I love nature… I really do. It’s a wonder in itself! Like a famous poet’s line, ‘Poovukkul olindhirukkum kanikootam adhisayam’ — the greenery, colourful flowers, star-studded sky, blue-green beaches, the sweet song of morning birds, picture-perfect sunsets… all so flawless, right?
And yet, the same nature that built everything so perfectly messed up the design of its most important creation — Humans! (The fault in our stars, maybe?) It feels like the human body was designed on a Friday evening by Vadivelu’s ‘appra-scantigala!’ Because honestly… some features make zero sense. Let me explain one by one.
You know those road trips? There you are—excited, pumped, ready for the scenic drive of your dreams. Snacks packed, playlist set, sunglasses on… adventure awaits. But the moment you hit the highway, your bladder goes: ‘Tank full! Overflow danger! Download immediately!’
Now instead of enjoying the scenery, the whole ride turns into a desperate mission to locate a restroom. Mountains, trees, lakes—beautiful views—but all you see is potential pee-spots. Meanwhile, you endure your husband’s bombastic side-eye: ‘Already?? Seriously?!’ Would it have hurt nature to give us a bladder we empty once a day and be done with it? 1 download per 24 hours — simple, efficient, civilised!
And speaking of ‘leaks’, what’s with our body’s reaction to spicy food? You’re happily tearing into spicy Korean chicken when suddenly water starts spouting through every available opening—eyes, nose… Why?! Food should only be mouth-watering. Anywhere else is not just unnecessary, it’s ICKY. And if eating wasn’t problematic enough… try sleeping! We’re supposedly programmed to sleep at night, right? Then why am I chasing sleep all night, only for it to finally arrive at 5 AM—just in time for the alarm to blast me awake? Like Hermione says in Harry Potter: ‘I’m not an owl!’ So… I should be able to sleep at night!
But that’s not the only issue with sleeping. Once, on a bus journey, I fell asleep. Before I knew it, my head was rolling like a bobblehead, and my mouth was open wide enough to catch flies. Two guys in front had front-row seats to my National Geographic Sleep Documentary. Why can’t we look like Sleeping Beauty when we sleep? What kind of design is this?
And let’s talk about snoring. When the whole world is peacefully sleeping, some people snore loudly enough to wake the dead! Couldn’t nature have made us hum soft lullabies instead?
Coming back to food —The human body is supposed to be a synergistic system, right? Then explain this:
Tongue: “Ice cream! Bajjis! Pizza! Gimme!”
Every other organ: “NO! PLEASE DON’T!”
Why is everything delicious unhealthy and everything healthy tastes like regret? Why couldn’t indulgence = healthy? Really poor design.
And the most scandalous gimmick is how disproportionate weight gain is to eating and weight loss is to exercising. Like Rachel’s sister says in F.R.I.E.N.D.S: “A minute on the lips, forever on the hips!” All we have to do is just THINK of fries and we gain 2 kilos. Sweat it out like a donkey for 2 weeks, and the weighing scale doesn’t budge!
And sweat? Another joke. Our sweat glands overreact to the tiniest tasks. Hard work should smell sweet… not STINK!
In short, the human body is a hilarious mix of genius engineering and ‘Friday evening, let’s just submit something and go home’design. Gimme a 
if you agree, and if you can think of more ways in which the almighty has erred!
About the Author
Aruna
A double post-grad with an MBA and M.Com tucked safely in her backpack, she’s on a mission to carve her own corner in this competitive world, all while being the mother of two teenage tornadoes. A certified experimenter in the grand lab of life, with professional stints at SBI (one of India’s most prestigious banks) and KONE Lifts, she’s gathered a rich blend of corporate wisdom and real-world lessons.
She finds her calm (and her voice) through writing since the time she learnt to grab a pencil, where her thoughts finally get a mic. Did we forget to mention she’s 9 3/4 with equal parts of funny and fiery? She’s also an IELTS coach who believes good grammar can save relationships and commas do, in fact, matter!
