Too Busy To Live
A few weeks ago, I was lazing around watching random videos on Youtube and came across something that caught my eye. It was Cristiano Ronaldo, of course, and being a Madridista (Hala Madrid! Vaaamosss!), I inevitably clicked on the video. And for the next couple of minutes, I saw Ronaldo completely transform into a homeless man owing to the prosthetics, brilliant makeup and the shabby oversized clothes hiding his glorious athletic frame. And the bespectacled, dirty bearded Ronaldo complete with unkempt hair, holding a dog on leash and wearing a backpack, virtually unrecognizable, made his way on to the streets of Madrid. Reaching a bench, he gently tied the leash and placed the backpack with hidden camera down on the ground, and took out, the weapon of his choice and the instrument with which he enthralled billions of people around the world, a football, and started playing. He kicked the ball around, towards passersby, having a laugh, yelling 'Ole!', encouraging and trying ...