MOTW - The Second Apprentice - Page 8

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

Great to know that you loved my question :P About SRGMP people who dont visit DM, we may replace Antar, Gur by Souro, Solidsnake. Tell me if there are other names and I will replace them by DM members.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Didn't I tell you she would shred it easily.

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

Hmmm something tells me meri band bajney wali hai tumharey karma scenario mei. Keep in mind though that my responses will be straight from my dil sey - they will NOT be up for debate as this is my MOTW not a debate thread. Folks are free to ask my opinions and I'll tell them just that.

• Is karma just another name for cause and effect?
• According to popular belief, the karmic effects of all deeds are viewed as shaping the past, present, and future experiences. It's called karmaphal. Do you think there is a dispenser of this karmaphal? Is there an arbitrator who rewards / punishes good deeds and bad deeds?
• Is karma similar or dissimilar or completely unrelated to destiny? Do you believe in destiny?
• Is Karma germane to only human beings or all sentient beings?
• Do you suppose all the matter / energy in the universe is endowed with sentience?
• Is karma responsible for the cycle of cause and effect only on earth or the entire universe or neither?
• According to most studies, the first humans shared a common ancestor with modern African apes and this common ancestor existed 5 million years ago. Shortly thereafter, the species diverged into two separate lineages. One of these lineages ultimately evolved into gorillas and chimps, and the other evolved into early human ancestors called hominids. What role did karma play in the above evolution?

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

I too hope for the best 😉

After the best is done I will be scheming to up the evil badges for the next question.

Also, I like your questions they are good :) Let this 2nd MOTW be a fierce competition on who will grill the worst(for the bakra) 😡😆

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I thunk and thunk for tasks, for now here are my first 12 tasks.

1) Slay the Neman Lion

You have angered the Gods. They have chosen to punish you with a terrible choice. You have to declare Haphus as the king of mangoes and express why Haphus is the best. Or else you will lose both SJB and DB. What will you do?
I'll choose to lose both SJB and DB. I know this is what bahni would want me to do and with DB gone - there will be one less fanatic haphoos supporter.

2) Slay the Hydra

Like the Hydra this task is multiheaded. (Inspired by Q's in Karan's MOTW)
a. SJB and DB have a massive argument and are no longer on talking terms. They are making all their friends choose. What will you do?
Irrelevant as I lost them both above. Still, just for the sake of answering this one --- I'll choose only one of them at a time but not the same one every time.

b. Me and Ajnu are dying. You can save only one. The catch is that you will see the person left behind die a painful excruciating long death and you have to marry the one you saved. (How you explain this to jeeju and the kids is your dillema. 🤣) Who is dead and who is saved?
You both are dead if you both want to be saved because that tells me that your love for each other was not true ti begin with and I hate those who lie about love. I'll do you both a favor and shoot you both in the head so that I keep my end of the bargain - that is - never to let those, who I call my friends, suffer - no matter what.

3) Capture the Golden Hind of Artemis

Dmers are entering Paalitiks and capture the parliament. Each of them is vying to be a cabinet minister. Which department is each running for? What speech do they use to convince people? (At least 10)
How about you list the departments and I'll assign them to the DMers and come up with their speeches? That would set the ball rolling quicker than me cooking up the depts as well.

4) Capture the Erymanthian Boar

You want to blackmail all Dmers, so you steal something precious from all of them. What did you steal and what are you blackmailing them for? (at least 10)
WIP.


5) Clean the Augean Stables in a Single Day

You have successfully managed to trick me and hack into my account. Now you will wreak havoc on IF. What posts will you make pretending to be me? Who all will you warn and raise WL? Who all will you ban? What secrets do you find in my inbox?
WIP

6) Slay the Stymphalian Birds

You are going on a cross country road trip for three months. Which DMers do you take with you? Tell us about the adventures you have? What anecdotes and antics about them are there to share? Describe the whole trip?
WIP

7) Capture the Cretan Bull

You are career counselor for Dmers. Tell them why their current career choice is wrong for them and what career is better for them and why? (at least 5)
Would you mind listing their current career choices so that I can straightaway tell them that they screwed up big time and then proceed with dispensing my valuable advice?

8) Steal the Mares of Diomedes

Dm'ers are going to lift a western movie and remake it desi ishtyle. Which movie do they steal to remake? How do they deisfy it? What is the cast?
WIP.

9) Obtain the Girdle of the Amazon Queen

You have been given a vial of Veritaserum (Truth Potion). You use it on at least ten (or more) DMers to find their deepest darkest secret. Now spill the beans on their secrets.

10) Obtain the Cattle of Geryon

Karan did well to arrange Ajnu ka swayamvar. Now the bachelor is lonely and wants his own bachelor show on Dm. Tell us about his bachelor show? Which DM guys and gals come for this eligible bachelor, how do they woo him and whom does he pick?
What's the point? Jo bhi aayegi woh rakhi baandh ker chali jayegi. He is eternal bhai for all here. Bechara sab key batchon ka mama ban ney wala hai.

