In one of the trips organized by Indians here, I was sitting with some of the kids/teens and we were playing puzzles. Then one gentleman, somewhere in his 50s, sitting near by, invoked a conversation. For our convenience we'll name him as X. X: So do you study here? Me: No, i work here, for an IT company. What about you? X: I work at the Consulate. Me: Oh that’s great; I was telling these kids about the coat of arms (in our case Emblem) and its origin. Do you know the significance of those 4 animals girding the abacus? X: Yeah, its not animals. Those are 4 lions. Me: Well I was talking about the animals beneath that... in the abacus. In fact I noticed it recently while I was going through my passport. X: Oh, is it? Me: Yeah. There are 4 animals guarding 4 zones - the Lion in the north, the Elephant in the east, the Horse in the south and Bull in the west. But i assumed you'd know it. X: Well come on. ..We were given training on this when we joined .But that’s long time back. Wh...
Most of the times there is a small gap between who you think you are and who others think you are. So common, it’s not some thing to worry about. But when this gap starts to grow, it is high time you took time some time off to analyze, though not fill that gap! Remember, the only thing that's going to be with you till your death is your mind (or thoughts), not the ‘others’. So think positive thoughts about your self. After all you are what You think you are!