Appraisals are around the corner. And your whole year long work is going to get compressed into one measly alphabet or number!
Hmmm… I know, probably this is the most practical way of doing things around. But all the logical reasoning still doesn’t make me hate the phenomenon any lesser… : (
Just the other day there was a song playing on Radio in gym, “Koi ladaki hai jab wo hasati hai…”
One guy says to other: “A re this song is from which movie?”
The other guy says: “A re that movie, that has SRK and Madhuri”
The first guy: “Oh haan Lagaan!”
The second guy: “No no, there is Rani Mukharji also in this movie”
The first guy: “oh ok, Swadeh!”
Me in my mind: “Yeah right!!” : ))
The second guy: “No no. That movie is…. “ Scratches his head…
The third guy: “A re there is Karishma Kapoor in this movie. And the movie is Dil To Pagal Hai”
First and second guy: “Correct!!”
Damn I hate that guy. I was having such a good time. He spoiled my fun!! :D
Well, ok this ignorance was just about a movie. Or this was not even ignorance it was just no recall.
But, just to think of it, does it really matter what do we know? When that knowledge does not make an onus of difference in our own lives?
There is this story of Sherlock Holmes.
Dr. Watson is telling him something about earth revolving around sun.
The great detective’s reaction is “well really? I didn’t know that”.
Doctor says, “How can you be ignorant about such a big and important fact”?
Holmes’s reaction is interesting.
He says “Look brain is like a room. It doesn’t have unlimited space. Would you like to cram your room with unwanted furniture? Or would you keep few but the important items in your room, which are useful for your own purpose. Earth revolves around sun or sun revolves around earth, doesn’t make any difference to my profession or my very existence. So I don’t feel it necessary to keep that fact in my brain room”
I don’t categorically decide as to what stays in my brain room. But still, I am very ignorant about facts n figures. To the extent that sometimes I feel almost guilty about it.
But you know, to think of it, does it really matter?
Well, probably it Does Not!
Definition of Inertia is tendency of body to remain in state of rest or in state of uniform motion along the straight line. : )
But usually inertia in language is considered as state of rest, inactivity.
By considering just that, it is in itself is considered bad.
While patience and positive attitude are by default considered good.
But, just to think of it, are not they bad when they actually create inertia?
You are quite certain about a certain thing is not gonna happen. But you end up telling your self, have patience may be it is just gonna happen in a while. Is Patience with positive attitude creating inertia?
Or is that what I am talking about is actually false hope?
Need to contemplate more on this….
Yesterday was Dad’s Birthday. I took my parents to a well reputed joint in Pune to eat Sizzlers.
We ordered a couple of Sizzlers and mocktails. The drinks arrived shortly. Oh, but one of them had ice. We told the waiter, “Boss, we don’t want it with ice.”
He said this mocktail comes with ice only.
Ok we understand but we don’t want ice. Waiter said we can not change it now, you should have told it while giving the order. And we cannot cancel the order also.
Ok. We told him; take it away as we are not going to drink it anyway. He took it away.
When bill arrived, it was of course, as expected with the drink’s (which we didn’t even touch) amount added in the bill. We paid the whole amount, but found it necessary to make the point.
We told the manager that the ice could be served separately, and if not, if a certain mocktail is served with ice, Waiters can tell the customers before hand that is will be arriving with ice. Especially those customers who are middle aged.
But the manager said, this drink is always served with ice. You should be the one telling waiter before hand if you don’t want ice.
My Dad said, but it’s not the right way.
Manager said, ok, next time you come to our hotel, we will take care.
On that Dad said, I won’t be coming here again.
Manager said, Ok that’s up to you.
Whose mistake was it and how it could have been different, I don’t want to get in that.
This just reminded me of one incident that had occurred more that 3 years back.
I, my brother and sister-in law had gone to Pizza-Hut for dinner. The menu there explicitly mentions all the ingredients for each Pizza. We gave the order and were chattering away. After some time, pizza arrived.
“Oh, which one is this?” My Brother.
Waiter gave some name.
“Are these Mushrooms” Brother.
“Yes” Waiter.
Brother “Oh!!” and frowns.
Waiter “Is there some problem sir?”
Brother “Well, we didn’t realize this would come with mushrooms”
Waiter “Oh, you don’t like Mushrooms”
Brother "Well no. We should have checked it while giving the order”
Waiter “Would you like same Pizza with out Mushrooms sir?”
Brother “well yes, Can you do that?”
Waiter “No problem sir. But give me some time.”
He went away with the pizza. He returned back with a new Pizza now with out Mushrooms.
Wow!! That’s what is called “Hospitability”.
Was it our mistake? Of course it was. And we didn’t even complain. The waiter asked us himself if there is a problem and took care of it so nicely.
No wonder Pizza-Hut is one of the most popular food chain across the world. Keep up the good work guys!!
Kahin to kahin to hogi wo duniya…
Jahan tu mere sath hai…
What an amazing thought.
That just brings me to a book I had read long back.
Similar concept, put forth more scientifically. The idea of Parallel or multiple Universes.
The idea is each time you come across a situation, where you are choosing between two or more choices, the universe splits into those many versions. In each version, you have selected a different choice. This is you Universe. It is created for you and you only.
For example: A guy is speeding on his bike. He sees a yellow signal. If he will not catch that, he will have to wait 5 more minutes to turn it green. And he is already late. So, very late. Just a fraction of seconds to take a decision. Speed up or speed down?
Bhhom!!
Universe splits into two versions. One in which he decides to speed up. The other where he slows down. In the version where he speeds up, he meets with accident. And the reason why that Universe was created dies down. The Universe disappears too.
Point is your Universe is going to take shape, based on each and every decision you, take. Each and every choice you make. But the choice you are making in this Universe, is the one that is pre-decided. Because, for the other choices there are different Universes.
It is said that Choice is an illusion. Is this the reason?
Well, doesn’t matter really. Because, I am still making a choice even when it’s just illusion. But it’s great to know that I never have to feel sad for not making a certain choice in my life. Because, I have actually made that choice, just that it is in a different Universe! :D
