Friday, May 29, 2009

Common courtesy

It is rather funny how after having risen through struggling times, where our sense of self-respect and principles defined us, we throw caution to the wind and end up forgetting our basic selves. It might seem rather trivial for us, after having achieved so much, to extend a hand to someone who has fallen into a ditch, or to help a blind man cross the road. Yet in the slightest of moments we can completely forgo all we learnt along the way and act all business-like. Its not something to brood on, or to crib about in our everyday lives. Am sure we all have our own set of things to have qualms about.

Today, as my dad's contact delivered an important package to me at my office, making a special effort to make it before 7:30 in the night, I was happy. I thanked him, shook his hand, and bid adieu with a smile. It was only after I had turned to walk back to my desk, that a familiar voice asked the person - "Aap kuchh lenge - paani, chai ya thanda?". It should not matter so much I thought then. And kept walking. But every step away from the awkward situation made me realise that if the caretaker, who is responsible for getting all the paperwork and photocopying done can have the courtesy to understand that the bloke had come in the humidity and heat, and would love to have a breather, why could not I? Have we chucked all such consideration into oblivion ?

I had a squirm in my tummy, and a hollow feeling inside. Thus I wrote.

4 comments:

Pensativo said...

Normal people do ask such things.. but then its you... :P

KayGee said...

haha you'll be surprised my friend .. people in general are selfish bastards .. i believe in starting them off on a negative and let them move on to the positive if they can ;)

Pensativo said...

There is nothing bad in being selfish..but there are some usual code of conducts one is supposed to follow ...and I strongly disagree with your approach to deal with people...

KayGee said...

I never said being selfish is a wrong thing. A passing mention of an incident that made me think momentarily about something that I felt was amiss drew your attention to conclude that it is common amongst people to have such courtesy - am afraid my friend you're too optimistic about people .. its not my approach in dealing with people but rather an experience being with certain people that has made me understand that there is no point in giving people the benefit of the doubt ! :)