disprin

year : 2040

place : punjab university canteen, chandigarh

present : a group of p.g. students

topic : how to counter stress

"i patch up with the problem and surrender" rohit, the flamboyant thinker of the class shot the first salvo! 

"my stress doesn't go till i take disprin" added sarita, "the doc"

"i use an ointment and get some relief" sarita's tail savita joined in

"i ask someone to massage my head instead" tina said, shruggin her shoulders

"i take a drink" thakur, the hardy boy, quipped

"i prefer coffee" gurjeet, the naturopath of the group, declared

"i listen to ghazals" said saloni, the voice of the class

"i try to work out a solution to the cause of the stress" pali, the practical announced

" i leave it alone, it leaves me alone soon" sukhi, the statesman stated

"i try some sleep" deepa, "the sleeper" of the class yawned!

"i do yoga" said yoginder, the yogi!

what do you do rudra?

suddenly 

heartbeats stopped

eyes turned

ears stood up

even students on the adjacent tables turned their heads

those playing table tennis stopped

timeout was taken in the chess game

everyone wanted to hear rudra's answer

rudra, true to her habit, was unconcerned by the attention

and uttered

"nothing is stressful, but a situation.............. i have philosophy.......my philosophy is my disprin"

for next 60 seconds nobody knew what had happened!!!