Sunday Afternoon, September
The message he received was "Thanks", an unnecessary headache, he thought. The issue is that not getting what they think is necessary offends people and getting what is unwanted becomes an unnecessary burden. That was the reply to the link he had sent her to read and review his work. She was supposed to read it, give a brief review and suggest edits. Also he felt that whatever he wrote last had to be crappy, so he just never enjoyed reading that again. So in that case she was also supposed to look for grammatical errors. An awful lot of work! She does it everytime, he never really thought about that but she did it well, every single time.
So, technically he should be the one thanking her and that too after his work was done but she says it anyway, just like that, no reason whatsoever. He has always been this kind, poor at digging for reasons, a burdened task for someone like him. He tried anyway. How can she be so illogical, he thought. She isn't, he knew. She must have been busy with something else and subconsciously typed the typo or overflowed with the feeling of affection or maybe out of conveying the feeling of respect or importance he gives to her, she must have done the illogical, he thought as he smoked two cigarettes sitting in front of his desktop still wondering what to reply or whether or not to reply!
An idea struck. Reply with a smiley, the usual one. Smileys can do a lot, mean a lot and still not offend one, still not express clearly, still sort out things and an easy scapegoat in weird situations as this one, said somebody sometime.
But is it necessary? Who does that? Certainly not him. People do, another voice inside his brain. He could only hear the two voices debating. He couldn't hear what each voice said like most of the debates. The third cigarette was useless. Its like you're just smoking it, its there but its just there, so it maybe necessary but its not as hitty as the first and the second ones, so it might not even be needed. So the same question arises again, Is there a fine line between the necessary and the unnecessary?
The message he received was "Thanks", an unnecessary headache, he thought. The issue is that not getting what they think is necessary offends people and getting what is unwanted becomes an unnecessary burden. That was the reply to the link he had sent her to read and review his work. She was supposed to read it, give a brief review and suggest edits. Also he felt that whatever he wrote last had to be crappy, so he just never enjoyed reading that again. So in that case she was also supposed to look for grammatical errors. An awful lot of work! She does it everytime, he never really thought about that but she did it well, every single time.
So, technically he should be the one thanking her and that too after his work was done but she says it anyway, just like that, no reason whatsoever. He has always been this kind, poor at digging for reasons, a burdened task for someone like him. He tried anyway. How can she be so illogical, he thought. She isn't, he knew. She must have been busy with something else and subconsciously typed the typo or overflowed with the feeling of affection or maybe out of conveying the feeling of respect or importance he gives to her, she must have done the illogical, he thought as he smoked two cigarettes sitting in front of his desktop still wondering what to reply or whether or not to reply!
An idea struck. Reply with a smiley, the usual one. Smileys can do a lot, mean a lot and still not offend one, still not express clearly, still sort out things and an easy scapegoat in weird situations as this one, said somebody sometime.
But is it necessary? Who does that? Certainly not him. People do, another voice inside his brain. He could only hear the two voices debating. He couldn't hear what each voice said like most of the debates. The third cigarette was useless. Its like you're just smoking it, its there but its just there, so it maybe necessary but its not as hitty as the first and the second ones, so it might not even be needed. So the same question arises again, Is there a fine line between the necessary and the unnecessary?
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