A THIEF’S LOGIC

A THIEF’S LOGIC

I met a young Taxi driver in our metro town. He had to drop me over distance of thirty five kilometers from my client’s place to reach the Railway station (from where I could catch my train for home).So many traffic signals and so many traffic jams were encountered .

We started conversing,(rather, he did the talking about himself and I did the listening)

The gist of his story is as follows:

He went to school till eighth standard only. His parents are rural peasants.

He worked as a bus cleaner, and then got promoted as bus driver. Later he became a tank truck driver to transport precious liquid cargo from our metro to the neighboring state.

He dropped out of school to support the studies of his sisters (one elder and another younger).The elder one is now a teacher in a school after doing her bachelor of Education. He married her off to a decent guy with enough dowry and jewels (all out of his own earnings).He has rebuilt his house also. The younger one is still studying. He is still single.

Let us come to the reason for the title given above. He made all this money in a short while in a racket.

He could do it by siphoning off the precious cargo (with help of his cleaner) from the tank truck .I asked him how it is possible (because it gets sealed at the point of filling).He said there are ways to do it.

Per trip he made Rs4000/= from the above and there were about ten trips in a month. All this is in addition to his salary and allowances.

He had to quit this line of activity due to acute ill health.

Now he is a taxi driver.

His logic is “WHEN I STEAL FROM AN INSTITUTION, IT IS OK, I AM NOT CHEATING A PERSON” & ” I DID IT FOR A NOBLE PURPOSE”

Somewhat like the logic of Valmiki the writer of Ramayana. What do you feel?

Most of the freely flowing money we see around us comes from such dubious sources and we all are adversely affected by the inflation it creates. Nobody asks about the source of income .

Is it a trend of the times?

As always, Every thief has his logic. But when we are at the receiving end, it pains.

Effectiveness of training.

I conducted a two day training programme on self development (12 participants)for one of my retailer clients 2 months back..
The Md of the company later sent me a mail saying "My Manager says that many people have resigned from my co ,after your training'.
I called up the Manager and asked what happened?
He said one person went abroad,another wanted to start on his own,another left due to a fracas in the co and another is trying for a new job.
Your training has motivated them to think clearly and take clear decisions.
I am not sure whether this is a compliment or a complaint.

about loose talk

We have a tendency to talk too much and later regret.Many people talk unthinkingly.
the sage thiruvalluvar says " சொல்லுக சொல்லிற் பயன் உட ய, சொல்லற்க சொல்லிற் பயன் இலாத சொல் ".
I suggest EDIT BEFORE YOU TALK.
nobody will get hurt if you talk a little slowly.The sky will not fall down if you do not talk fast .
pay attention to the place, context and people and then talk appropriately .
Try to be silent,if possible