Thursday, September 6, 2007

I Think, Therefore I Don't Say

Someone told me the other day - "You are incredible. Do you ever have a problem with anything?" This rather curious observation actually stemmed from the fact that I do not voice or show my dislike towards things that I do not like. Whenever someone makes any plan and asks me for option, the only answer I give is 'anything is fine'. When people go berserk with the bad food served at the cafeteria, I am busy relishing my meal. Even when I am utterly put off by thoroughly irritating behaviour, I do not find it necessary to say anything - I just switch off from the situation to think something good or intense. Sometimes people mistake this detachment to be indifference. But for me, never ever responding to anything you do not like is same as shouting your heart out each time. People would anyways understand, and those who would not, would not in either case.

So for the reference of all who have not yet heard what I do not like, I thought of putting seven of my random hates here - listed on a first-thought-first-written basis. There are many, but am just keeping in sync with my earlier lists with seven entries.
  • I do not like people fussing too much about anything. I mean statements starting with something like 'I do not like...' (The first sentences in the most of the points in this list also start with the same words, but these are out of scope :D )
  • I do not like people who have no control on the language they speak. It is in no way cool to talk vile.
  • You need not give respect, just remember everyone already has it. I hate it when someone violates that. So next time you call that waiter and talk rude when I am with you, expect some silence.
  • Silly it sounds, but I do not like people opening glass doors pushing anywhere but the handle. You may not be a criminal, but that does not mean you can leave your handprints everywhere. Some person - who works ten times more and earns lesser than tenth of what you do - would have it a bit easy if you use the handles from now on.
  • I do not like it when people try hard to show that they are smart, superior or knowledgable. If you have it, it shows - so why bother? And if you take it easy, it makes life easy for you, you do not have to act like your own media manager.
  • I do not like remixed songs and videos. Hope there is no need to expand on this point. (In a similar vein, I do not like any artist with an ego. Humility and submission to the art makes you an artist, else how is art different from say, mechanics?)
  • I do not like when people try to take undue advantage of their age or experience. After all, age is something that you could not defeat, and your experience is as proportional to your defeats as it is to your successes.