Personal Learning Experiences: The Right Colour of the Heart

Personal Learning Experiences: The Right Colour of the Heart: “This is my website. And here are the pictures. Ask Fat-So to upload these at his earliest.” My friend wrote down the web address...

The Right Colour of the Heart

“This is my website. And here are the pictures. Ask Fat-So to upload these at his earliest.”

My friend wrote down the web address on a piece of paper and handed me over a USB full of pictures related to the content of his website that he opened up with the help of Fat-So. 

Fat-So

Fat-So with a little voice was huge; used to work with me in some company. He used to work in the IT department.

If you have any issue related to computers, hardware, software, web or networking; then Fat-So is the right guy to solve it. He still works somewhere in the IT department. And if not, he still is known as the IT Problem Solver.

Common Fact

Old colleague but still had terms. Known him since more than 7 years by now. As we all know:

Fat is Friendly

 

So, he is that kind of a guy. The big with the baby voice. Some other friend needed help in making his website so I had no one else in mind to contact, except Fat-So.

Delay the Task - The Bad Habit

As per other friend’s instructions, I delayed the task and decided to do the favour later.

We have a major problem in here that whatever we are assigned to do we do it later. In an instant we delay the task.

“I’ll do it in a while.”

“Tomorrow.”

“You don’t understand; I’m just stuck.”

“Housework.”

“Out with family.”

“I do remember the task. I never forget.”

“Consider it done but first let me get free.”

“I got a lot on my mind.”

“Busy busy…”

“Tomorrow…for sure.”

And you all must have experienced the similar situation dialogues/excuses as listed above. 

Follow Up

“Did you convey my message to Fat-So?”

That was again my friend after a gap of 6 months with the follow up. I assured my friend that I will convey his message to Fat-So. As I did delay the task earlier. This time I was determined not to do it again.

Adversities You Face When Doing the Right Thing

So I contacted Fat-So the moment I got free:

“I got the pictures for the website. Can you pick them?”

“Brother (Bhaiiii)…why don’t you drop those pictures at my office or at my place?”

“I can’t. No conveyance.”

For another 6 months we both (Me & Fat-So) waited for the conveyance. After 6 months we dropped the idea of conveyance.

“Brother (Bhaiiii)…try emailing me.”

And after 6 months I realised:

“I can’t email you this is too heavy.”

“Brother (Bhaiiii)…your website is shutdown. Re-open it.”

I informed the other friend about his website situation and he got it re-opened in almost 3 days.

“Fat-So, it’s open now.”

“Okay. Let me get free.”

Finally We Met

As usual Fat-So never got free. And, it took another 6 months.

“Where are you?”

“I’m just leaving my place for office.”

“Come to the petrol pump near your place. I got the pictures with me in the USB, take and copy them in your system.”

Thank God Fat-So did not take 6 months to reach that petrol pump, he reached within 5 minutes. The moment I saw him; the Elephant Foxy Jokes started revolving in my mind.

Weather Complaint

It was good to see Fat-So. He reached my car on his motorbike along with the revving. Took off his helmet and complaint about the weather.

“It’s so cold; let’s get the thing done quickly.” Fat-So was right. The weather that day was cold. Also gloomy. No sunlight.

“There will be sunshine, in a day or two. But remember, these are the best days in the whole year. Just grab some dry fruits and carry on with your usual routine. Wear good clothes to feel the breeze. You just have to be brave to enjoy winters. Picture summers in your head. It’s cruel, and the sweat you get, you got to bath all the time. Accept these days the way they are, these days will vanish anytime. Just a matter of 15 days. Then you can complaint about summers throughout the year.”

“Yeah man you are right. HEHEHE!”

Fat-So's Nature

Fat-So was already late for office. He was in a hurry but with no worry over his face.

“I’m already late but it’s alright. Let’s sit in the car.”

“I don’t think that you will be able to fit in my car.”

“I can what do you mean. I’m flexible. HEHEHE!!!”

Fate & Job Done List

He really was flexible. I could not believe he adjusted himself in my tiny car and opened up the lid of his laptop in the front-seat, inserted USB to start copying the files. I was relieved that finally it will be over and the job will be done. Petrol pump was empty. Just the workers waiting for customers.

That day I never had the intentions of meeting Fat-So. Fate. The other tasks were still undone. After meeting Fat-So, I could not imagine how long the other tasks would take to enter the Job Done list.  

Joke

“When I saw you approaching my car; you reminded me of the Elephant Foxy Jokes.”

“What joke?”

“How do you know there are 4 elephants in that building?” I pointed at a random building in front of us on the other side of the main road.

“Is that a question or a joke?”

“It will be a joke if you answer the question.”

“I don’t know.”

“You see, if their Foxy is parked outside the building; it means the elephants are in that building.”

“4 elephants in a Foxy?” Fat-So’s eyes got bigger while asking that question.

“Yeah four elephants in a Foxy. Tell me how easily in a Foxy 4 elephants can sit?”

“Is that a question or a joke?”

“It will be a joke if you answer the question.”

“I don’t know.”

“You see, 2 in front, 2 at the back. So simple. You could have answered that.”

“Stop playing with my head. Take this USB. I got the pictures and will upload them as soon as possible.”

Still Fighting the Bad Habit

Now, another 6 months are passed away and the job is still undone. The task has been continuously delayed at Fat-So’s end. Whatever Fat-So still is doing, at least I stopped doing that by now.

I don’t delay any of my daily tasks whether it’s personal, family oriented or some friend related business. Finally I got rid of this habit. And now, I face what I was earlier or more clearly, my past. Everywhere. Fat-So is just 1 example.

The Right Decision

To make others (family and my social crew or anyone) get rid of this Delay the Task Disease; I’m left with only 1 option (Strategy) and i.e. to

Never Give Up

on them.

The Only Way-Out

Consistency is the key when you want to do something. But like everything happens for a reason, things also happen at their own destined time. And you never know when the heart embraces the Right Colour.

What Fat-So Learnt that Day?

“Okay fine. Tell me if this petrol pump got a washroom?” I asked this question to Fat-So while he was getting out of my car.

“No there is no washroom here.”

“How do you know?” I literally saw a joke coming through his eyes that time. He sat over his motorbike, kicked it to start and then he roared a line along with his big fat laugh:

“Because, Nature is not calling ME!!!”  

P.S. Fat-So asked for FOOD just once during the whole incident which is still in process.