Adjudicated Parallels

 Victimhood is loved by the masses. Every now and then, victims come in people's thinking through a sinister idea of minting money and they oblige. People love this to such a degree that they lavish a lot of attention. Nonetheless, the effect is so shallow in terms of praises over time. No one who loves victims never help them to the point they are hurt. But only till the next fault of theirs comes to light. I witnessed this in our neighbourhood. The neighbour was discriminately used by her relative to help her in time of distress. In this case, the distress was the performing of household chores and even caring for the newborn son. This involved also cleaning the washable diapers. Even the whole family of the victim was doing this- all her brood. People started loving her and lamenting over her plight. But the fact was that she loved doing it as a token of love for her brother. She was uneducated too. This added to her being a popular victim. But later on, an issue cropped up invo...

There is quite a speculation among people about how to arrive at an informed decision with foresight. The checklist may be plentiful with items developed with experience. But, it's a fact also that nobody has ever learnt to be adequately equipped in handling these inviting traps. I was privy to one such incident wherein the qualms of a particular person were exposed. The family friend of ours was pestered and nagged by his neighbour a few months after they developed a shared borewell. He set many rules about this quasi tradition and this poor person even had to bear the cost of maintaining and refurbishing the tubewell. This is quite common and everyone experiences it. The only antidote is to not share anything with others- especially a property. Make your own norms and earn happiness in life. What belongs to others is not yours. Not even half of it.