Height Of ......
...I am not sure how to fill the blank up . You judge yourself.
Imagine there is a colleague(of two years) of yours in your official group of fifteen, with whom you managed to have just official interactions till now. That's fine since there are a few introverts who just don't like to break out of their shell.
One evening, at about 10 PM, this guy breaks his shell, rather I must say forced to break his shell because he needs a lift back home as the last bus has already left the office. So he asks for a lift from you.
Pleasantly surprised, you readily agree. The daily fifteen kilometer drive on the highway was usually lonely and boring, and today you have a companion, and that too a someone new, with whom you can start a fresh friendship.
But you imagine a lot too. They say old habits die hard. When he asked for the lift, he precisely meant that. He didn't want to indulge in any small or big talk, and that's what he did. Your all the efforts of breaking the ice failed, as he only replied in syllables.
Now since you are a helpful person, you decide to take pains of dropping him up to his house. Once you reach there, you went on to stop the ignition just to bid good bye before leaving. But hey, there was something wrong. The guy you gave lift is nowhere to be seen!
By the time you realized what was happening, and managed to locate him again, he had already managed to climb half the stairs of his building ! Nonplussed is what your reaction be. Disbelief would be the next one. And finally, disgusting!
Forget the word "Thank You", this guy didn't even have the courtesy to bid "Good Night". And the way he was scampering, it seemed you would chase him down to his flat and force his family to cook a dinner for yourself.
Well, this is not a figment of imagination. This happened, and happens regularly. This aspect of a Pune is very disturbing, where you can have a two year stranger working with you; where your neighbour will refuse to inform your hapless visitor that yes, there is a certain Manish Chauhan who resides just a floor above!
Now what will you guys call it - Height Of Aloofness? Height Of Selfishness? Anything else?
Imagine there is a colleague(of two years) of yours in your official group of fifteen, with whom you managed to have just official interactions till now. That's fine since there are a few introverts who just don't like to break out of their shell.
One evening, at about 10 PM, this guy breaks his shell, rather I must say forced to break his shell because he needs a lift back home as the last bus has already left the office. So he asks for a lift from you.
Pleasantly surprised, you readily agree. The daily fifteen kilometer drive on the highway was usually lonely and boring, and today you have a companion, and that too a someone new, with whom you can start a fresh friendship.
But you imagine a lot too. They say old habits die hard. When he asked for the lift, he precisely meant that. He didn't want to indulge in any small or big talk, and that's what he did. Your all the efforts of breaking the ice failed, as he only replied in syllables.
Now since you are a helpful person, you decide to take pains of dropping him up to his house. Once you reach there, you went on to stop the ignition just to bid good bye before leaving. But hey, there was something wrong. The guy you gave lift is nowhere to be seen!
By the time you realized what was happening, and managed to locate him again, he had already managed to climb half the stairs of his building ! Nonplussed is what your reaction be. Disbelief would be the next one. And finally, disgusting!
Forget the word "Thank You", this guy didn't even have the courtesy to bid "Good Night". And the way he was scampering, it seemed you would chase him down to his flat and force his family to cook a dinner for yourself.
Well, this is not a figment of imagination. This happened, and happens regularly. This aspect of a Pune is very disturbing, where you can have a two year stranger working with you; where your neighbour will refuse to inform your hapless visitor that yes, there is a certain Manish Chauhan who resides just a floor above!
Now what will you guys call it - Height Of Aloofness? Height Of Selfishness? Anything else?
posted by Unknown at 9:49 AM
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