MARRIAGE COMPATIBILITY GUIDE – How to Find Your Perfect Match

HOW TO FIND YOUR PERFECT MATCH – MARRIAGE COMPATIBILITY GUIDE

NUMEROLOGY and COMPATIBILITY

A Spoof

(Just for Fun)

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Most people say that my wife and I are the most incompatible couple they have ever met. 

Many of our friends and relatives wonder how we have managed to stay married together for more than 33 years.

Even our children are surprised as to how two individuals with such contrasting temperaments can remain together for so long. 

The fact that my wife and I have lived together for over 33 years implies that – though outwardly it may not seem so – inwardly – there must be some “mysterious hidden compatibility“ between me and my wife.

Sometimes – you have a fact of life before you that defies rational logic – like the fact that we remain married for more than 33 years – whereas – logically – a terribly incompatible couple like us should have split-up long back.

So – you have to work backwards – to try to find some reason to substantiate and “validate” this incomprehensible fact – and try to justify the “inconsistency”

I call this reverse logic or ex post facto justification. 

As I said – we – my wife and I – are a terribly incompatible couple.

Yet – our marriage has lasted for more than 33 years. 

Therefore – I had to find some reason for this mystery.

That is why I took solace in numerology. 

And – hey presto – I was able to “prove” that we – my wife and I – are indeed “compatible” (at least on paper).

Dear Reader: Have a look at the Pythagorean Numerology Table below:

Now let us use this Pythagorean Numerological Table.

Let’s calculate the numerological value of my name VIKRAM 

(4+9+2+9+1+4 = 29 = 2+9 = 11 = 1+1 = 2) 

My numerological value is 2

Now – let’s compute the numerological value of my wife’s name POORNIMA 

(7+6+6+9+5+9+4+1 = 47 = 4+7 = 11 = 1+1 = 2)

Hey – my wife’s numerological value is also 2

The numerological values of both our names is the same. 

My number is 2 

My wife’s number is also 2

It is a “Perfect Match” 

No wonder we are such a “perfect match” – at least from the numerology point of view – so now we can “justify” our long married life.

WHAT TO DO ON YOUR FIRST DATE

Are you married..? 

Are you planning to get married..? 

Are you in love..? 

Are you in a relationship..? 

Are you dating someone..? 

Are you thinking of getting into a relationship with someone...?

Just check out your mutual numerological compatibility. 

Now you know what to do on your first date now – don’t you...?

Maybe it is a good idea to have some fun.

Check out your numerological compatibility – with your spouse – your friends – your loved ones – your boss – your colleagues – or anyone with whom you are planning a close relationship. 

Just use the simple Pythagorean Table above – and compute the numerological value of your names. 

NUMEROLOGICAL HARMONY

If you have a “perfect match” – it’s great. 

But suppose you do not have a “perfect match”.

No problem.

Do not worry if your numerological values are not identical (perfect match).

You can always hope for harmony in numerological values.

Even if the numerological values are in harmony (one value divisible by the other) – it is a sign of excellent compatibility. 

For example – if the husband’s numerological value is 3 – and the wife’s value comes out to be a multiple of 3 like 6 or 9 (or vice versa) – then they are in “harmony”. 

So – if you find out that your marriage “rocks” – be happy – tell your spouse and celebrate.

And – if your numerological values just do not match (inharmonious combinations like 2 and 7 or 3 and 8 or 4 and 9) – just don’t worry.

When in doubt – there is no harm in using means to justify the end.

Try out some other numerology system – like Chaldean, Indian, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, African, even Abracadabra – there are so many numerology tables, charts and calculators available. 

Keep trying all permutations and combinations – till you “discover” your mutual compatibility. 

And then – you can “validate” your marital compatibility – and be happy. 

That is the trick scientists do while doing “research”.

You just keep on trying all permutations and combinations – till you find a “justification” for your “hypothesis”.

DISCOVER YOUR MUTUAL COMPATIBILITY

Dear Reader: You can easily “discover” your “compatibility” with any person you want to by using this simple numerological method. 

Use this technique to convince your loved one about how “mutually compatible” you two are. 

Maybe – this will enhance your romance. 

Try it with your boss and colleagues too. 

Maybe – it will improve interpersonal relationships at work.

But here is a caveat.

Please do not use numerology as an excuse to “dump” someone.

Now – that is unethical – and just not done. 

And – Hey – please do not take this too seriously – I told you right at the beginning that all this is just for fun...!

