This morning I'd told the caretaker of our residential area that the common lighting on the second floor of our block needed to be set right at the earliest as it has been playing truant for the last couple of days. The other families on the floor were hoping that the defect would be sorted out without delay as their 'president' stayed out there!
The repair team was indeed on the job right from the time they'd stepped in for work. It was a painstaking effort to sift through the numerous lines to pin point the faulty circuit breaker(I was shocked to know that such outdated technology has been used in this comparatively new building!) and when I'd come in for lunch, the leader of the working team was at pains to tell me that the entire forenoon had been consumed to detect and rectify the defect. In fact, they're just giving the final touch.
I'd patted him on his back for his team's success but was intrigued about the fact that he was seeking recognition about something that he should have been a past master at! Perhaps, it's the need of 'strokes' felt by every human being at some point of time or the other. Eric Berne, the behavioural scientist, has explained it beautifully and in depth, in his treatise on 'The Games People Play'.
Tailpiece.
On entering my house, Lekha explained to me as to how the team had gone about their job of fixing the fault after a series of short circuits and blowing of fuses, accompanied by howls of protests from different flats. They have had a tough time indeed!
The repair team was indeed on the job right from the time they'd stepped in for work. It was a painstaking effort to sift through the numerous lines to pin point the faulty circuit breaker(I was shocked to know that such outdated technology has been used in this comparatively new building!) and when I'd come in for lunch, the leader of the working team was at pains to tell me that the entire forenoon had been consumed to detect and rectify the defect. In fact, they're just giving the final touch.
I'd patted him on his back for his team's success but was intrigued about the fact that he was seeking recognition about something that he should have been a past master at! Perhaps, it's the need of 'strokes' felt by every human being at some point of time or the other. Eric Berne, the behavioural scientist, has explained it beautifully and in depth, in his treatise on 'The Games People Play'.
Tailpiece.
On entering my house, Lekha explained to me as to how the team had gone about their job of fixing the fault after a series of short circuits and blowing of fuses, accompanied by howls of protests from different flats. They have had a tough time indeed!
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