Littt....le Sugar. Very Little.

"Rules are made to be broken". I've heard this statement many times from one of my managers at work. We, all of us, are free beings. When rules are tolerable, we tolerate them. However, when they are obnoxious, no matter what the consequences are, we break them. Moreover, we are remembered for the rules we break, right? Why obey them? Why obey and miss out on the fun? Obeying rules does not make us any different than the rest. The doctor announces, "The tests conducted reveal that your sugar level is high. You are diabetic." People hear this, and suddenly, I really do not from where, the love for sugar blooms. Daddy is diabetic, and obviously, it's none other than mommy dear who regulates his sugar level.

The following has been happening everyday for at least the last 15 years. Every morning mommy wakes up and makes tea. Daddy doesn't have it immediately. He waits for mommy to go out of the house. The moment she's out, he stealthily walks into the kitchen. He looks right; then left. Nobody is watching. The sugar box is then turned open. One full teaspoon of the sweet poison then gets into the teacup. It is stirred a little with more than half of it settling at the bottom. How happy he feels!! What delight!! Now, mommy enters. "Did you have your tea?” she asks. He says "yes" with a rather naughty smile. Seeing the happy face mommy smells a rat. "Did you mix sugar in it?” she asks. "No", comes the reply.

She walks to the sink to wash the utensils. There, she sees a cup with sugar. She turns back. The sugar box is left open on the countertop. Daddy never remembers to close it after use. 365 days of the year, there are ants in the sugar box because of this. Then, yet another time, mommy starts, "How much to tell you. Take care of your health. Have you not seen other people with diabetes? They are so careful about what they eat. Why don't you understand? How many people have asked you to be careful? Only God can save you..............” It goes on and on. For all this, she gets the reply, "It's difficult to have tea without sugar. Litttttt....le sugar. I put very little sugar. Trust me, very little sugar." The same answer for the last 15 years. Just imagine. At times, even mommy has tea without sugar. But Daddy, that’s very rare. Not unless mommy is with him till he finishes the entire cup.

Moral of the story: If sugar is left in the cup, rinse the cup well before leaving it in the sink. Secondly, close the sugar box tight. Follow these rules and no one will know anything till you get your next sugar report.