Friday, January 9, 2009

Clothes First or Detergent ??

Overheard at the Washing Queue..

A: "Dude, should I put the clothes first or the detergent ??"
B: "No idea.."
A: "I put clothes first !!"
B: "Hmmm.."
A: "Oh shit !!!!"
B: "Pardon !!!!"
A: "Instructions say, put detergent THEN clothes !!"
B: "So??"
A: "I mean.. I did the other way round !!!"
B: "Again.. So???"
A: "You sure it wont be a problem???"
B: "Who gave you an admit here??"
A: "No.. Just wondering..."

A loud bang..
Blood on the floor..
"B" collapses..
He banged his own head on the wall...

Sounds familiar anyone?

How many times even we have behaved like "A"
Blindly following the instruction manual..
Freaking ourselves..

Do you ever wonder if lemon should be squeezed first or should sugar be put first while making lemonade??
Do you ever wonder if salt needs to sprinkled first or the chilly powder??

Wasnt "A"s query as trivial?
What happens to our common sense at times??
Why we make a fool of ourselves sometimes??

Ok Ok chill..
I know am over reacting...
We all do this at our first times..
Extra cautious..
Extra worried..

1st day at college, 1st day at work, 1st date and everything which has "1st" prefixed to it..

Even "A" wouldnt bother next time around...

Now lets come to "B"
Was he born Einstein????

Why he forgot he also was in "A"s shoes once?
Wasnt it his responsibility to guide rather than being sarcastic??

Why we all forget our own shortcomings??
Why we NEVER forget to point finger at ANY given chance??
Why we get pissed off whenever we are on the receiving end??
After all its all give and take..

If you love pointing out mistakes in others, then you must be prepared to get scrutinized too..
If you cant take criticism, then for god's sake keep your mouth shut..
Or atleast dont whine later..

It sounds all so simple on paper and I might sound philosophical or preachy or whatever...
But you cant deny, NOT cribbing about someone who pointed a finger at you at any point of your life....
Doesnt matter whatever his/her intentions were..

"The point is", we dont like to be told by OTHERS that we are not good enough..
And it hurts even more, if we believe the person is inferior to oursleves...
Our egos just can handle the humiliation...

"B" might still be alive, if he would have been a little more rational...
"A" would be feeling a lil less guilty, if he would have been a little more practical..

The world would have been a much better place to live if we were a little more patient...
A little more sensible..
A little more forgiving...

Just a little more....

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