Well the age old saying never went that way I’m sure. But ever thought this way – The only seeds from whom you reap are the ones the birds don’t eat…
But there is always this one thing that troubles Tommy. Always and every single day, one from Mr Newguy, and his posse, lands up being on the wrong side of the fence. Tommy can’t do anything but overlook this and say to himself, “They will all learn one day.” He tries to create an atmosphere, where his team is always satisfied. Unfortunately for Tommy all this doesn’t come without a price. The following month his team decides not to achieve their target.. The same repeats in the coming months. He loses his credibility with his Boss.. The board starts questioning his being the team leader. He takes all this with a smile on his face and a shrug of his shoulders. His friends all ask him to take corrective measures before he is sacked.. He has but one reply for all of them, “Leave my team be. They are humans and not machines. Man is error prone. They will learn in due time..”
This goes on for long, but just ‘cos of his nature, the board, and his Boss, pardon him continually.. Then one day all effing hell breaks loose…. Mr Newguy and his bunch of buddies, start thinking that they have become too good for our poor Tommy. Newg says to his mates – “Guys what is this Tommy all about. We do as we please, and Tommy can take my middle finger where the sun doesn’t shine.” Poor Tommy unaware of the happenings comes to the department and says – “Hey there my dear colleagues, I have got some bad news. It so happens that our new Boss, has passed a diktat, that there shall be no more coffee breaks between 10 and 4. So please adhere to this and I guess it’ll all be over in a coupla days..” The days pass and Tommy feels discontent growing in his team mates. Then one day it happens…. Tommy sees his entire team move to the lounge the moment it is 10.. He as usual, the do-gooder he is, goes upto them and tells them, “Guys, what are you doing? I had briefed you all ’bout the break right… C’mon guys its jus gonna be on the Boss’s mind for maximum another day, and then its gonna be back to normal… Please don’t do this..” Then Mr Newguy and his gang all turn in unison, show poor Tommy their fingers and march off to the lounge…. F&^% YOU TOMMY It rings in his ears.. So loud he can’t hear his phone ringing. He decides to teach them all a lesson. A lesson for being the thankless b@$(@*#$ they have been… He walks into his boss’ office, and says, “Sir I wanna tell you something important..” Without waiting for his boss to speak, he continues in one breath, “My guys have gone too far this time…..” and rattles out what just happened. His boss being the prick he is, tells our man in the coldest tone, “Fine. Tell them my office, 10 minutes” Tommy walks out feeling light. He feels at peace with himself. He tells himself, “They deserve this and more. After all that, I share with them, they give me this…. Thankless ba……” Tommy calls his team and tells them what they need to know, and walks off. Blissfully unaware of what happened between the boss and his team, Tommy walks into office, with the same gleam on his face, as though everything was normal….. Even before he sits himself down, Mr Newguy, storms into his office, abuses under his breath, and without batting an eyelid says, “Well, well well, Mr Snitch. How are we today? All well and happy I hope… So justice has been delivered eh! Screw Newg and justice shall be done eh Mr Twofacedsonofabitch.. Woah! the entire team shall screw around, but Newg is the guy who is wrong.. Tell me one thing To.fucking..mmy, do you have a mirror at your place.. If you do have a look at yourself, Mr Alwaysontherightpath.. Fucking disgrace to morality, is what you are.. HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU WRONG?????????” The last line echoes in Tommy’s ears.. He loses all coherence of thought… His vision blurs.. He cannot, in fact does not want to believe all those things are coming from Newg…. A guy whom he thought, understood him.. A person who he thought could fathom what his life’s twists were.. But NO…. “So you and your fuckking ethics can go to pigs.. You unethical, two-faced, lying, dirty ba……” And Newg leaves the room….. Well what I had to say ends here. But this is what happens to people like poor Tommy. As he sow, he fed birds like Newg.. And as soon as the birds were full, they took off, leaving Tommy, with an empty field and face full of SHIT.. From such situations, people take the binary solution. Soln 0 – Screw that Newg. I’ll be the way I am. He is no one to judge me. Soln 1 – Well, since there is no use being what I am, might as well be what Newg told me. Unethical, Two-faced, lying, dirty bas…..
So what happened to the scarecrows.. I know that is what is the common thought occurring to all and sundry…
C’mon guys wake up.. You think a rag doll with the face of a monster painted on it scares crows… It has stopped scaring 3 year olds..
The other day I overheard a lil girl telling her mom – “Oh! mummy, look the poor guy standing in the middle of the field doesn’t have good clothes to wear… Can I go a give him a few of daddy’s shirts; the ones he’s become too fat to wear… Oh please maw, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeassssssssseeeeeeeeeeeee….”
There I go again goin bang on a tangent.. I never wanted to write ’bout scarecrows and corn-fields.. So I’ll get back to what I wanted to write ’bout..
