I lost 4, 15, 78, 96, 35, 000 pins

I love Navratri. I love it for colorful dresses & extravagant Garba celebration. So one fine evening I was getting ready for it. Safety pins are of a big help & support when you are wearing anything traditional. You need some more pins like U pin, bobby pin, tic- tok pin for having a good traditional hair style. This may show that pins play a significant role in our tradition (or may not be…..)

So coming back on track…..I was getting ready for Navratri and I reached into a little pouch of pins in my hand bag and realized there was no pin in it. It was totally empty. Despite the fact that I had bought one of those massive value packets of pins before two weeks only. Then I checked all the usual places like- bedsides, beneath my pillow, purse pockets, bathroom, above fridge, under sink and found no pins. Seriously- Where have all the pins gone? Where does every single pin I have ever had disappeared to?

I thought a lot on this and finally concluded with some theories of where all those lost pins end up. I know theories on lost pins sound a bit awkward yet it is not less important than quantum theory or atomic theory or climate change theory or whatever…...!

1. They are in bottom of my purse: My purse seems to be an alternate universe of pins because whenever I check the bottom of my purse (calmly & nicely…) for stray pins, I usually find couple of them but not enough to account for the 4, 15, 78, 96, 35, 000 pins I have lost in my life time. Still, my purse would be an obvious place to lose them and I doubt that they are so deeply fixed in belly of my bag that I will never find them. It would also explain why my purse weight is more than 50 kgs even when there is nothing in it but my wallet, mobile phone, lipsticks, kajal, Mascara, eyeliner, lip gloss, wet wipes, dry tissue, hand sanitizer etc etc etc etc…….   

2. They get disappear after being used once: What if the pin manufacturing companies have engineered each pin in such a manner that it disintegrates after single use? This could be a strategy to ensure good sale of pins. What if this is how they make us buy more pins every now & then? Possibilities are there……!

3. They were stolen by a Natwarlal’s soul: So, maybe Natwarlal’s soul visits the house of every woman every night and he steals all of her pins. Someone needs to stop him. It’s time to deploy my traps or shall I call some renowned Occultists to control him.

5. The Bermuda triangle: Is that where all our pins disappeared under mysterious circumstances? If I misplace it somewhere in my house, I must get it ever….But I never get them back. What ever goes in Bermuda triangle never comes back like our pins.