letting them be ; but one fine morning; on the commode when Krishna was taking a dump; they went out having a stroll on his butt; he stood up without a wash and there was mess all around! And we realized it was time to declare ‘WAR’ :P