One foolishness allowed

We see this perfectness on screen - big and small - and expect that perfection all around us
and in us. But suddenly what do we do?
We go and put our foot in our mouth or see someone else doing so.
And we get very angry. We agonize. We wish the incident away. We fret. We feel stupid.

And do we say Oops ... I goofed up. Sorry ...
oh no ... not by the hair of my chinni chin chin!!
We huff and we puff and we blow it all away.  
 :(
We go all out to defend ourselves. What? me do something wrong? never.
or go offensive .. You are silly. You are giving that soooo much importance.
or become Aunt Prim.. dont be dumb. Be mature ... blah blah
and thus, instead of simply pulling that misguided foot out of the mouth, we go and stuff the ankle and the leg in too!

Suppose...just suppose
we declare that one foolish act (FA) per person per day is normal ... er ... make that - One FA per person per day is mandatory
So, in place of oota aitha? or had your tea? or it is sunny today...
we can say, FA aitha? or done your FA for the day? or today is a good FA day...had about 3 already!

That will take the air out of a lot of unwanted tussles
and when that foot gets into the mouth we can say
hey look... this was my mandatory FA.
what say?

So the next time a sarcastic comment goes awry
a playful prank goes serious
a 'funny' remark gets out of hand
We just say... that was my FA of the day.
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