Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Stay hungry, stay foolish

All sorts do make the world. Some grumpy goats remain as cold as ice even when we discuss serious matters.
I was choking when I narrated an incident to an acquaintance: “This wonderful friend was engaged to a cheerful, handsome guy. I was very happy for her. Now, I am in distress when I hear the boy is no more.”
His reply: “Hmmm.”
No emotions.
I was telling another grumpy guy about how Apple’s Steve Jobs struggled in his early days. Jobs’ biological mom put him for adoption. “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” she had asked. He didn’t have a dorm room and slept on floor in friends’ room. He returned Coke bottles and would walk seven miles every Sunday night to get a good meal at the Hare Krsna temple in the US. The Whole Earth Catalogue carried a line: Stay hungry, stay foolish. This line had a deep impact on Jobs.
I thought I had given an inspiring speech but all that the irritable friend replied was, “I see.” I realized I was talking to the wall.
No expression. No reaction.
To add insult to injury, the guy started talking about his “stupid” boss, who threw files on the floor whenever he got angry. Saying this, he laughed loudly.
This time I turned expressionless.
What a sweet revenge.

27 comments:

  1. I hate those kind of guys.
    A few of my friends are like that!
    They only think about themselves and their own self interests.
    Nice post :)

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  2. Some people are plain stupid. You shouldn't waste your insights on them!

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  3. Oh well I suppose it takes all sorts - grumpy goats (what a lovely expression) and not so grumpy goats.

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  4. Don't get mad, get even..well done buddy !

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  5. these incidents in steve job's life : being put up for adoption , dropping out of college , being thrown away from his own company were narrated to us during our induction to the organization i currently work for through a video in his own words ...since then these words stay hungry , stay foolish have stayed wih me and i deeply believe in them !!

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  6. Some people are simply too self engrossed/self centered to be able to pay any attention to anyone but themselves..The only person who ever interests them would be--yeah you guessed right - them.
    You were right to give that 'friend a pint of their own medicine..'

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  7. well, you find weirdos in all breeds :)

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  8. There are some people who wont understand such things.. i generally talk different type of things to different ppl.. most of the time i dont find any body suitable for a topic so i blog

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  9. Thank your friend for your nice post; ofcourse with no emotion!

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  10. Sometimes you come across such insensitive people, but that is life, I suppose.

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  11. So, he doesn't deserve your attention. Some guys have faulty programming, they can't help being themselves.

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  12. yeh its your destiny : ) every has to live with his destiny but there is always a happy ending ... if it not happy then that not the ending .. (philosophy hmmm) we have to live with all kinds of people

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  13. It takes all kinds to make this world.

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  14. For you: http://mumbainagari.blogspot.com/2010/09/happy-ganesh-chaturthi.html

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  15. Ramesh,
    I think the crane and fox story has influenced you a lot. Tit for tat. :)

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  16. These grumpy guys usually not interested in reading. So you are rescued from the risk of getting read by him.

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  17. what you do you will get it back
    nice story

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  18. sweet revenge uh?? So sweet that was..enough to irritate anybody..:P

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