Whichever stage of life you are
in right now, it would make sense if I say that some days are not like others.
There are days when I feel excited, do everything that is pending at work or
home, please everyone, return calls and messages and laugh out loud. On such
days, I would win every vote if I contested in an election for ethical
high-ground. Then there are THOSE days when I literally feel like a serial
killer and would slay anyone who comes in my way. In my wild imagination, I’d wear a black pointed
hat, fly on a broom and carry an imaginary blood stained axe on my hand.
So what makes some days different
than the others? Situations, circumstances, unwarranted behavior and last but
not the least, office mails.
Some emails make me feel like I
am an insignificant virus that deserves to be eradicated by a vaccine. Then
some email heroes who write to me without actually writing to me, and that is
an art in itself; point is to not acknowledge me directly so they conveniently keep me in Cc when the content is actually directed at me. Then there are
others who utilize the free and simple tool, the email, to satisfy their own egos and
disrespect others in one shot. My stress builds, appetite worsens, mood deteriorates,
tear glands get activated, day gets worse. Does it matter to anyone? NO. The
person who pissed me off is not even thinking about me. For them, I am an email
id that happens to be in Cc. I am idiotic enough to ruin my happiness for that
undeserving sender.
If you have been in my situation,
ever, be it email or any other type of disrespect, you better go shopping, eat
pizza, talk to your buddies, drink wine and sleep tight. Remember, no one,
no one cares about what you feel or how you react. On top of that they will
judge you for reacting. Sure there are a lot of holier-than-thou people there
who are the veterans of moral policing as they have set unwritten rules for
other people as to what they should or should not do. When I am pissed by a
human, a situation or an email, I prefer to be left alone.
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How did people live in joint
families before? Like when you’re pissed off and want to be alone, there are
already five people in that room. I am so happy that I am not living in a joint
family else I would be typing this from jail.
Basically I am a very volatile
person. I am neither proud about it nor am I embarrassed. Why should I be
embarrassed? Anger, sadness, bitterness are all emotions which God gave us. Let
me rephrase that. God gave us these to test our control capacity. I failed that
test magnificently. I realize I am soft
enough to feel love, hatred, anger, rejection and express it rather than being
wooden and unaffected, pretending to live in a parallel universe. I am sure all
the Robot 2.0 people I have come across do feel what they are supposed to feel
but prefer to keep it with themselves and hence they passed the control test.
Good job guys. By the way I am not competing with you.
Another thing to note is find
your own way to chill. Do not depend on people or whatsapp to calm or console you; instead
find a hobby, a place or a habit that can ease your mindset. For me shopping
does that. So if you see me alone in the mall, run in the opposite direction.
Always know that no one cares
about how you feel. No one is thinking about you. No one is bothered if you are
affected by their actions. So you may as well not spend time brooding
over them. Shop more. Buy things that you usually don’t. Wear the yellow shoes.
Rock that off shoulder top. Show off that black mini skirt. This is our life,
it is our plan A, and our ONLY plan. There is no plan B, just remember that before you break down
for anyone’s actions or words again.
(Oh by the way, I am not a
composed person. I wrote the above so that I can read it when trouble hits and
calm myself.)