VIKRAM KARVE

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1. This article is a spoof, satire, pure fiction, just for fun and humor, no offence is meant to anyone, so take it with a pinch of salt and have a laugh.

2. While you can use numerology for fun – please do your due diligence in real life – since – to the best of my knowledge – numerology has no scientific basis. 

3. All stories in this blog are a work of fiction. Events, Places, Settings and Incidents narrated in the story are a figment of my imagination. The characters do not exist and are purely imaginary. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Slice of Life - A CREAKING GATE HANGS LONG

A CREAKING GATE HANGS LONG 

Short Fiction – a Slice of Life Story 

By

VIKRAM KARVE

On this warm Saturday Morning – let me delve deep into my Creative Writing Archives and pull out this amusing story A CREAKING GATE HANGS LONG

I wrote this story more than 2 years ago – in the year 2013.

This is a story of tragic humor which exemplifies the dictum: “A Creaking Gate Hangs Long”

A CREAKING GATE HANGS LONG - a story by Vikram Karve

“I am fed up with my father-in-law,” Meera says to me.

“Come on, Meera. It is not the poor old man’s fault that he had a heart attack,” I say.

“It’s not that.”

“Then what is it?”

“This is his third heart attack.”

“Oh. That’s why you are worried for him.

“I am not worried for him. I am worried about us.”

“What … ?”

Suddenly Meera’s mobile phone rings.

She looks at the display of her cell phone.

Meera excuses herself and walks out of the office to take the call.

Ten minutes later Meera returns to office.

She looks very tense.

So I ask her, “I hope your father-in-law is okay?”

“The doctors say he will survive. He is still in the ICU – but he is getting better. He is breathing properly – and he has even started talking now. My husband is in the hospital with him.”

“That’s good. From the look on your face I thought there was some bad news.”

“There is very bad news.”

“Bad news? What?”

“My husband said that my father-in-law is hesitating to sign the will.”

“Will?”

“My father-in-law has not made a will bequeathing his property.”

“He hasn’t made his will?”

“Yes. My father-in-law has not made a will. Just imagine what will happen if he dies. We will lose everything.”

“You will lose everything? How?”

“My father-in-law is a self-made man. All his property is self-earned. The huge bungalow on Prabhat Road where we live is built by him. Everyone has their eyes on our bungalow.”

“Yes. It is prime property. It must be worth a few crores.”

“Just imagine. We – my husband and I – we sacrificed everything. My husband and I stayed back in India so that we could look after him. We could have also gone to America like his other children. When the old man is alive – they don’t bother about him – and we have to do everything for him. But the moment he dies – they will be all here to claim their pound of flesh – like vultures.”

“Really?”

“Of course. The last time my husband’s sister was here – I came to know that she was in discrete talks with a builder for redeveloping the bungalow in exchange for a flat – I hate greedy NRIs like her – they ditch the country, they abandon their parents, and go abroad to have a good life, but they still want to have a flat in Pune.”

“That’s really unfair. If you have looked after the old man all your life – then you must get the bungalow. Why don’t you talk to your father-in-law?”

“We have. Every time we ask him – he says he is going to give his bungalow and all his property to us. He says that he has told everyone about this. But he refuses to put it in writing, in black and white.”

“Really?”

“Yes. We have asked him so many times to make a will – but he refuses every time.”

“Why?”

“He is superstitious.”

“Superstitious?”

“Yes. He says that he has a gut-feeling that the moment he makes a will – he may die.”

“How silly?”

“And he has had three heart attacks till now. This time it was really bad. They say that a creaking gate hangs long – but the way his health is failing – I don’t think it is going to be very long before he dies.”

“Yes. This time you must convince him to write his will when he comes home from hospital.”

“Why wait till he comes back from hospital? What is the guarantee that he will come back? I am not going to wait that long. I am going to get the will signed by him right now. ”

“Right now? What do you mean?”

“I told you – didn’t I...? My husband has taken the papers to hospital.”

“The hospital?”

“Yes. I have got a proper will drafted by a lawyer. I have sent the will with my husband to the hospital. I have given an ultimatum to my husband to make sure my father-in-law signs the will today. I have even asked the lawyer to go there as a witness. The moment my father signs the will – the lawyer will get signatures of witnesses – and he will go and get the will registered. I have warned my husband that he should come home only after all this is done. I told him I will not allow him to enter unless he shows me the signed will.”

“Oh!”

