...Clove, Pepper , Mace & Nutmeg....

......the Pepper on  the  table & Cloves at  the  exit  door  cabinet  assumed  immense  importance  these  days ....as  my  daily  exit  for Clinic wud entail a ritualistic unscrewing  the  clove  container , fishing  out  one  or  two..... popping  like  a pill of  wel being .....out  for  Wrk...the pepper stand in  the Brkfast  table I wondered  , how  easily attainable  & relished  with  a  toast  or  a regular omlette....the Clove  Container  equally  so  , strategically  placed  at  the exit ....lifting  the  spirit of  wel being & a  routine.....the taste buds  do  really  matters ....&  the  taste buds  did  really  matter  at  least  as documented by  the  West frm  13th  century  AD  onwards,  in  tht  Voyages  after  Voyages  frm Europe , Indian & Arabian Moors landed  at  the spice isles  of  India  &  Malacca & Indonesia.....beautifully  described r  the  Javanese , Sunda  , Celebes, Malacca ,Timor Majapahit, Mataaram powers  of  far  east all  centred  around  this  spice  trail  of  14  th  century......the  rise  & fall of  the  European East indies  &  the  rise  & fall  of  the  kingdoms  of  far  East....the  admixture  of  various  influences  centred  around  this  spice  trade  a vibrant Maritime , Spice  culture evolves......side  by  side  a  more  centralised Javanese agrarian......the  taste bud  trade of  spices & ........Pepper  assumes  the  mantle  of   GOD ....!!!!..... the  new  found  respect for  the  Condiments  at  home......!!!.....Spiceless  means  Bland.....!!!!....the  west  cudn't  resign to  its  bland  fate  &  hence  the  Voyages  &  Colonisation ensues......with  trade  came all  the  major  powers  decimating  the existing  ones.....the power  of  Pepper  , Clove  , Nutmeg  & Mace cannot  be  underestimated......  the respect  ....albeit  late  ....better  ....thn  never.....!!!!!