How not to get run over (by people)
I wish I had a book that explains how to not get run over by people. If I had one, I would have given it to a few people I know. Of course, in the times we live in, you could sleep with the person whom you want work done if you are not big enought to run them down (being bisexual helps). I get this particular thought after reading "One night @ the Call Center", where Esha does just that.
Anyway, coming back to my point, I cringe when I see people who a) Wish to run over others b) Choose to get run over by species a. C’mon, there is enuff for everyone. Why dwell in the myth of scarcity and not move on from retards and hopeless situations? Why do you want to be either of the kind? Yea, now I am thinking of the character Shyam, from Chetan Bhagat’s book.
Luckily I have been quite a loner in life, and I have been able to see abundance, although lately I feel like the walls are closing in. Yes, when you start working for a fixed amount of money that you expect at the end of every month, scracity start creeping. The more the money, the more the scarcity of time, original thought and choice with people. The more the scarcity, the more the need to run over, or the chances of getting run over.
Time will tell where this leads to. But deep inside, I yearn to get back to a simple life.
Comment by Divya — April 13, 2006 at 10:15 am
I remember reading this on a post by a fellow-blogger (pro feminist) on everyday molestation of a woman’s modesty at work, on road, at home, by choice, that she’d ‘rather be a snob than be a pushover’.
Err.. Though that statement has no direct relevance to the greater common object of your post, the truth remains that one only gets what one desires and deserves, at the end of it all its an even race, well monitored.
Which has what in my opinion, the book tried to convey, notwithstanding the mindless ‘America bashing’ and the bollywood style ending (ethos of authoring granted)
Actually all our lives can be like the diaries of a drama-queen (or king!)
Comment by Pratap — April 13, 2006 at 11:25 am
You have to give it away to Chetan for packing it all off in 1 book….its got everything, and you can relate to some character or the other!
Comment by Pratap — April 13, 2006 at 11:28 am
And about women - yea, they don’t have it easy. I understand that and empathize.
Comment by Arun — April 23, 2006 at 4:39 pm
Dude ! US UK have it. You can sleep with few selected ones(note: not whoever we want) but not in India. In India it works but secretly. Nothing like Opensource in open streets.
Bangalore just try to figure out few major places you will know it has everything from normal to high end Prostituton. Gayeisn, Bisexual etc etc. These I have seen in couple of places with my own eyes couple of years back. I beleive recently Indian Govt passed legal against few aspects as far I remember reading some articles over web.
Get back to Jouranlism you will surely discover lots or………. come with me someday, I will show root of it in the gaint city itself. There are more things which is in dark ………..
.. people from the Hype “IT” sector , starting from rich or middlecalss deny seeing that nor hear …..but just covering it up.
And about one post of Divya “everyday molestation of a woman’s modesty at work”. this is true. This is up and running in most of the so called Gaints….Call centers have it and I dont want to name them. Just concentrate of few HR’s they are the main secret, I dont want to quote any names here. Other than that s/w’s companies have it. ”
No poltical parties /not any system that can protect/stop from all these.