Scene: A tea shop in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Two friends, Arjun (the rational thinker) and Vinod (the superstitious believer), are sipping chai under a big banyan tree.
Vinod: (excitedly) Dei Arjun, you won’t believe what happened today morning!
Arjun: (smiling) What now? Another crow spoke to you?
Vinod: (seriously) Worse! A crow pooped on me when I was walking to work. Right on my new shirt!
(pauses dramatically) But you know what they say — it’s a sign of great luck! Good things are coming, machan!
Arjun: (laughing) Dei Vinod! Only you can be happy about getting bombed by a crow!
(leans in) Tell me, what “good thing” happened after that?
Vinod: (grinning) I got free samosas at the office canteen! See? Proof! Crow’s blessing!
Arjun: (raising an eyebrow) Vinod…the canteen uncle gives free samosas every Friday because he’s trying to empty old stock. Even my crow-free self got two!
Vinod: (waving dismissively) Still, timing matters! If it wasn’t the crow, why else would my day go so well?
Arjun: (smiling patiently) Dei, think about it. Crows are everywhere. They poop randomly. It’s just…biology, not astrology.
If crow poop really brought fortune, we’d all be billionaires by now — especially auto drivers near temples!
Vinod: (defensive) You’re missing the feeling behind it! It’s about optimism, da. You feel something bad happens, you twist it into something positive. That way, you stay hopeful.
Arjun: (nodding) I get that part. Making the best out of a messy situation — that’s healthy thinking.
But saying the crow itself has magical powers? That’s like saying if a pigeon poops on my bike, I’ll win the lottery!
Vinod: (laughing) Pigeons? No chance, bro! Crows are special. In our culture, they’re linked to ancestors, you know? During Shraddha rituals, we even feed them. They’re messengers!
Arjun: (leaning back thoughtfully) I respect that cultural connection. Paying respects to ancestors is beautiful. But mixing it with random poop luck? That’s where logic flies away, just like your crow!
Vinod: (grinning) Maybe logic needs wings too, eh?
Arjun: (grinning back) Maybe. But here’s something logical for you — a study once showed that crows recognize human faces and even hold grudges.
If anything, you should be worried that the crow was targeting you!
Vinod: (mock horror) Ayyo! Vendam da! Don’t curse me now!
Arjun: (laughing) No curse, only common sense.
Look — it’s good you stayed positive. That’s what actually matters. Not the crow, not the poop. Your mindset.
Vinod: (nodding slowly) Hmm…so you’re saying instead of believing blindly, I should just choose to find hope, whether or not a crow’s involved?
Arjun: Exactly, da. Crow or no crow, you make your own luck.
(breaks into a smile) Although…next time a crow aims at you, maybe just carry an umbrella for safety?
Vinod: (laughing loudly) Good idea! Superstitious and dry!
[They clink their chai glasses and continue chatting, while a crow watches them from the banyan tree — looking suspiciously like it’s plotting another “blessing.”]
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