Stories of the contorted mind

One time, when I was probably in my teens, a kid came up to me on the club jetty and said her mom had forbidden her from talking to me. Wow! 'I am finally the girl your parents warned you against,' I thought and immediately began to gloat. Then, out of curiosity, I asked her why was she told to stay away from me and she replied 't was because I hang around with guy friends.

How lame!!

'Hmm', I tell myself, 'so, I am being talked about ... well that's good but next time try not to find out the 'why' something was said ... sorta dulls the pleasure.'

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So, I'm walking past the Calcutta GPO with a friend. He says , 'Wow isn't this building huge! Imagine how many lacs of mails and parcels it has at any given time.'

I'm awed too. And I muse, 'Wow, this building IS huge! Imagine if it catches fire.'

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My Rule Book. And it applies to you.

1) When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

2) If I really want to hear what you think, I'll ask you the third time. Until then please keep your opinions to yourself.

3) Stop trying to tell me what kind of person you are. I'd like to find that out for myself.

4) Learn to pick up hints. When I don't answer your question the first time, it's not because I didn't hear you.

5) Make up your mind. It's important for me to know that you have one.

6) Be open to new customs and no, being what-you-are is not always acceptable.

7) Don't talk for more than 2 minutes at a stretch. My response after you've spoken that long, is usually a "Hmm".

More coming up ...

When you can't beat 'em nor join 'em

Everybody buys a car for it's resale value, right?', ' We desis don't drink wine, right?', 'When you get married everything changes, right?'

Right?

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

W.R.O.N.G.

Constantly arguing, trying to fix stupidity, being forced to have an *opinion* and remaining tactful about it is so damn stressful. I wish people stopped being so curious about what I think.

Well, unless they plan to write my biography in which case I can give them more than what they want to know as long as I can get a cut of the profits.

Anyway. I wish people understood the pain it takes to develop into a laid back, have-no-strong-feelings, whateverrr kinda person. All this interrogation plays havoc with my equilibrium. And unfortunately, the mind cannot process being opinionated and sensitive at the same time.

So if you really want to know what I think - don't ask. Just observe.