There is this hypothesis that anyone on Planet Earth can be connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances with no more than five intermediaries.
I don’t know what went wrong with my latitude & longitude when I was born. But when it comes to communicating right things to the right person at the right time… my friend Murphy is always besides me… sometimes uninvited L and when he is near you, # of hops in the chain does not matter.
I was recalling the ISB Alum Meet that happened in Chennai with a senior manager who had come down to Chennai from the US. He is a good friend and we share good relations for the last 6 years. Good for me… otherwise things would have gone really messy.
The conversation was healthy (really healthy 
). It went on for good 5 mins and before I could realize I had crossed the ‘Point of No Return’
Sr. Mgr: “So how was the Alum Meet?”
Monk: “Went on good… got a chance to interact with my alums. You know we don’t have an overlap period… bla bla bla”
Sr. Mgr: “So did you meet this girl. Her name is ——-”
Monk: “Oh Yes… I met her… phew… she was awesome. Very pretty… cute” (I still don’t know what it means… but anyway…)
Monk: “… sociable. Every guy’s dream…”
Monk: “… she definitely must be a model… the way she carried herself… uff…”
Monk: “Kya Ada… Mein Fida”
Monk: “Darn… I should have rehearsed few pick-up lines”
Monk: “………………..” (I go on & on & on)
As I continued with my… ‘you-know-what’… I noticed that the conversation started normally and one question turned me from being Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde.
Monk: “So… how do you know her? ”
Monk: “Is she your class-mate in school or someone you know?”
Sr. Mgr: “<Patting my back & smirking> Not exactly… she is my cousin”
Monk: “!@#$^!!!!!!@#%^” I really didn’t know how to react… he smiled and I reciprocated. (Yup… luckily Murphy had gone for a coffee). I have always carried this thought – “It is not where you work which is important… but how you work that is important”. The key thing is to always challenge status quo.But when it comes to a conversation… this episode has taught me a lesson. Take care of WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY & HOW… otherwise you will be taken care of
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