Where were you?

We often come across people with low intelligence levels, no not the ones working at undeserving positions in MNCs, I mean the ones who actually have a little bit of a problem. While I empathize with them for the fact that because of no mistake of theirs they become like this, but at the same time, they tend to do and say things which drive you bonkers.

 

A cousin told me about a relative G who once fell from the first floor of his old home and since then, he had become mentally slow. In 1989, all relatives had gone for a marriage near Zaheerabad, a town on border of Karnataka and AP. It was winter and was colder than usual. A day before the marriage, they had lit up a fire and placed a huge urn for hot water. This urn was heating since 2 am. On the day of the marriage, when G woke up, he wanted to attend the nature's call and given the conditions of that village, one had to go outside into the open. G took water from the urn and left for the call at about 6.30 am. Proceedings began for the marriage which was at 10.30 am and people got busy. At 7.30, someone realized that G had not returned. They searched for him everywhere. At 7.45, they decided to go look for him. All uncles and aunts got worried and panic had spread.  In these circumstances, my uncle who was getting married, now started getting worried :P. At 8.20, they all started to go search for him. As they set their foot out, there he was. G had returned. Everyone scolded him for being away for such long in an alien territory. My uncle was happy that he had returned and the marriage would go on as decided. And more than that, they were keen on knowing what he did for two hours. So, one of the eldest family members got hold of him and scowled him for worrying everyone.He gave him a verbal thrashing first and then, he asked him the million dollar question, 

"Where have you been for so long? You went at 6.30 and now it is 8.30? What happened?"
He simply replied, "The water was very hot. I was waiting for it to get cold."

 

- Deepak Karamungikar