Liked your FC 98 and was reminded of a time when my son a 5 year old quizzed me as to how our neighbour’s son ( happened to be a Dy SP police ) had all the exotic toys at home whilst he being a Govt Doc’s had just the bare minimum? I told him son some of us have only good money but some others have both good and bad money without getting into the source. The next time I went to the bank he insisted he accompany me and didn’t realise the reason . Upon reaching the bank and when I was writing out in the withdrawal slip he wanted to sit on the counter ledge to peer over the counter which I obliged too knowing the friendly staff didn’t mind . Upon handing over the slip he asked the staff , Uncle are you giving my mother good money or bad money to which he replied- Son your mother will never have bad money to withdraw as she’ll faithfully put in her salary cheque and withdraw almost everything for the expenses of the month. He kept insisting that probably a bit of bad money to have gotten from the bank was not a bad idea to buy him those dream toys . Disappointedly , he asked me as to why I didn’t opt for bad money too but I told him that bad money brings bad luck and ominous consequences and how my Dad a senior Civil Servant taught us the values young to earn only good money. A year or two passed by but my words did come true as the police officer in a major case of extortion was trapped and not only suspended but dismissed from service and never again did we meet them as they had to disappear into their native place in ignominy and shame. All my son knew was bad money lead to their disappearance from our neighbourhood and now a 34 years strong man an Engineer level - headed , ethical and working for Knowledge Management Centre in Infosys never stops thanking me for the values inculcated in him and my daughter as they can clearly distinguish what is working hard and earning good money vis-a- vis possessing bad money and inviting misery.
FC 98 was indeed great and interesting read. I am sure you must feel like a cricketer batsmen when he is on 98 -the nervous 90’s as they say. In your case however there is nothing to be nervous about (shades of nothing official about it campaign by Pepsi in the Cricket World Cup). You will surely get there and the century edition will be in your bag.
The stage story related by Ashvini Ranjan was indeed hilarious but not so I agree for those in the midst of it all. Your advice to detest from going to a court if it can be avoided is quite pragmatic and level headed. My father-in-law’s father who was a lawyer himself at a local court ( in those times) had the same advice for most. The initial euphoria that one gets on taking someone to court will soon no doubt soon turn out to be misplaced, once one realizes the endless time it takes to have a matter settled through court.
To me the dumbest form of "putting good money behind bad" is doing such a cheap deal that it becomes expensive! Value for money is wise, cheap can be expensive!
Liked your FC 98 and was reminded of a time when my son a 5 year old quizzed me as to how our neighbour’s son ( happened to be a Dy SP police ) had all the exotic toys at home whilst he being a Govt Doc’s had just the bare minimum? I told him son some of us have only good money but some others have both good and bad money without getting into the source. The next time I went to the bank he insisted he accompany me and didn’t realise the reason . Upon reaching the bank and when I was writing out in the withdrawal slip he wanted to sit on the counter ledge to peer over the counter which I obliged too knowing the friendly staff didn’t mind . Upon handing over the slip he asked the staff , Uncle are you giving my mother good money or bad money to which he replied- Son your mother will never have bad money to withdraw as she’ll faithfully put in her salary cheque and withdraw almost everything for the expenses of the month. He kept insisting that probably a bit of bad money to have gotten from the bank was not a bad idea to buy him those dream toys . Disappointedly , he asked me as to why I didn’t opt for bad money too but I told him that bad money brings bad luck and ominous consequences and how my Dad a senior Civil Servant taught us the values young to earn only good money. A year or two passed by but my words did come true as the police officer in a major case of extortion was trapped and not only suspended but dismissed from service and never again did we meet them as they had to disappear into their native place in ignominy and shame. All my son knew was bad money lead to their disappearance from our neighbourhood and now a 34 years strong man an Engineer level - headed , ethical and working for Knowledge Management Centre in Infosys never stops thanking me for the values inculcated in him and my daughter as they can clearly distinguish what is working hard and earning good money vis-a- vis possessing bad money and inviting misery.
what an excellent real-life experience. Very heartwarming.
FC 98 was indeed great and interesting read. I am sure you must feel like a cricketer batsmen when he is on 98 -the nervous 90’s as they say. In your case however there is nothing to be nervous about (shades of nothing official about it campaign by Pepsi in the Cricket World Cup). You will surely get there and the century edition will be in your bag.
The stage story related by Ashvini Ranjan was indeed hilarious but not so I agree for those in the midst of it all. Your advice to detest from going to a court if it can be avoided is quite pragmatic and level headed. My father-in-law’s father who was a lawyer himself at a local court ( in those times) had the same advice for most. The initial euphoria that one gets on taking someone to court will soon no doubt soon turn out to be misplaced, once one realizes the endless time it takes to have a matter settled through court.
Thank you Shahji for those words of encouragement and insightful comments.
Totally Agree. Litigation only makes lawyer fat !
To me the dumbest form of "putting good money behind bad" is doing such a cheap deal that it becomes expensive! Value for money is wise, cheap can be expensive!
Very true TK
I think you had some very interesting examples. I liked the bit about the Maharaja. -
Arjun Chettur Muddaiah
I'm so happy you are reading it Ajju. Love you.