One of the scenes that remain indelibly etched in my memory is from a novel of Malayalam writer O V Vijayan. Father and little son are on a walk. Father tells son, “Walk carefully, son, otherwise you may fall down.” Son: “What will happen if I fall?” Father: "Relatives will laugh.” I seldom feel comfortable with my relatives. In fact, I don’t feel comfortable in any society, but relatives make it more uneasy. The reason, as I’ve understood, is that your relatives are the last people to see any goodness in you. On the other hand, they are the first ones to discover all your faults. Whenever certain relatives visit, my knees buckle and the blood pressure shoots up. I behave quite awkwardly. They often describe my behaviour as arising from my ego, which used to be a oversized in yesteryear. I had a few such visitors the other day. The problem was particularly compounded by their informing me that they would be arriving by about 3.30 pm and actually reaching at about 7.30 pm. ...
good one:)
ReplyDeleteThanks. And this is real. From real life. Just from this morning's assembly.
DeleteMaximum things conveyed in minimum words :)
ReplyDeleteAnd of course shows how people function now a days ...
Cbse teaches us how to kill and achieve!
DeleteGood one, made me smile ear to ear.
ReplyDelete;) what a take on corporate politics and in few words ??
ReplyDeleteMarvellous!
ReplyDelete...better rise tithe standards ..., Matheikal?
ReplyDeleteMore appropriate maybe ... Better lower yourself to the standards ...
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terse.... yet says a lot !!
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