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Nita was smiling as she exited her boss' room along with her colleague Vinay.
"I don't understand you, Nita. Up to now he has been praising your work and you came out poker-faced. Today he rubbishes your work and you seem happy"
"Now I know that his praise all this while was real"
Vinay looked at her incredulously. Nita said nothing more. How could she explain that it was only the squeeze of lemon that made it possible to relish sugared water?
You get both sweet and sour in any relationship. It is the sour that makes it possible to enjoy the sweet.
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That was short and sweet :)
ReplyDeleteTried to make it so :)
DeleteThat's true Suresh.. In any relationship, you get both sweet and sour. :) Keep writing for BAT.
ReplyDeleteSomeone is Special
And it would pall if it were all sweet :)
DeleteA short sweet message!! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Aditi!
DeleteVariety is the spice of life. I think this is the shortest post on your blog till date.
ReplyDeleteYes, Saru! It is. Though there was one just a bit longer also for Blogaton.
DeleteThanks for your regular visits.
Very true.. same like eating 'afeem' before eating something sweet!
ReplyDeleteQuite right, Diwa!
DeleteDamn ! I wish both were in the desired proportions in my life. It would then be as satiating as the idea of this post.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck Suresh ji for the contest.
Thanks, Anupam! Great to see you here
Deletetakes a lot of maturity to see things that way..... great context for the post!!
ReplyDeleteIt does! Thing is if someone only praises you all the time you also tend to feel that he is only flattering you :)
DeleteA big message from a short story.. Would always keep this in mind.
ReplyDeleteLove hearing this
DeleteKudos!
ReplyDeleteYes,a little bit of acidity in a relationship assures us that it is genuine.
ReplyDeleteWell thought of.
Coming from you, Indu, that is an endorsement!
DeleteLovely... succinct and true! and conveyed the message really well.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Read mine at Aashish - Sweet and Sour!!!
Thanks Ashish! Great that the message resonated with you
DeleteNo wonder I like chocolate so much. My boss keeps up with the lemon juice ;)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! That's one sour relationship :)
DeleteFully agree.
ReplyDeleteI knew you would :)
Deleteit's true sour makes us realize the value of sweet
ReplyDeleteThanks cifar!
DeleteSmart post I would say :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best for BATOM
Thanks Megha
DeleteVery nice, Suresh. Enjoyed that :)
ReplyDeleteThanks KayEM! Looks like you are on one of your rare visits here :)
Deleteये सुरेश जी का ही कमाल हैं की
ReplyDeleteइतने कम शब्दों में इतनी बड़ी बात कह गए
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Thanks a lot Shashi for that generous compliment.
DeleteHi Suresh, big message- less words ... only you could have done this :)
ReplyDeleteThank Amit! Been a while.
DeleteYeah... work pressure both on personal and professional front... things are slowly settling down now :)
DeleteWaiting for your comment on my story, not for BAT but for my personal development, so read it whenever you have time, its a bit lengthy :)
I'll surely get round to it Amit! it may be a wait though - some personal commitments.
DeleteSure ! Will wait:) thanks...
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