This happened few weeks back ...
Thought of having a look at the new library in the new office building. Went there just before lunch.
Big, bright, sparsely furnished, book-shelves along the walls and in the middle of the room. Good place to read. Thought of looking at the collection of books ans started from one end. Mostly technical books. But here were enough books related to business too. As usual the genre of fiction was missing.
Suddenly my eyes wandered on to the gentleman sitting on the sofa at the corner. He was busy with a news-paper. On closer look I found that he was solving the day's Sudoku. On the paper, using a pen. That irritated me, gave him a stare, thought he noticed. He continued though. I decided to do what I was there for.
After having a look at all the books I was going out when I could not take it anymore. Walked up to the gentleman, still absorbed in his Sudoku. I said, "If you solve the Sudoku here, then how will I solve". I was coming back when he called me. He said, "I come here everyday and do this. I will come tomorrow also and do this. If you have a problem, then complain." I said, "There is no point in complaining. Your actions reflect on your character, not mine. Do as u wish. Bye." Did i do the right thing? What else could/should have I done? I wonder...
8 comments:
Posting Govind's comments here
I guess you wanted to make a point to the gentleman (knowing you, you certainly intende to make a point), whether you did right or wrong is altogether a different question.
I would put it this way, You wanted to convey a certain thing to him, were you actually able to do that?
Sometimes certain questions do not have answers.. Are these initial signs of becoming a philosopher?
yes of-course i intended to make a point. are we all not philosophers?
u actually made ur point...!!!
but follow up on later days cud be even more njoying!!!
i agree with ashutosh..follow up wud hav been really interesting... making a point was important... u did tht beautifully...
Loved dis one :P
typical Sid .... on the face and Razor sharp :)
Well done....
Suggestions...next day onwards u shud have solved it b4 than him...with a pencil...and challenged him to better dis [:D]
The guy is a talented one. We say that we nurture talent and the next moment we discourage them from showing it.
Ask him to solve a very hard sudoku (I can give you some) using pen and solve it neatly. I hope (only hope, not sure though), he will realize why a sudoku should be solved using pencils. ;-)
siddharth i think next time you should not take the guy head on, it will steel his resolve to solve sudoku using pens, cant there be another way to make him realise? i am currently unable 2 think of one!
am trying to make 2 points here...
1. solving the sudoku in a newspaper common to all
2. using a pen
the first issue is more alarming.
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