Unused

Pedro’s uncle was showing off his collection of bottles of cashew feni. He proudly proclaimed that the feni was over 30 years of age. Pedro pleaded, ‘can I have some?’ 

His uncle snapped back, ‘If I had given this feni to all those who asked, it wouldn't have aged to be 30 years old. It is going nowhere till I am alive’

Pedro asked, ‘and then?’  

While ageing of alcoholic brew can be purposeful, in this case Pedro’s uncle’s primal purpose is to avoid sharing. His feni is not being kept to drink after ageing… rather it is just being unused.

So often, we end up holding on to things that we have no intention to use… now or later! We have unused clothes, crockery and a host of things that are not going to be ever used by us nor do we allow others to use them.

It is said so well that ‘Sometimes older is better, but sometimes it's just older!’ We must examine the things we hold on unused. We must discover use for them, either for self or for others, lest it be rendered useless!

Without purpose do not refuse

Useless oft are things unused!

~ Pravin K Sabnis