Archive for the ‘MESSAGEs’ Category
0345 am: Leaving (A Goodbye Message)
March 6th, 2020, posted in GiRLs, MESSAGEs
While he was lost in dream, half in sleep, the phone vibrated, blood eyes but trying to open, somehow managed to reach the phone, wondering who’s texting this hour, having no idea, it can be worse this much…
It was a message from her, a goodbye message. Stated: she’s leaving, for a very long time, no returning and no goodbyes, hope we both stay happy, “with or without you“.
All the deep sleep just vanished. Mind got stuck in reverse. Nothing but her only was in his thoughts. All the good times, laughs, talks, drives, happiness, snaps, tears and goodbyes. Not replying to the text, for him everything just repeated again.
While controlling all his emotions and the broken heart he replied; the decision is all yours, hope you get all what you want, hope you don’t miss what you are leaving, hope everything goes smooth without a glitch, best regards. love you.
Dejavu it is.
Not the same face but the situation.
What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive.
“Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, nothing to lose“
Never Listen With A Predetermined Notion
January 19th, 2020, posted in MESSAGEs, STORiES
A teacher teaching Maths to five-year-old Arnav asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?” Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, “Four!“
The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). She was disappointed. “Maybe the child did not listen properly,” she thought. She repeated, “Arnav, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?“
Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacher’s face. He calculated again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time hesitatingly he replied, “Four…“
The disappointment stayed on the teacher’s face. She remembered that Arnav liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn’t like apples and that is making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement and twinkling in her eyes she asked, “If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?“
Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, “Three?“
The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how many will you have?“
Promptly Arnav answered, “Four! The teacher was aghast. “How Arnav, how?” she demanded in a little stern and irritated voice.
In a voice that was low and hesitating young Arnav replied, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.“
Moral: When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expect. Don’t think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen with a predetermined notion.