I have been on the other side of the line accusing my managers of treating me as an object rather than a person. They have sucessfully switched my roles based on situations and relocated me to different parts of the world at their whims. Many of my colleagues at that time made it a point to make much more noise than I did and eventually either got stagnated or moved on voluntarily to look for other options. And now, when I have an insight into the reason why this was/is being done, I believe that I can do no better.

With an ever rising demand for recognition, stress for achieving sales targets, and providing a value add with "mass discounts", it is not surprising that a person is no more than the experience, skill, and maturity he brings. And if I see an oppurtunity exists for this specific combination of skill, experience, and maturity in 3 different parts of the world; and the only way I can service that is by slicing a person into 3 parts and sending each piece to each part of the world... Amen !!

A recent conversation with a friend of mine went spiralling down when he mentioned "I am tired of doing all the stuff. She just does not understand how much I do for her." and I responded, "Do you know how much she does for you?"

Barter trade was an age old means that was employed in the golden era when there existed a coincidence of wants. With increasing literacy and awareness of today's generation, it is not uncommon to see this applied to personal effects like relations. And while it has been coined differently and called a "Give n Take" relation, we all acknowledge that at the core; all this type of relation talks about is the age-old barter trade. But has it ever dawned that this system of valuation was/is inherently flawed? For one, the value of the trade is not based on any set guidelines that can be successfully measured with an unbiased approach.


The question then is "How do we arrive at a basis for evaluating the trade"? An extra serving of bread & Wine at the dining table can mean anything from satisfying a healthy appetite of the rich to sacrificing a days meals for the starving poor. In my entire wisdom, I will not even attempt to answer this question on this blog as there as as many possibilities as there are people sharing relations. It is for each one of us to figure out what system works best for us. The signs of a right approach will definitely include a weighted system that accounts for personal loss, combined gains, and lasting rewards.

But seriously... When did nurturing a relation become a business in the first place?

I had written this "boy-ish" poem in college. It was one of the first ones that ever got on paper and made me feel that I had some talent.

Years after, I have finally put it into a song with a voice !! No, its definitely not my voice. Hear it to believe it :)

I have uploaded the mp3 here. Enjoy!!!

Disclaimer: Dont get your hope up too much :P. This one more of an experiment of the endless possibilities.