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Being a bookworm I always have a book in my bag and whenever i travel, if i dont have one to read, the journey simply doesnt happen for me. I always live in a theoretical world of dreams where things can be corrected and where there is always hope for the confirmists.

It was on one such journey, a routine one for that matter - from office to home, that i learnt a very valuble lesson. I am very fond of self help books and the book i was reading that day was highly recommended by my friend

(Kandipa padi..nalla irukumnu color ribbonlam katti..mickey mouse poata bookmarklam vachu..highlighter vachu shadelam poatu..dog ears varama..pudu vasana kuda pogama attai kuda kasangama oru book...atha vida azhaga oru ponnu antha booka recommend panni kudutha..athu telephone directorya irunthalum NewYork Times Bestsellera thana namma kannuku theriyum :))

I dont understand the crowd pattern logic of commuters of 21G bus. Monday morning, whatever the time be and how many ever be the number of buses, all of them would be jampacked. Come tuesday they would be running almost empty. And friday evenings again they would be packed to the core!!! Is it something like people travel once a week to tambaram and return only on weekends?? It was one such free weekday. I was immersed in my book as usual, glancing outside from time to time to check for my stopping. One school going kid, oru pathu vayasu irukumnu nenakren, was sitting next to me. He was trying to read the book along with me. When i read something, especially when its newspaper, if someone tries to peep in or read it along with me, i get really irritated. I first shifted my position and turned the book away. That kid was one vidaakondan and again tried to read the book along with me. I got even more annoyed and closed the book. That kid looked at me and smiled.

"You want to read the book? you can give it to me when i get down" I said.
"No..no..no...i was getting bored. My stop is the last one..i am sorry if i've disturbed you."
It was my turn to feel offended. "Thats ok."
"Whats that book about by the way"
"How to make friends and influence people by Dale carnegie. You've heard about that author?" I asked in a scholarly way.
"No"
"Hmm..the content is bit high for your age now. You may not understand most of the contents."
"Why do you need a book to tell you how to make friends? I just smile. See..i just smiled at you and you've become my friend now." That kid gave me his brightest smile once again.
I buried my face back into the book.

Comments

mgnithi said…
First attendance ma..
mgnithi said…
//"Why do you need a book to tell you how to make friends? I just smile. See..i just smiled at you and you've become my friend now." That kid gave me his brightest smile once again.
I buried my face back into the book.//

Nice ending Dude. Most of us do not understand that the solution for most of the problems is so simple.
gils said…
@mgnidhi:
Ka.Ka.Ka.po :D
Anonymous said…
Super ma...
gils said…
velgum jebas..athenna per jebas02??!! maybe more meaningful than gils.. :D
Divya said…
'Every Little Smile can touch Somebody's heart '

your post reminded me the above lines from G3's good morning email!!
ACE !! said…
21G?? wow.. i used to travel in it from IG office to Tambaram during my college days.. marakka mudiya iniya ninaivugal :)

// always have a book in my bag and whenever i travel, if i dont have one to read, the journey simply doesnt happen for me.//

Me too.. whether i read or not doesnt matter.. without a book, cant imagine a journey..
ACE !! said…
Gils.. nose enge kaanom :)
gils said…
//'Every Little Smile can touch Somebody's heart '
//
semma saying..

@ace:
//marakka mudiya iniya ninaivugal :)//

coil suthutha :d

//Gils.. nose enge kaanom :)//
a nose is a nose is a nose :D
Anonymous said…
gilsuuuuu,neega oru arivu jeevi,theivam,ippadi ethachum sollanumnu thoonuthu.but onnume solla thonnala :P
Shwetha Robert said…
poyum poyum oru......oru podiyan kita poye:((
Shwetha Robert said…
atha vida azhaga oru ponnu antha booka recommend panni kudutha..athu telephone directorya irunthalum NewYork Times Bestsellera thana namma kannuku theriyum :))
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ROFL:)))

appreciate your frankness gils:))
gils said…
//neega oru arivu jeevi,theivam,ippadi ethachum sollanumnu thoonuthu.but onnume solla thonnala ://

maapu..vachitieye aapu

@SR:
//poyum poyum oru......oru podiyan kita poye:((//

athennanga podiyanu easya soliteenga...podusunga thaan peria matter pasanga

//appreciate your frankness gils:))//

hehee..danx
Ramya Ramani said…
Good Nalla karuthulla Shhhhtoooreee :)

//"Why do you need a book to tell you how to make friends? I just smile. See..i just smiled at you and you've become my friend now." //

"A Smile is curve that set all things straight" Isn't it?
Sat said…
"atha vida azhaga oru ponnu antha booka recommend panni kudutha"
friendnu sonna maari irunthuchu, athukke indha vazhisala????
hmmm.....neengalum postku post kaalam kaalama clue droppings, but no name dropping
tcha, oru chinna kid kitta ippadi nose cut vaangiteenga\
but really, book teach us many things, illanu sollala, aana namakku iyalba vara vishayatha oru book-a padichu therinjukanuma enna....after all that might be the author's opinion illaya?
ippadi thaan one month back i read about this new 'controversial' book which said it's good to have an affair to save ur marraige....thu, enna ezhavu da ithu, ppl have wierd thoughts and pen it downu nenachikitten.
really that men are from mars and women are form venus book thathuvam ellam ellarukum naturalave therinju irukkum
padichi thaan kathukanuma enna

on the other hand, intha book koduthu andha alagana ponnu unga kitta ennemo solla try panni irukaanga.
this is about friendship right, think she wants to remain just friends with you :P
just a though, my intension was not to drop an anvil on ur head!!!
Ramya Ramani said…
Gils have blogrolled u :)
gils said…
//"A Smile is curve that set all things straight" Isn't it?//

kareeta soneenga ramya :)

@sat:
//friendnu sonna maari irunthuchu, athukke indha vazhisala????//
unga kannuku matum epdinga intha linklam matuthu :D antha para vera ithu vera..sethu padikapdaathu...
athaan gap vitrukomla

//oru chinna kid kitta ippadi nose cut vaangiteenga//
arasiyalla ithelaam sagajamapa

//it's good to have an affair to save ur marraige....//
!!! seriously..apdi oru book iruka??entha topicla varum ithu? selfhelp ?? ;))

//just a though, my intension was not to drop an anvil on ur head//

aaaaaaaaniye pudunga venam
gils said…
//Gils have blogrolled u :)//

dhanyanaanen
G3 said…
ROTFL :))

Eppadi indha posta miss pannen.. inniku dhaan padikaren :(

//ACE !! said...
Gils.. nose enge kaanom :)//

21g Bus-oda tierla maati annikae nasungiruchaam :))
G3 said…
Rounda oru 20 :D
gils said…
//Eppadi indha posta miss pannen.. inniku dhaan padikaren :(//

athaana..ennada..aala kanumaynu paathen.
R-ambam said…
antha book title sonappave.. I got the point ! nice post..!
blog rolled yours..!
Athivas said…
sooper boss!! Chinna pasanga always kalakking!!

kanavu thozhirchalai story-um read. chanc-e illa Gils. Ungalukullara oru writer singam simmasanam pottu sitting. Please pursue...

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