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There are some who talk a lot, and then there are those who brag more than they talk. Well, there is a third kind too : those who have a strong dislike for talking and ultimate fondness for 'bragging untill death(of the listeners)' instead.
Here's another story from a train journey, New Delhi to Lucknow(again!)Indian trains are a treasure chest of stories, a heaven for writers looking for ideas. You'll find many things on a train, like people, people who generally have got nothing constructive to do rather than talking; stories, as an obvious outcome of the above mentioned condition; and most of all characters, characters which are hard to find and even harder to forget.
So, coming back to this story, we were all sitting in the train(Gomti Express) which was on its way to Lucknow. It would have been around one hour into the journey when the loud,sharp and shrieky voice emerged in the compartment. This voice was of a girl who , apparently, had called up her brother to find out her ISC board's final results.
Here are the few of the words that tore my nerves and that of other co-passengers too: 'What?', 'I'm dead'; 'Really'; 'Don't kid' . These are just few of them. I was trying hard not to concentrate on her but she was adamant on letting the whole compartment( the whole train rather) know of her 'achievement' . So, her voice kept on blaring louder and louder each minute. Yes, minute, she talked on the phone for around 10-15 minutes(i'm not exaggerating) and that too just for knowing her marks. Wonder how? Well, it's easy, just keep on repeating whatever the person on the other side of phone says untill everyone has heard it loud and clear. She made her brother repeat the marks of every subject at least twice or thrice, not to mention the recap and then the revision at the end of it all!(which too was not the last time everyone heard her marks).
English-88
Political science- 97
History-98
Hindi-90
Economics- 74
Don't laud my strong memory, laud the perseverance of the girl instead,in making me memorise all her marks by heart.
Though, you might feel it is a biased account of what actually happened, coming from an academically-challenged person like me, well, you might be just right :D. But still, it was not just me, but everyone present there felt the same as I did. She was going way too overboard with all this. happiness and excitement is one thing, rejoicing at the top of one's voice over an unexpected success is another and shouting and boasting is quite another. She continuously kept rambling her marks, 'Political mein 97, wow!' and then the real drama began.It was a gruesome two-some, she and her mother, who was as excited and as boastful as her daughter. She told her co-passengers that her daughter also gave the Law entrance exam CLAT and made it through, that too in the very first attempt(mind it!). Then on further 'investigative' conversation it came that 'clear',here, stood for getting a rank, which was in some hundreds and she expected to make it to the third best law school in India-NLS,Pune. Third best...and this was re-iterated time and again for those who missed out. I understand that it is very hard to contain the excitement, but for how long? Even by the most meanest of estimates, it easily lasted for close to 2 hours(the main drama that is, otherwise, the ordeal was on throughout the journey). At first, the co-passengers congratulated the girl and seemed pleased to know her results. But after a while, the same people were discussing how arrogant and showy the girl was. I just don't know what else to say here except that I really dislike such people.There's nothing wrong in sharing your happiness with others, but try not to disturb anyone in the process. The most successful person in the world,be it any field, are all humble. Mohammed Ali, Sachin Tendulkar, Roger Federer, Vishwanathan Anand. Not just Sports but also Politics, Business and everywhere! And it is because thay have already achieved so much that they don't care to show it to the world, it is another thing that they don't need to show, it is anyway noticed by everyone. But still, they have risen above this all and this is probably the reason that they could manage to be on top for so long. Just recall what happened to Mike Tyson, he was the best of his time, and also very arrogant of himself, so he dug his own grave and is in a pitiable condition these days....working hard to meet even his basic necessities. There's something to ponder over in this story. Those who get it will be wise enough to value the trait of humility, while for the rest, this story might be pure sarcasm. :D