Friday, May 27, 2005

Ever since she came into existence, Coo knew she had an independence most would envy. She could move,float, almost dance around without a care in the world. But she also knew that her existence was not without purpose. A purpose she knew, could snatch away her freedom...but for a good cause.

Coo belonged to a specie which consisted of only 0.03 percent of the population. Yet, life without them was unthinkable. Coo knew this. As she floated about in careless abandon, the sense of duty - of following the path her ancestors set for her - never felt stronger.

Destiny had other plans.


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John had always been a loner. He had few friends. He liked it this way.

Ever since his childhood John had been fascinated with the idea of conjuring up things with chemicals, liquids etc using all of the laboratory paraphernlia. His father would always regale young John with stories of alchemists and wizards of the old days. Wide-eyed John would eagerly listen, secretly wishing that one day he too would become a powerful wizard who could conjure up magic spells and potions.

John grew up went on earn his degree in Pharmacy and went to making medicines and tonics for local pharmaceuticals. While he enjoyed his job, he was still looking forward to conjuring that one elusive elixir that would change everything.

One spring day morning, John woke with a startle. Half naked he ran into his lab and shut the door from within.


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John and Coo met for the first time on the warm evening of 8th May, 1886 - a meeting that would change Coo's destiny forever , a meeting that would materialise John's life ambition.

While Coo was blissfully unaware of John, John always knew about Coo. He never thougt to much about her though. Ok, so she was an important specie but he couldnt care less - until that night when she came into his dream. She unravelled herself in ways unimaginable to John. Her destiny, John realised, was inexplicably linked to his.


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BIRTH OF A REFRESHING IDEA

The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca-Cola®, and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs' Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. For the first time, Carbonated water was teamed with the new syrup to produce a drink that was at once "Delicious and Refreshing," a theme that continues to echo today wherever Coca-Cola is enjoyed.

2 comments:

Nikhil Kulkarni said...

Nice post dude ... it was a surprize to see that romantic looking post turning into the 'Coca-cola' story!!

Alex Joseph said...

Thanks dude. Just tryin' my hand at fiction :)