{"id":1264,"date":"2025-11-11T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herstories.xyz\/en\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:20:32","slug":"life-is-like-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herstories.xyz\/en\/life-is-like-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Life is like that"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love nature\u2026 I really do. It\u2019s a wonder in itself! Like a famous poet’s line, ‘Poovukkul olindhirukkum kanikootam adhisayam’ \u2014 the greenery, colourful flowers, star-studded sky, blue-green beaches, the sweet song of morning birds, picture-perfect sunsets\u2026 all so flawless, right?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And yet, the same nature that built everything so perfectly messed up the design of its most important creation \u2014 Humans! (The fault in our stars, maybe?) It feels like the human body was designed on a Friday evening by Vadivelu\u2019s ‘appra-scantigala!’ Because honestly\u2026 some features make zero sense. Let me explain one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know those road trips? There you are\u2014excited, pumped, ready for the scenic drive of your dreams. Snacks packed, playlist set, sunglasses on\u2026 adventure awaits. But the moment you hit the highway, your bladder goes: ‘Tank full! Overflow danger! Download immediately!’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now instead of enjoying the scenery, the whole ride turns into a desperate mission to locate a restroom. Mountains, trees, lakes\u2014beautiful views\u2014but all you see is potential pee-spots. Meanwhile, you endure your husband\u2019s 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 \u2014 simple, efficient, civilised!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And speaking of ‘leaks’, what\u2019s with our body\u2019s reaction to spicy food? You\u2019re happily tearing into spicy Korean chicken when suddenly water starts spouting through every available opening\u2014eyes, nose\u2026 Why?! Food should only be mouth-watering. Anywhere else is not just unnecessary, it\u2019s ICKY. And if eating wasn\u2019t problematic enough\u2026 try sleeping! We\u2019re supposedly programmed to sleep at night, right? Then why am I chasing sleep all night, only for it to finally arrive at 5 AM\u2014just in time for the alarm to blast me awake? Like Hermione says in Harry Potter: ‘I\u2019m not an owl!’ So… I should be able to sleep at night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that\u2019s 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\u2019t we look like Sleeping Beauty when we sleep? What kind of design is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let\u2019s talk about snoring. When the whole world is peacefully sleeping, some people snore loudly enough to wake the dead! Couldn\u2019t nature have made us hum soft lullabies instead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming back to food \u2014The human body is supposed to be a synergistic system, right? Then explain this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tongue: \u201cIce cream! Bajjis! Pizza! Gimme!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every other organ: \u201cNO! PLEASE DON\u2019T!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is everything delicious unhealthy and everything healthy tastes like regret? Why couldn\u2019t indulgence = healthy? Really poor design.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And the most scandalous gimmick is how disproportionate weight gain is to eating and weight loss is to exercising. Like Rachel\u2019s sister says in F.R.I.E.N.D.S: \u201cA minute on the lips, forever on the hips!\u201d\u00a0All 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\u2019t budge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And sweat? Another joke. Our sweat glands overreact to the tiniest tasks. Hard work should smell sweet\u2026 not STINK!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, the human body is a hilarious mix of genius engineering and ‘Friday evening, let\u2019s just submit something and go home’design. Gimme a\u00a0\"\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb\"\u00a0if you agree, and if you can think of more ways in which the almighty has erred!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aruna<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A double post-grad with an MBA and M.Com tucked safely in her backpack, she\u2019s 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\u2019s most prestigious banks) and KONE Lifts, she\u2019s gathered a rich blend of corporate wisdom and real-world lessons.
\u00a0She 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\u2019s 9 3\/4 with equal parts of funny and fiery? She\u2019s also an IELTS coach who believes good grammar can save relationships and commas do, in fact, matter!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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