As You Sow, So You Reap…. Well it sounds very nice… So every Mr. Goodboy and Ms. Goodgal, go out and do all the good they can, and get all the good in return… Since when did this part of the universe rename itself as UTOPIA.. So since we are still on plain old EARTH, lets take a realistic situation.. Tommy, is a do-gooder by birth, a habit he can’t get rid of.. So everyday, be it rain or sun, he sets out to always do good for people around him. As time goes by Tommy joins an institution of good repute, and owing to his habit, continues to do what he has.. Then one fine day, there comes along Mr Newguy. He as Tommy sees it is very popular. Tommy holds him in high regard, and shares his comfort zone with him.But there is always this one thing that troubles Tommy. Always and every single day, one from Mr Newguy, and his posse, lands up being on the wrong side of the fence. Tommy can’t do anything but overlook this and say to himself, “They will all learn one day.” He tries to create an atmosphere, where his team is always satisfied. Unfortunately for Tommy all this doesn’t come without a price. The following month his team decides not to achieve their target.. The same repeats in the coming months. He loses his credibility with his Boss.. The board starts questioning his being the team leader. He takes all this with a smile on his face and a shrug of his shoulders. His friends all ask him to take corrective measures before he is sacked.. He has but one reply for all of them, “Leave my team be. They are humans and not machines. Man is error prone. They will learn in due time..”
This goes on for long, but just ‘cos of his nature, the board, and his Boss, pardon him continually.. Then one day all effing hell breaks loose…. Mr Newguy and his bunch of buddies, start thinking that they have become too good for our poor Tommy. Newg says to his mates – “Guys what is this Tommy all about. We do as we please, and Tommy can take my middle finger where the sun doesn’t shine.” Poor Tommy unaware of the happenings comes to the department and says – “Hey there my dear colleagues, I have got some bad news. It so happens that our new Boss, has passed a diktat, that there shall be no more coffee breaks between 10 and 4. So please adhere to this and I guess it’ll all be over in a coupla days..” The days pass and Tommy feels discontent growing in his team mates. Then one day it happens…. Tommy sees his entire team move to the lounge the moment it is 10.. He as usual, the do-gooder he is, goes upto them and tells them, “Guys, what are you doing? I had briefed you all ’bout the break right… C’mon guys its jus gonna be on the Boss’s mind for maximum another day, and then its gonna be back to normal… Please don’t do this..” Then Mr Newguy and his gang all turn in unison, show poor Tommy their fingers and march off to the lounge…. F&^% YOU TOMMY It rings in his ears.. So loud he can’t hear his phone ringing. He decides to teach them all a lesson. A lesson for being the thankless b@$(@*#$ they have been… He walks into his boss’ office, and says, “Sir I wanna tell you something important..” Without waiting for his boss to speak, he continues in one breath, “My guys have gone too far this time…..” and rattles out what just happened. His boss being the prick he is, tells our man in the coldest tone, “Fine. Tell them my office, 10 minutes” Tommy walks out feeling light. He feels at peace with himself. He tells himself, “They deserve this and more. After all that, I share with them, they give me this…. Thankless ba……” Tommy calls his team and tells them what they need to know, and walks off. Blissfully unaware of what happened between the boss and his team, Tommy walks into office, with the same gleam on his face, as though everything was normal….. Even before he sits himself down, Mr Newguy, storms into his office, abuses under his breath, and without batting an eyelid says, “Well, well well, Mr Snitch. How are we today? All well and happy I hope… So justice has been delivered eh! Screw Newg and justice shall be done eh Mr Twofacedsonofabitch.. Woah! the entire team shall screw around, but Newg is the guy who is wrong.. Tell me one thing To.fucking..mmy, do you have a mirror at your place.. If you do have a look at yourself, Mr Alwaysontherightpath.. Fucking disgrace to morality, is what you are.. HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU WRONG?????????” The last line echoes in Tommy’s ears.. He loses all coherence of thought… His vision blurs.. He cannot, in fact does not want to believe all those things are coming from Newg…. A guy whom he thought, understood him.. A person who he thought could fathom what his life’s twists were.. But NO…. “So you and your fuckking ethics can go to pigs.. You unethical, two-faced, lying, dirty ba……” And Newg leaves the room….. Well what I had to say ends here. But this is what happens to people like poor Tommy. As he sow, he fed birds like Newg.. And as soon as the birds were full, they took off, leaving Tommy, with an empty field and face full of SHIT.. From such situations, people take the binary solution. Soln 0 – Screw that Newg. I’ll be the way I am. He is no one to judge me. Soln 1 – Well, since there is no use being what I am, might as well be what Newg told me. Unethical, Two-faced, lying, dirty bas…..
I aint’ done no research, to give you numbers, as to how many Tommies opted for 0 and how many 1.
But I do think that this post shall get the Tommies out there to pour out what they want to…
I leave this here for you to comment on..
Ciao..