Recognising the value of space

Bhanu Bandapadhya, known for his extraordinary wit and humour, used to cut jokes out of the ordinary. One of his celebrated joke concerns football as he poses the question, why so many boys are running after one ball when they each can have one and do not have to vie for a single ball. Similarly, an extraterrestrial innocent being arriving on this planet can ask why millions of people are huddling together in a claustrophobic environment of cities when there are open spaces all around.Space gives the much needed relief to eyes and in its turn to the heart.