Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ennui


The power of boredom is such that it can force creativity to come out in a weird manner.
The following contents will try to capture one such outburst.

Courier companies have a strange way of functioning. I called up one such company to inquire whether they send or receive a certain item. Their immediate answer was in the negative. People who answer calls plonked in their chairs at call centres are not too forthright to give information and even if they are, the responses are usually , “No sir, We don’t know, sorry you have got the wrong information etc.etc.” The moment you tell them that the same product with a definite Consignment number has been dispatched from another city; they quickly change their stance, wake up from their laziness and agree to you.
Banality of it all is befuddling.

Yet, I empathise with their jobs and sometimes wonder how many times do they really smile before answering the calls or the most important training lesson is forgotten the moment training is over.

Yes, this post is a result of boredom and laziness.
Make posts while boredom shines.. Now, really!


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

A Rude Awakening


He woke up to a rude reality. It took him a long time to understand that he would never be able to see his perspective and he should quit the false hope that someday he would. Truth was all consuming yet it had a strength to it.

Past has a strange way of catching up and words that had a resonance of times gone by; hit you hard. Detachment is difficult to practise. A word from someone who has some significance in your life will rankle you, however a word from a complete stranger wouldn't affect you a bit. The power of emotions and attachment is overbearing at times. To distance yourself from the emotional baggage is sometimes the only way to preserve your sanity.

Let insanities roll in a quagmire of feelings and come out, hopefully sane.