The Water Bottles

I waded through the dark of the night and fumbled and stumbled my way to the refrigerator. Like I always do, I tried to search for the bottle which was already consumed and which I could empty and then refill. And like all times, there were all the bottles lined up in the refrigerator, but all of them consumed more or less. And then comes in the visual puzzle of which one has the least to finish it up.

Either I’m a psychic to go nuts about it or there is something really wrong with the rest of the world. I think, just because there are six bottles and there may be six people in the house, doesn’t mean all six bottles need to be open up simultaneously. That way you end up with six empty bottles simultaneously and no cold water left to drink. L But the world always wants a fresh bottle to drink from.

Wouldn’t it be logical and pragmatic to just keep using the bottle that is already being used, empty it and the last one to drink from it can refill it. That will keep chilling the rest of the bottles and we can extend the duration of time for which we could have cold water. What is it with people to always use the bottle that is completely filled? Is it some kind of an ego massage that gets done only through completely filled water bottles? Or is it the laziness of who is going to fill the bottle? So let’s drink from the one already full.

The latter was valid when I stayed with my friends as bachelors. It was a truth written in the stones.

But what about now? I’m married, my maid fills the bottles, and you always get filled bottles in the refrigerator.

Now I’m looking for a new theory to quench my thirst from a about to get empty water bottle.