11) Steal the Apples of Hesperides

Why did the chicken cross the road? Give the answer of at least 10 Dmers in their special ishtyle.
WIP

12) Capture and Bring Back Cerebrus

Recreate DDLJ of DM. We want a fresh new couple.
WIP - under Kanat's question on couples.

That should keep you occupied big time I hope.

Originally posted by: Mister.K.

Got it. In that case, I will have to first weigh your responses to my ensuing questions before I assemble a scenario.

• Is karma just another name for cause and effect? - If you can imagine the effect taking place on lag at times, then yes.
  
• According to popular belief, the karmic effects of all deeds are viewed as shaping the past, present, and future experiences. It's called karmaphal. When I think og karamphal - I am thinking in "going forward" terms. My past is already shaped and can't be undone by my current or future deeds. True that my past was a result of my past karma but I can only learn from it and move on in this life. Do you think there is a dispenser of this karmaphal? Is there an arbitrator who rewards / punishes good deeds and bad deeds? Since I believe in a non-interfering force, I feel there is no dispenser. Our choices create the options we have in life and our actions provide us further options - it's all self balancing.
  
• Is karma similar or dissimilar or completely unrelated to destiny? Do you believe in destiny? To tell you frankly, I don't believe in destiny as in "stand alone concept". I feel our actions determine our destiny. But then there are certain things that karma can't explain at times and blaming them on destiny is the easier way out. I never faced such a situation in my life where I couldn't trace my options on my past karmas so for me, personally, I do not believe in destiny.
  
• Is Karma germane to only human beings or all sentient beings? Beings with some level of evolved thinking.
  
• Do you suppose all the matter / energy in the universe is endowed with sentience? Nope.
  
• Is karma responsible for the cycle of cause and effect only on earth or the entire universe or neither? I don't know whether there's evolved life forms anywhere else in the universe or not. Hence, I can't answer this question.
  
• According to most studies, the first humans shared a common ancestor with modern African apes and this common ancestor existed 5 million years ago. Shortly thereafter, the species diverged into two separate lineages. One of these lineages ultimately evolved into gorillas and chimps, and the other evolved into early human ancestors called hominids. What role did karma play in the above evolution? Two siblings who have the same gene pool, same upbringing and same environment often grow up as different from each other as chalk and cheese - why? Coming to your question - one group chose to evolve while other did not. the adventurous ones moved out of Africa and rest, as they say, is history. Hope you see the link to karma here. If not, let me know and I'll elaborate.
  

No need to hasten, finish off the other frivolous questionnaires and then get back to me leisurely.

Originally posted by: *Woh Ajnabee*

GD, SJB ji has been an awesome partner-in-crime in getting your MOTW going. 😉 I've been racking my brains all day to come up with some fun tasks, but I've been failing miserable. :( I can't go back to my regular stash of MOTW tasks for you either! Okay, here goes nothing ... 😛

Task #1

Hum tum ek kamre mein band ho, aur chaabi kho jaaye. Not just hum tum, but suppose poora DM ek kamre mein band hai, and everyone's looking for the key. Turns out, Qwerty ji has locked everyone in the room and refuses to let everyone out until they admit that haphoos is the best mango out there. 🤣 Of course, there are way too many langda fans in the room who would much rather not agree with that ... so your task is to pick at least ten members of the section and describe how they would convince Qwerty ji to return the key and let them out. What song would they sing, what would they say, or what would they do? 😆
We won't need to convince qwerty. All of us DMers locked in one room is a sure shot formula for blowing off the roof! Langda lovers will floor the haphusiye and climb over them to get out of the room. Who the heck cares what happened to haphus fans!

Task #2

GD, you're walking down the street singing .... mudi, mudi kahan mai mudi, ittefaq se. And as you turn the corner, you look across the street and see Varsha di and Shola ji walking down the street singing 'yeh dosti, hum nahi todenge'. Immediately you switch over to the song 'gazab ka hai din ... dekho zara' when you see Shola ji eating haphoos and Varsha di eating langda. 😲😆 You are furious as to why you were not invited to this shopping spree! So furious in fact, that you decide to teach them both a lesson. Plan out your revenge and tell us how you will trick these two lovely ladies into falling into your trap and how you will punish them. 😛😆
Sweetie, Bahni eating haphus and Varsha eating langda is punishment enough for both of them😆 This is what happens when they leave me behind😛

*Apologies to Qwerty ji, SJB ji, Varsha di ... hope you guys don't mind my tasks. 😳*
Oh don't worry - varsha is in hawai so doesn't know you dragged her in. Feel free to use bahni as a prop in all your questions for all future bakras😡 She asked for it😆 Qwerts does not count given his horrible taste in mangoes.

To be continued ....
hey hey hey ! You should be busy dissecting my responses instead of inciting some from me.

Originally posted by: SholaJoBhadkey

😆 Sarina, I have waited two long years for this opportunity. Follow the link in my post. You shall understand. And in any case, I am making up for DB 😉😆