I never thought that the statues had such enormous power. Without moving an inch, making an expression or talking, they can lead an entire group to engage in violence. They can call for Hartals or Bandhs in their names or rake controversies. You know, now I get why Mayavati is so keen on unveiling so many of her own statues, so that she would still have power over the people even after she is gone from this world.
We have been talking about ETs and Aliens taking over the world, but I think now we should rather worry about the age of the statues. Imagine what a statue which is 133 ft tall could do to the entire Kanyakumari district if it gets life. Or those numerous elephant and Mayawati statues could do to Uttar Pradesh. Isn’t that scarier than the aliens?
And I’m not even talking about the thousands of statues we call by the pet name “idols” which are placed in and out of our temples and churches. They must have already been frustrated and waiting for the final war to take control over the world. Imagine this conversation:
Statue #1: “Mate, that dude Statue #3 in the sanctum sanctorum steals all the fun”
Statue #2: “How is that?”
Statue #1: “We stand outside in this hot weather, looking at the same direction all the time, but he gets to see all those hot chicks who come to bow before him!”
Statue #3: “You think that’s fun? You get to see all the buzz going on outside, while am stuck in this garlands and holy smokes everyday! And that fellow in the white rob gets to drink red wine in my name and earn money for that and the other fellow in the saffron rob gets those offerings and earn money too!”
Statue #1: “Shit!”
Statue #2: “Pigeon-shit!!”
Statue #1: “What??”
Statue #2: “On your head”
Statue #1: “Oh damn, not again! Shoo… shoooo…“