Less is more

Less is More

           

                This paradox holds more weight when we consider many things in life. The principles of economics say when there is less supply, there is more demand. When the price is less, there are more buyers. Less luggage is more comfort. Less furniture gives more space. The less noise in music, the sweeter it is. Similarly when your bank balance is less, you worry more. The problem here in this country is that there are fewer workforces hence more wages. Wages are so high that people are forced to learn many trades like painting walls, carpentry, masonry, car mechanism, transportation and what not. Buses have no conductors, petrol stations have no assistants, most of the eateries have no waiters and big malls have fewer salespersons. Sometimes you walk out of a show room with wares not your size, objects that are useless, equipment with complicated mechanism, at times paying prices beyond your affordability. But a convenience not very familiar to the Indian counterparts is accepting things back in a sales outlet especially on a counter marked exclusively for this noble purpose. You get a full refund with a smile and without a slightest frown. The other day we got our dusty car bathed in soap and shampoo for eight dollars while we were locked in the car to watch and supervise the fun process. Machines took the job of men and finished the bath within seven minutes.  Probably our country is trying to catch up with this trend. There are vague signs of these when it is difficult to find a plumber to fix a leaking tap; electricians seldom answering your call and invisible carpenters.