One thing that amazes me about man is his insatiable capacity to make his life complex. Giving it a more thought I guess its not our fault really since this attitude was something of a gift presented down one generation after the other. If only Eve would have just resisted from having that one little apple, life would have been so simple, no pains no gains everyone living happily ever after, but then she had to eat it and the rest is history.
We are so inadept at keeping our lives simple sometimes I get embrassed to hear evolutionists calling man the most developed of living creatures, but then who am I to question the rationale of grey haired, moon glassed spectacled science professors in the cosy realms of their lab and so far from reality.
From the very basic to the most inconsequential the obsession to get it "socially right" is so high that after a while our mind becomes a vending machine churning out standard responses to keep us in the good books. Is it so important to be in good terms with everyone ? After all who are these everyone friends, family, colleagues but then all these relationships come with an expiry date isn't it ?
Friends..until you are useful to each other
Family..until you are yourself
colleagues..until you leave the present job
Then why so much of effort to be right all the time. Why can't we just look at somebody in the face and tell what we think of them ? Or why not the guts to go to your boss and tell what's wrong with him or the company ? or why not go to your friend and tell what exactly you think of him.
It can make life so easy ain't it ? For one you don't have to keep up any expectations since there will be nothing expected out of you in the first place. And then you can go about your life more selfishly than ever before. Being openly self-centered is still keeping things simple ! But then what is life without a little bit of cat and mouse and lot of spice ?
I hear my mobile ringing, oh it's this guy who calls me only when he wants anything from me, but again I can't get pissed off and speak politely (keeping it simple yeah :-))
- Sridhar Ramakrishnan
- About me? Thinking about it, describing yourself is such a difficult task and I am puzzled how some guys out there do it so seamlessly. I am what you can call a “Yours Ordinary Programmer” and come from an already overwhelming group of people calling themselves the “IT Guys". So here goes my space mostly with things I don't know why I wrote in the first place. For those who feel it is non-sense thanks for your patience and for those who feel its quite good thanks for sticking your neck out "Be the change you want to see" Cya, Sri
Well life is all about self control and we are inherently designed not to be responsive until we reach a level of same page situation with anybody be it friends, family or colleagues. The truth is that we are unsure what to feel about anyone we meet with conviction until we react ... and to ones we react clearly from heart are most close to heart or most things that are demanded by time , duty or feelings. That my friend is a simple thing :). Sometimes when you cant be who you are and tell what you want you are not trying to be in good books of somebody else but to yourself for the persona you have built and think you are. You are treading a depth between the I ME and MYSELF.
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ME - Who you think you are.
MYSELF - Who you really are.
You literal content is very appealing and so are your topics and the thoughts that they carry. Please keep it going!!!!
I think telling the truth is more worthier than keeping up your persona. Anyways I agree with some of your points and your deeps stirring thoughts :-)
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