Oh my word Carrier, Career, Courier

A career is born in public - talent in privacy.” –Marilyn Monroe The mother worked as a courier carrying a sack of letters from one point to another point in the city on her bicycle, with the sack of letters on the carrier of the cycle; and made a living out of her wages by couriering.

That was her career for a long time until her son graduated and chose an unconventional career: research on psychology of mosquitoes. Carrier is a person or vehicle that carries from one point to another point, the metal framework at the back (or at the front) of a bicycle, and a transmitter of disease such as animal or human being.

What is the carrier of malaria? Mosquito (Female Anopheles mosquito)! Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite called Plasmodium. Female Anopheles mosquitoes pick up the parasite from infected people, and it develops and reproduces in the mosquito, and carries them to another human being with its bite.

There are carriers which transport people from one place to another place by airplanes. ‘Kingfisher’s staff may drop the legal bomb: Employees threaten to move court for closure of carrier if dues not paid’ Mail Today Indian air carriers are either reeling under bankruptcy or short-changing the passengers by one or the other means (offers).

Career is a profession/occupation/vocation one will choose to do in one’s life; careerist is a person who is ambitious to advance/progress in professional life by hook or crook, or exploring all means; and a career girl or woman is a person who puts her professional life in the priority list rather than domestic or marital life.

Career counselling centres are not uncommon in Indian metros and cities as the number of graduates increased. Can you career (as a verb meaning take me, move me) to the courier service in your car? Career as a verb refers moving something or someone swiftly (the lorry careered across bridge and fell into the river), streak past, shoot, race, dash, gallop.

Teenagers face a tough time in choosing their careers... “I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.” –Lou Holtz: As it happened in the case of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Courier is a messenger a guide/assistant, and a companion of a sovereign in a court.

There are companies that serve the people by couriering like DTDC, DHL, and FedEx. In the olden days, pigeons were also used as couriers and carriers!

Kovuuri G Reddy