A bragging friend.

There's a course mate of mine from the Academy who doesn't seem to have graduated much in life, even now. The problem is that he's a simple soul but gets himself tied up in knots when he tries to be someone he actually isn't. He's a sardar who has cut his hair, wears swanky headgear and sports, goggles. My explanations, further, will make this statement of mine clearer:-

       - He's an avid golf player and spends a good part of his day on the greens.
       - He's a lover of the good things of life and maintains a style of his own.
       - He imbibes only the best of wines and exhorts the others also to do so.
       - He's fairly well read and is aware of the goings on in the Army thanks to his earlier
          appointments, while in service. With that same input, he has a poor opinion of those who've
          reached the higher ranks as he feels that everyone has compromised on principles while
          playing up to their bosses, which incidentally, he concedes is a necessity.
       - He also carries out an in depth study of a problem and gives his opinion that's usually right.
       - He claims to be having fun in life and tells us, his course mates, to follow his example.
       - He smokes cigars from Havana......this is his latest fad.
   
He can be obnoxious to the point of being irritable and today, he'd got onto needling a friend of mine and course mate, to which I'd to react and what follows are a couple of messages that I'd sent to him(Mind you, I'd chastised him earlier too, in a similar situation!):-

   "You seem to be at it all over again at denigrating others. What you seem to forget is that a person
     resorts to using bad language when deep within him he's realised that he's lost the argument. You
     keep saying that you're smart, you play golf, you've all the fun, you've the best of wines etc, etc.
     So what? It doesn't make any difference to me and I'm least impressed. If you're enjoying life, it's
     good for you. And friend, rather than you claiming to be smart, it's the others who have to say so.
     So, take your vitriol off and put across your points and gracefully agree to disagree or you'll
     soon have to worry about your health with so much pent up ill feelings and anger towards the
    others. And you need to take care of yourself".

    "I'm not in your league of scoring points. When you say reasonable things, I've lapped them up like
     a good listener. I've nothing to offer as a counterpoint. I've just told you that I detest the way
     you're going around trying to prove your point".


Tailpiece.

He's replied that he loves and respects Malayalees for their intellect and wit(?).