Sunday, February 13, 2011

A Simple Solution


Dunno if anyone has faced a similar situation. Getting small  domestic repairs done has always been a pain  and the pain somehow seems to be increasing by the day. This sector is the most unorganised.Of course in India most sectors are unorganised which leads to this constant tussle in the mind , was I duped? Could I have bargained for less?

In the area where I reside , there are about four electricians. I have patronised one. My neighbour said he is a cheat . So I tried my neighbour's electrician but there seemed to be a nexus between them and I was still with the tussle. Hubby dear said better the known devil. So it was back to the first electrician.

The moment I need to call him , I go on my back foot and quiz him a lot about the bill he submits , but have to pay the amount finally, feeling defeated. The feeling is worse than the emotions which arise when I make a loss on my stock market trades. Losses which run into thousands sometimes compared to the few rupees the electrician may be duping me of. But then my trade losses are ones I am willing to take .Losses which have occured knowingly and not one out of cheating. The feeling of betrayal is horrible and I am forced to trust him!! Am  I making a mountain out of a molehill?

Today I found the solution ! I follow  "Ancient Proverbs" on twitter  and this common sense Chinese Proverb did it. 

If you suspect a man, don't employ him, & if you employ him, don't suspect him. -Chinese Proverb

So that does it, I won't  torture myself anymore over the electrician.

6 comments:

  1. calculate what your time is worth every minute .... and then see how many hours you have spent thinking about the electrician and others ..... you may have lost thousands of rupees worth of time ......

    i get cheated by mumbai auto ricks everyday for 10-30 rupees ..... but thinking about it makes me spend more time on it ...and waste the money i could have made during that time ....

    greatness will only come if you can rise above the insignificant things in our lives ...

    ReplyDelete
  2. I agree totally. But you cannot completely ignore such incidents too. Thanks for your gyan.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lucks,
    Honestly, I am so proud of you! That was a really good piece.
    I wish I could write like you!
    Kalyani.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Thanks Kali.The compliment is huge - coming from you

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is very nice line of thinking, specially when in India we are constantly thinking "was I duped?"

    ReplyDelete
  6. Yes pm. And it is such a nagging feeling.

    ReplyDelete