I logged in to write about a poignant incident and i wanted it logged. Only to realize it was my 100th post to this blog and I guess the most culminating in nature.
I use a hairdresser's services every week. A young 22 year old American lady. I just met with her Last week and was due to meet her this weekend again. I received a call to say “Deepti, we have scheduled your service with Crystal, as Nina unfortunately no longer works with us.”
Why is this so significant ?
Nina had a complete wipe out while driving on the highway about a month back. She has since been under medication and diagnosis. She has been trying to remain peppy ever since but last week when I met her I knew she was worried about her medical results.
Maybe something fatal had happened.
To a hair salon, she was immediately replaceable with Crystal.
Struck me. How many of us, including me, spend hours worrying about work, working our lives around our work. Only to realize how dispensable we are at work. It’s so much about a commodity today. A service, a face, not the person.
I felt utterly sad. Before most of us develop a habit of this patter… a pattern of believing is more gratification more work , being disturbed by the politics around it and getting sucked in the race for it, we need to realize….
I just suddenly want to note the word ‘indispensable’ only for my family.
I am really touched.
Why is this so significant ?
Nina had a complete wipe out while driving on the highway about a month back. She has since been under medication and diagnosis. She has been trying to remain peppy ever since but last week when I met her I knew she was worried about her medical results.
Maybe something fatal had happened.
To a hair salon, she was immediately replaceable with Crystal.
Struck me. How many of us, including me, spend hours worrying about work, working our lives around our work. Only to realize how dispensable we are at work. It’s so much about a commodity today. A service, a face, not the person.
I felt utterly sad. Before most of us develop a habit of this patter… a pattern of believing is more gratification more work , being disturbed by the politics around it and getting sucked in the race for it, we need to realize….
I just suddenly want to note the word ‘indispensable’ only for my family.
I am really touched.
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