Angle of View
“Hi Grandpa. I secured the first rank in the school. All my friends are way behind me.”
“But Samyak. The mark sheet doesn’t say good things about your behaviour.”
“Grandpa, is that something to care about? In my case, check out my marks. You will be stunned.”
“How was your performance in sports?”
“Lower than normal. Ravinder always does well in sports. He is a vagabond!”
“And how is your performance in music and singing?”
“Grandpa, when I sing, the whole class just runs away. Ruthu, Varma uncle’s daughter, sings very well. Because of her, my school stood first in the entire state in the singing competition.”
“Samyak, you are intelligent. Tell me how does a rainbow get formed?”
“Grandpa, fine drops of water are present in the air after rainfall. When the sunrays go through these drops, it gets split into seven colours.”
“You are right Samyak. A rainbow never forms in dry air. Similarly, you can never appreciate others’ talents with a narrow mind! Just like air gets heavy with water droplets, if you can expand your thoughts, you begin to see special talents in not only the people around you but also in plants and animals.”
Samyak’s views had changed. He saw a rainbow not just in his class, but in the entire world.
Staring Eyes
“A colleague who is close to retirement age, keeps staring at me. His eyes are always following me. These men do not change even after growing old”, said Krishna to Rajini, her friend and roommate in the working women’s hostel.
“Good, you found someone! I was kidding. Why don’t you ask him what his problem is?” said Rajini in a teasing tone.”
“What is there to talk? I will confront him today when I go to work.”
Krishna walked towards the old man as soon as she reached office. “You are always staring at me. What is the problem with you?”
“Yes, I observe your confidence and your working style. I imagine my daughter in your position. She has completely broken down after her divorce.”
Dealing with Insomnia
At 12 in the night, the mobile phone of Executive Engineer, Narendra, was constantly ringing. He wondered who was disturbing his sleep at this time. He then noticed that it was the Superintendent Engineer who was calling.
“The minister is coming to our area. You know how strict he is!”
The executive engineer immediately got up as soon as he heard that.
“Sir, when is he expected to arrive? This is so sudden.”
“He is not visiting tomorrow. He is expected to visit sometime next month.”
“Then, you could have told me this tomorrow as well. You have disturbed my sleep. Now, I have to be awake all night!”
“I told the same words to the chief engineer when he called me. He disturbed my sleep. Anyway, if you are not able to sleep, go ahead and call your assistant engineers. Now, I will go to sleep”
The Executive Engineer immediately began to search the phone number of the Assistant Engineers on his mobile.
