This is a story of a narcoleptic patient ‘Salman’ A.K.A. ‘sallu mian’ who suffered from walking while dreaming. He watched the sitcoms like ‘friends’ on TV and he got hallucination attacks arising from them. The Etymology of ‘hallucination’ states that this word was discovered about 500 years ago when Alexander the great got ‘hallucinations’ about conquering the whole world. When sallu mian once kissed a girl named ‘Kat’ in his noctambulation then the police mentioned a caveat in writing to him ‘stay away from alcohol or be arrested next time’. This mention by the police in writing held a legal decree too!
Now Salman was very afraid, he wondered what would he do if any girl deliberately got close to him while he was asleep as he had a verve personality. He thought for a while and then put on a pair of sneakers and decided to go for a walk. As he was about to move out of the room a promiscuous lady who was clad in minimal clothing stopped him, she was Ms. Bipasha. Salman said to Bipasha that she is because of whom he has got such a fearful life but Bipasha impugned him and said it is not her but ‘Aish’ who has made his life a hell. Salman cried and said that his life is just like an animal living in some vivarium! Bipasha hugged Sallu and said that she has full empathy with him and that his aversion from other beings is very much understandable.
Bipasha suggested Sallu to go to a psychiatrist to cure his feelings of abomination and sleeping disorders. Now they went to a psychiatrist Mr. Daruwala who was a vanguard in medical science due to his research and findings. Bipasha warned Salman not to keep any prejudice against Mr. Daruwala because of his looks of a drunkard and instead pay full attention to him. When they knocked at Daruwala’s house a concierge took care of them and made them sit on a sofa. There was a beautiful painting on the wall that showed a path paved with golden curbstones.
As Sallu was getting amused by the painting, Mr. Daruwala came and straddled on a little chair with his legs astride the chair. Sallu pleaded Daruwala for an infallible medicine to cure his problem. Daruwala gave a medicine to him and said that for first few days of taking the medicine he will have ghastly looks because little amount of blood will come out of his nose and ears and eventually the wounds will heal itself with his other problems. Hoping that things would ameliorate and his situation would improve after taking the medicine, sallu bid goodbye to Mr. Daruwala.
Meaning of words used:
narcolepsy : A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
sitcoms : A humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
hallucination : Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Etymology : A history of a word
noctambulation : Walking by a person who is asleep
caveat : A warning against certain acts
decree : (law) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
verve : An energetic style
sneakers : A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
promiscuous : Casual and unrestrained in sexual behaviour
clad : Wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
impugned : Attack as false or wrong
vivarium : An indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
empathy : Understanding and entering into another's feelings
aversion : A feeling of intense dislike
psychiatrist : A physician who specializes in psychiatry
abomination : Hate coupled with disgust
vanguard : The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
prejudice : An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand without good justification
concierge : A French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
curbstones : A paving stone forming part of a curb
straddled : Sit or stand astride of
astride : With the legs stretched far apart
infallible : Incapable of failure or error
ghastly : Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
ameliorate :Get better
Now Salman was very afraid, he wondered what would he do if any girl deliberately got close to him while he was asleep as he had a verve personality. He thought for a while and then put on a pair of sneakers and decided to go for a walk. As he was about to move out of the room a promiscuous lady who was clad in minimal clothing stopped him, she was Ms. Bipasha. Salman said to Bipasha that she is because of whom he has got such a fearful life but Bipasha impugned him and said it is not her but ‘Aish’ who has made his life a hell. Salman cried and said that his life is just like an animal living in some vivarium! Bipasha hugged Sallu and said that she has full empathy with him and that his aversion from other beings is very much understandable.
Bipasha suggested Sallu to go to a psychiatrist to cure his feelings of abomination and sleeping disorders. Now they went to a psychiatrist Mr. Daruwala who was a vanguard in medical science due to his research and findings. Bipasha warned Salman not to keep any prejudice against Mr. Daruwala because of his looks of a drunkard and instead pay full attention to him. When they knocked at Daruwala’s house a concierge took care of them and made them sit on a sofa. There was a beautiful painting on the wall that showed a path paved with golden curbstones.
As Sallu was getting amused by the painting, Mr. Daruwala came and straddled on a little chair with his legs astride the chair. Sallu pleaded Daruwala for an infallible medicine to cure his problem. Daruwala gave a medicine to him and said that for first few days of taking the medicine he will have ghastly looks because little amount of blood will come out of his nose and ears and eventually the wounds will heal itself with his other problems. Hoping that things would ameliorate and his situation would improve after taking the medicine, sallu bid goodbye to Mr. Daruwala.
Meaning of words used:
narcolepsy : A sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep
sitcoms : A humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life
hallucination : Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder
Etymology : A history of a word
noctambulation : Walking by a person who is asleep
caveat : A warning against certain acts
decree : (law) a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
verve : An energetic style
sneakers : A canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
promiscuous : Casual and unrestrained in sexual behaviour
clad : Wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
impugned : Attack as false or wrong
vivarium : An indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
empathy : Understanding and entering into another's feelings
aversion : A feeling of intense dislike
psychiatrist : A physician who specializes in psychiatry
abomination : Hate coupled with disgust
vanguard : The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
prejudice : An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand without good justification
concierge : A French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
curbstones : A paving stone forming part of a curb
straddled : Sit or stand astride of
astride : With the legs stretched far apart
infallible : Incapable of failure or error
ghastly : Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
ameliorate :Get better
I am more fascinated by the stories themselves than by the vocabulary!
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