Wednesday 31 October, 2007

[Kerala Diary-1]: Learning Experience- Forgiving...

[Kerala Diary]: Learning Experience- Forgiving...
Few days back as usual got up at 6 with heavy eyes knowing nothing about what was in store for that day. After giving medicine to Dad, I ordered for breakfast @7.20AM.
We were waiting for it, since at 9 'O Clock Dad has treatment, he wanted to have breakfast early. 7.45 got over there was no news from them.
Even when we wish to take the parcel here canteen people don't give parcel in hand. So there is no other way, we have to opt for the room service only and also in that they will charge 15% of the bill amount.
It was 7.50, I was reading News Paper, Dad told,"hey, its 7.50 already,still they haven't given"
I replied, "Ok I will check"
I called and asked,he replied "Its on the way, already sent"
So again we were waiting....
Here canteen is in the ground floor, they have a separate lift for the room service.Hardly it takes 2 to 3 mins to reach the canteen without using lift. But here even after 10 mins no one had turned up.
Meanwhile My Dad started shouting that, "tell them to cancel the order, I don't want to eat, its already very late, If I eat late, it will be difficult for me during the treatment".
I was forcing him since he is diabetic,he can't tolerate, if he becomes hungry, but he was rigid. I was getting frustrated.
So again I called them at 8.00AM, again he said "already sent, its on the way"
I asked, "Since 10 mins you are telling the samething, but no one has come"
He asked "whats ur room no?
"212"
He said "ok"and disconnected.
(I was losing my patience.)

Finally we got breakfast at 8.05AM. I asked that guy," why so late?"
He replied," Idly was not ready"
I said,"ok"
Then immediately I called the canteen and blasted him with raised voice,"if something is not ready, why didn't you tell?"
"yeah Idly was not ready"
"When we order if something is not ready, tell us, we will order some other item, we cant make patient wait..."
"ok...sorry sir...."
"...."
"what is ur room no?"
"212" then I just disconnected without telling anything else.
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Whole day there was no mood because of this incident. By evening when I did self realization, I realized that," I was not able to forgive or I hadn't tried to forgive that guy, my ego dint allow, still i had anger on him"
Afternoon also I hadn't spoken with proper mood and had developed little headache. So in the evening I just told myself "to calm down and forgive that guy"- felt better after that.

"Its easy to have a fight with someone but very difficult to forgive"

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