Chapter 23: chapter 23

I giggled and said, “That’s why I have cut myself short. Otherwise, I wanted to explain it a lot. Haha!”All exploded into laughter. Sanya - Now, the conversation has become very interesting. I think we should give Aman a chance to speak more. Azeez said in a bit of an irritated tone, “No, I don’t want to give him a chance. I know he is going to insult wives!”Neha - Haha! Azeez, why are you taking it so seriously? Take it in a fun way. Daily hundreds of new jokes are being made on husband and wife relationships, we see these kinds of videos daily and we laugh. You must have seen many such shorts on youtube shorts and insta reels. That also, we watch them and laugh them off. Similarly, let’s listen to Aman and just laugh it off. Simple. Azeez - No, still, I don’t want to listen to him. Sanya - Aman, you start. Azeez will also listen. And Azeez, please listen to him. Today, you are becoming a spoilsport. Azeez - Okay. Aman - According to me smartphones are way better than wives. Vicky clapped and laughed. Azeez frowned at him. Vicky shut his mouth quickly like a small child. I saw all this but I showed both of them that I didn’t see them at all. Aman - If we want our smartphones to speak, they speak. If we want our smartphones to sing, they sing. If we want them to wake us up early in the morning, they do it without fail. They record our memories and also recall our memories whenever we want. If we want to see something happy-happy and want to feel happy-happy, we can watch happy content on it. And if we are in a serious mood then we can listen to some good stuff. Overall, a smartphone supports us in every way we want and when we want. Vicky - And what about a wife? I laughed and said, “A wife tortures us in every way she wants!”All explode into laughter. But Azeez’s laughter was fake, clearly visible on her face. I diverted the topic to make Azeez feel a bit better, “I am not saying that all wives are bad. Some wives are also very good. Exceptions are everywhere. Like our Azeez. She is an exceptional wife.”Azeez retorted, “You mean normally all wives are bad.”Aman - No, I am saying that some are good also. Neha - Azeez, now don’t say. Only some? Hehe!Again all laughed. Vicky - Hey, we have talked enough. Now, let’s set up our camp and bring some firewood. I have lighter and kerosene oil in the car. Let’s make a bonfire. Neha -  Okay, now all get up and set to work. Within forty five minutes, we set up our camp. We made two small tent houses. We lit the firewood and made a bonfire. Vicky took out eatables like biscuits, fruits, chocolates etc. and the bluetooth speaker. He connected the bluetooth speaker with his mobile and played sweet music. Sanya - The atmosphere has become very romantic! Neha said kiddingly, “Stay away from Vicky! He is already married! Hehe!”Sanya - Haha! Vicky - Sanya, you can stay close to Gagan and Aman. You will get one of these easily. Hehe! Sanya - Come on guys! They are my friends. I can’t even think of them like that. Azeez said jokingly, “Friendships are often converted into true love. I hope you must have read that.”Sanya - Yeah, I have read that. But don’t worry, in my case, it’s not going to happen like that. Stay tension free. Vicky and Azeez said together, “We hope so. Hehe.”Vicky - Gagan will marry sooner or later. But I am really worried about Aman. Aman - About my marriage? Vicky - Yeah. By the way, do you want to marry? Aman - Hmm…I thought, thought and thought but couldn’t say anything except “Hmm…”Azeez laughed, “I think he doesn’t even know if he wants to marry or not! Hehe!”Vicky whispered into Azeez’s ear, “That’s why he is called stupid! Haha!”Gagan - Aman, say something. Do you want to marry or not?I thought deeply for a while and said, “I don’t have any direct answer. But your question reminded me of a story that I read somewhere. I don’t know where exactly, I read in a book.”Neha - Oh, story! It’s going to be interesting. It’s a perfect place to listen to stories. In a jungle, bonfire, night time, dark sky, wow! Tell us a story soon! I am dying to hear a story. Hehe!Aman - The story is of a rationalist Immanuel Kant. He was a great thinker and rationalist. Once one woman approached him and confessed her love for him. Azeez - Wow! This story seems to be really very interesting. I was not expecting this kind of story from Aman’s mouth. Hehe!Aman - Hehe. Okay, now, continue my story. Azeez - Yeah, sure. Aman - The woman who loved Immanuel Kant proposed to him for marriage. But Immanuel Kant was not a normal man. He was a great thinker. He was a rationalist. He said to her, “First, I will think if marriage is good for me or not. I will study the pros and cons of marriage. If I find the marriage suitable for me and good for me, then I will let you know. Thereafter, we will marry.”Gagan - Very interesting. Aman - She said, “Okay.” And she went back. Then Kant thought and thought and wrote thousands of pages about the pros and cons of marriage. Then he realized that both pros and cons, merits and demerits are almost equally strong. He was not able to reach any final conclusion even after writing thousands of pages. Neha - Okay.Aman - Then he thought, “I should find the woman and tell her that I have not been able to reach any final decision yet. Please give me some more time.” He started finding the woman. When he found the woman, he didn’t only find the same woman but also one other shocking fact. (It will be so nice of you, if you leave at least a single word comment and please don't forget to follow me and become my superfan. You will be able to chat with me and my superfans directly.)