Bye-bye Positive Thinking - By Dr Udaylal Pai

It was a Sunday afternoon. I had my lunch and was watching television at my home. Suddenly, I heard someone ringing my door-bell. I opened the door.
                  A Youngman at early 30s, wearing full-sleeves, tie and other paraphernalia. "Good afternoon Sir, I am Mr.Pramod Jacob." Full smile, beaming, keeping chest bit upward, steady and cleanly shaven -a typical marketing executive look.
"I am a distant relative of your neighbor. He told me that you would be here today, so I thought of dropping in...Would you mind?"
                      "No...Not at all...am I available to anybody whenever I am free. Do come in," I said.
"Yeah, that's a positive attitude...that's what we need in today's world..." he said.
                      "Really?" I asked him to sit.
"Yes- really....today, people are really down with problems...you know, positive thinking will take them to places that they don't know..."
                       "Interesting..."I said.
"Yes - Sir...for instance, you are a journalist, right? You can make quite lot of money if you think positive. Given your profile, you could have been even a billionaire...only if you have positive thinking..."
                      "Mr.Promod, are you from XYZ company?" I asked. The name of the company that I mentioned was a multi-level-marketing industry leader during that period.
"Yes...yes," his eyes popped out..."How did you know? Are you some kind of clairvoyant?"
                     "Oh, no...Simple...only three types of people talk about positive thinking... (1) MLM guys (2) those who are in the business of personality development..."
"And the third one?"
                        "Whoever wants to exploit others or wants favors from others...?”
"This is damn negative attitude. Sir...I pity you..." his face turned red.
                     I just smiled at him.
So he toned down: “You are very pessimistic, it seems… One has to be very optimistic’’.............................Click here to read full article.......................... http://udaypai.in/?p=139


By Udaylal Pai
28, December 2006

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