Adjudicated Parallels

When we look around in our day-to-day world, people love jeering or cat calling others every now and then. The jealousy or callousness is so much that no one dares to venture out with their vulnerable folk into the open. This, actually, is a very pesky affair in public gatherings or lonesome areas for that matter. And, as I found out, the best way to strike a conversation with someone or keep them engaged in it is to laugh or brood over someone else's expense. To be precise, if anyone in this whole wide world has cheated on you or your hate is common with those in the conversation, use it for the fodder in such a verbal exchange. What transpires is that the person develops a good bonhomie with you and becomes a loyal conversation partner. Later, he can be a friend too. The dosage for this type of bonhomie is once or twice a day. Keep ingesting and ward off trouble. And for the record, don't mess with the dosage. A physician helps!

Being street-smart is a blessing and a curse too. It's a blessing for those who are quite highly placed in the society and have an enjoyable reputation. This may be their weight in education, job, affluence, assets, philanthropic status or more. The moment they exhibit some wise leanings like snubbing downcast and devious people who plot schemes or camaraderie with people of their status or behave prudently with their subordinates at workplaces, the onlookers dub them to be street-smart in a good way. This case gets skewed when people of a lower status are seen being street-smart. The bystanders, who witness this, label them to be ruffians and goons or with menial jobs. Status in the society changes everything one is perceived as. Creditworthiness becomes nil when such people adopt some subterfuges or have skills like driving or ability to repair some leaky faucets or some other skills. These people may be called drivers or plumbers or electricians. But the ones with white col