“Now all my husband has to do is get the old man’s signature. I have warned my husband that there will be hell to pay if he fails to get his father’s signature on the will. This time I am serious. I have told my husband that if my father-in-law refuses to sign the will – we are going to walk out of his house – and go to live elsewhere. Let the old man’s other children come here and look after him – they all want a share in his property, isn’t it – then let them come here and share some responsibility of looking after him as well … ”

Suddenly I see the head of our boss popping into our office.

Our boss looks at Meera and gives Meera a polite smile.

Then our boss looks at me and says, “Smita, can you please come out for a moment?”

I follow my boss into the lobby. 

When we are alone, the boss says to me, “There is some bad news for Meera.”

“Her father-in-law? He died?”

“No. Her husband. Meera’s husband had a massive heart attack and he died on the spot.”

What a tragedy of fate.

Meera’s old father-in-law came home hale and hearty.

Meera’s young husband died in the hospital.

And do you know what was the tragic irony?

For many years – Meera had been nagging her father-in-law to make a will.

But Meera’s own husband had not made a will.

VIKRAM KARVE

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This Story Written by me in April 2013 and Earlier Posted Online by me Vikram Karve at 4/15/2013 12:42:00 PM on this Academic and Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve blog at urls: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2013/04/will-and-wish-blog-fiction-story-no-25.html  and  http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2013/12/a-creaking-gate-hangs-long.html

HOW TO BE LUCKY

HOW TO BE LUCKY
A Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE

What is LUCK? 

Do you believe in GOOD LUCK and BAD LUCK?

Is there such a thing as GOOD FORTUNE and MISFORTUNE?

Do you have a FATE or DESTINY?

How can you be lucky?

The answer to all these questions lies in the famous parable OLD MAN AT THE FORT 



The Story of THE OLD MAN AT THE FORT 

An Old Man was living with his Son at an abandoned fort on the top of a hill, and one day he lost a horse. 

His fellow villagers came to express their sympathy for this misfortune.

But the Old Man asked them, “How do you say that this is a misfortune? The fact of the matter is that one horse is missing and there is one horse less in the stables. That is the fact. Whether it is good luck or bad luck – well that is a matter of judgment.”

A few days afterwards, the Old Man's horse returned with a number of wild horses.

The villagers came again to congratulate him on this stroke of fortune.

But the Old Man replied, “How do you know this is good luck? The fact of the matter is that there are more horses in my stable than before. Whether it is good luck or bad luck – well that is a matter of opinion.”

With so many horses around, his young son began to take to riding in a big way. 

One day while riding a wild horse the Old Man’s Son was thrown off and broke his leg and the accident made him lame in one leg. 

Again the neighbours came around to express their sympathy, and the Old Man replied, “How do you know this is bad luck? The fact of the matter is that my son is lame in one leg.”

A few years later a great war broke out. 

All the able bodied men were forcibly conscripted into the army and all of them were sent to the battlefield to fight in the war.

The war was so terrible that all the young men of the village were killed fighting in the war.

Because the Old Man’s son had a broken leg, he was not conscripted into the army.

So the Old Man’s son did not have to go to the battlefield and his life was saved.

All the villagers had lost their sons in the war.

And all the villagers were envious at the Old Man’s “good fortune” as he was the only one in the village who still had a living son.

But this time they did not say anything to the Old Man.

They knew what the Old Man’s response would be. 

If they complimented him on his good fortune, they knew that the Old Man would say: “How do you know that this is good fortune? The fact of the matter is that my son is alive. That is the fact. Whether it is good luck or bad luck – well that is a matter of opinion.”

MORAL OF THE STORY

This parable drives home the lesson that there are no such things like good luck and bad luck.

Like the events in the story, sometimes what you think is “misfortune” may be a precursor to “good fortune”.

Sometimes, so-called “bad luck” opens the door to “good luck”

Life goes on.   

Things like Destiny, Fate, Luck, Fortune do not exist – it is all in the mind – it all depends on how you look at it – your attitude towards the events that happen in your life.

So, how can you be “lucky”?

Simple. 

Just do what the Old Man did. 

Accept things as they come, don’t resist too much, flow along with events as they happen and go along smoothly living your life.

Do you agree? Or is there some other way to become lucky?

VIKRAM KARVE

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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer and blogger. Educated at IIT Delhi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and an anthology of short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional  and academic research papers in journals and edited in-house journals and magazines for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing and blogging. Vikram Karve lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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