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Middle Class

A class settled between lower and upper class, the class of people befits its definition. Neither are they rich nor are they poor. Neither do they know how to show as poor nor do they know how to show rich. Caught in this clumsy link, they are what they stand for. For them it had always been as a family (joint), thundu vizhatha budget- Economic simplicity and maanam ! We used to maintain a small book, the size of a visiting card. This book would hold a mathematical formulas and numericals that describe how much the family spent the last month and how should this month’s salary be spent efficiently so that the debts are met and we break even. This class forms a majority in India. Well, if I’m not wrong, taking a census might prove that they form the biggest community in the whole world. Generally known for their stingy nature, these people are not stingy, but they know how to spend what they have earned and when. A scene from a movie Nerukku Naer , where Karan, the villain, quotes this

This is the place!

As my project manager approached me with a problem that was so complex that it could be only solved by the top cream of an engineering or a 12 th standard student, I left the place and sat to think over the issue and how to solve it. The thought process immediately took me to the most important question, after this The_Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything . So, there I was thinking “Which would be the best place for a man to think soundly? Where do all great men get those thoughts, which others think is the best ever and beautiful?” Pondering over it I realized that a man needs his own space to initiate the start of thought process. What is this? Why do all people talk about this all the time? Over a period of time from the late 19 th century there has been a million inventions. All great men! To much pressure, I'm sitting on a million dollar question and also the problem on my sholuder given by my project manager! Hmmm… BANG BANG BANG! *FLUSH* There goes the nex