The first time I heard a mature discussion while travelling in a bus happened this Sunday (June 29, 2008). The conversation between two working men, seated behind me in the bus, engaged me and I sharpened my ears -- something I never do consciously.
The discussion centred around the need for improving one's general knowledge to be seen well educated by colleagues at the workplace. One person said that there is a need to know news in detail and reading a newspaper is the best way to do it. He said he was not allowed by his roommates to watch news on TV as the set is used by his juniors for watching movies and listening to songs for relaxing their minds. This has to be taken as a reality, he said. He jocularly said that the roommates also said that since he would be reading the newspaper there was no need to watch TV news. Good news for newspapers!
The other one said reading The Hindu newspaper's headlines alone would keep oneself abreast of news happenings. The paper also gave news in detail of important topics, he felt.
Then he switched to an article he read somewhere about how to deal with colleagues in the workplace and he listed them -- understanding the situation or issue, communicating with others, getting into grips over the subject,etc. He said he did not bother to wear dirty shirts -- probably he could not afford better clothes -- and he concentrated on the bob in hand. When the company introduced a dress code he gained in confidence.
The 10 or 12 minutes that I listened to them, without them realising it, was a valuable experience in the public transport in which usually one comes across heated arguments over silly matters.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Green Cross
The New Post icon on the blogger.com site is itself rewarding. The Green Cross gives you the signal when you are at the crossroads. It's a positive indication that you will meet someone at the crossroads and your blog will be noticed by someone somewhere sometime.
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