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What are you so engrossed with, asked my
husband seeing me seriously writing at my desk.
I am preparing a list of invitees for the
Christmas party, I said.
I am sure this year the list will be longer,
he said.
Not exactly, on the other hand, I am trying
to delete some names and replace them with new ones, I said.
Have you thought of the consequences of your
foolhardy action, observed my husband.
Well, I did. I know it will cause a lot of
ill-will, I said.
What is the basis on which you are going to
drop them? (He appeared curious.)
That is what I am thinking about. I know it
doesn’t seem to be as easy as I thought. I am sure even Amitabh
Bachhan would have faced the dilemma when he drew up the list of
invitees for his son’s wedding, I observed.
You know it left a bitter feeling among the
excluded ones and they began attributing motives for not being
invited, he said.
Yes, I know, it is bound to happen, I agreed.
Anyway, I have three criteria for dropping
some names for our Christmas party, I said.
What are they, he said, suddenly becoming
attentive.
First: Lack of party spirit by monopolising.
Second: Expect to be an invitee and no reciprocal gesture
Third: Spoiling the mood of the party by talking about their
“imaginary illnesses”.
Well, who are they? I am sure both relatives
and friends fall under these three categories, he remarked.
There lies the problem. You know the saying
“You can choose your friends but not your relatives”.
I have a solution, that is if you agree, he
said enthusiastically.
What is it, I asked eagerly.
Supposing instead of dropping some names, you
drop the idea of hosting the Christmas party? No offence to
anyone, don’t you think so? he suggested.
Let me think, I paused.
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