Dr. Anil Kumar Agarwal

Massage is a procedure used on body. In the process body is rubbed after applying oil on the surface of the body. It is also considered a type of therapy which relieves pain, stiffness of joints and tiredness. Even in the olden times it was used. In Ayurveda massage gets high rank as a part of treatment. Dr Hahnemann also said and recommended massage in Homeopathy. In Allopathy, for it, nothing is said. In India people know a lot about it and use abundantly.

Wrestlers are fond of massage; it is the essential part of their activities. They do it themselves or two wrestlers massage each other. Even most of the Indian love massage and think that it is good for health. When oil is applied on the skin it becomes slippery so that rubbing is done smoothly and there is no fear of rooting out of body hair. Some people prefer head massage to body massage. It is more popular in villages than urban areas.

In metropolitan cities, it has come up with big boon. Massage parlors are being run with stylish name and gadgets. They charge exorbitantly as they are opened for elite class. They provide them ultra modern facilities even in every five star hotel massage facilities are available. Some centers cash this technique under the banner of Ayurveda. Keralite massage has become most popular in India. In Kerala it is attached with tourism too. Tourists come here for its attractions even foreign tourists are also attracted there.

Some people have defamed it as they run some erotic and illegal activities under the banner of massage parlor. They are so daring that they do their advertisement in news papers in disguised manner.

It was revealed in a survey that married men live longer than bachelors but married men are always ready to die.

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A press reporter interviewed a man who was celebrating his a hundredth birthday. At last he said, ‘I hope I will come to interview next year on the same day.’ ‘You will come definitely’, the old man replied, ‘Presently you are young.’

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Society doesn’t let anybody live happily. The best example is related with the money. If any body works hard day and night they will say he is a man of money. If he doesn’t work they will say he is idle. If he spends money he will be called extravagant and is advised to save money for days of bad luck. If he does not use money he will be teased by saying miser. If he is rich they will say he will have black money. If he is poor it is said that he has no wisdom otherwise he would not have lived in misery. If he saves money he will be coined, ‘Stupid! If he hadn’t used it why would he have earned that much wealth?’

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The moment a man entered the office he saw his wrist watch and murmured, ‘Oh! I will have to get my watch repaired. This is the third time when I reached the office at the right time.’

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A man was going, running to the games village with a bag on his back. Some one asked him, ‘Where are you running and what is in your bag?’ He replied, ‘There is a snake in this bag. Do you know if you catch a snake in the games village you will be paid one thousand rupees?’

One friend said, ‘It is heard that Mrs. Sharma became dumb all of a sudden.’

Another friend, ‘I will send my wife to see her.’

First, ‘Is your wife her friend?’

Second, ‘No but I think it might be a communicable disease.’

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An officer was inspecting the barracks of the soldiers. Seeing a piece of cigarette he felt annoyed and said to a soldier standing near him, ‘Is it yours?’

‘No sir, you have seen it first so that you can keep it.’ The soldier replied.

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A lady, taming her servant, said to him, ‘See! Sometimes I speak much in anger so you don’t take it to your heart.’

The new servant replied, ‘OK. But you also keep it in mind that there is a difference between a servant and a husband.’

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The talk of two lawyers; ‘My uncle had given me one lakh rupees for my education. I became a lawyer only because of him. Today I have got my first case.’

‘What is your first case?’

‘My uncle has filed a case against me in the court to recover his one lakh rupees.’

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