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Zeroing in on Zero


As students, many of us knew only the Absolute Zero, the number Zero, the Empty set (0), the neutral number on the number line, and the natural even number, to name a few. But the zero I'm talking about today is the one that has value! And how much power it has gained over the years!

 There is a zero in everything I see, hear or do. At least, of late. But the heaviest zero that sends my head spinning into a big zero is the one that I see in my bills. Name any bill -- grocery, telephone, bakery, electricity, shopping malls, eateries, restaurants -- and they seem to have gained a zero in the units place! 

 Rewind a few years... At least there was one zero less, in the same bills, I mean to say. And probably we call this progress! Or is it just inflation? The expenses we meet everyday have boomeranged, or in the least doubled, in the past few years. Even the domestic helps and small service providers have added a zero to their services. What was a mere 40 has become 400 now. 

 Fathoming the depth of the Zero or evaluating the number itself, in bills, is irresistible... especially when your aim is at saving a penny or two. But it seems to be impossible. 

 So shall we name it the 'Impossible Zero'?  

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  1. sujatha16 November 2014 at 05:08

    There's something funny about this zero. It seems to have attached itself to our bill amounts exclusively, and not to our income amounts. What partiality! This zero is approximating the effects of a black hole now..

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