Ur Future: November 2005 Archives

If you seek knowledge, seek it fully. Partial knowledge is always dangerous, and could prove you dumb at times. I had a cousin, who unable to withstand his parents’ torture, ran away from house when he was a small boy. For some 10 years he lived away, and was working in one of the weaving industries in Uttar Pradesh. That particular company was good, and they would save half the money he made in his bank account. After 10 years he returned to his native, and the first person who recognized him was me. He could not talk anything but Hindi (he forgot all the Tamil he knew), he would dress like a bhaiyya (no derogation meant), and also sit like a bhaiyya. He shared all his experiences with me, but he had a big doubt in his mind. He showed me the bank pass book he was carrying with him. And he innocently asked me, “will the money I made in the previous place valid here?”

I come across various kinds of people everyday – through yahoo messenger or mail or by direct consultation. And a special genre of people always surprises me. Off late I have started seeing a particular pattern in them. Though the number of these people getting in touch with me is negligible I thought I could write a blog about them so that I can send this particular URL to them, whenever some others try the same stunt on me.