Something distrubing kept me occupied all day yesterday. And for quite a while, I couldn't understand what it was. And then mid-day it struck me. It doesn't matter what it is, but I realised many things as I was observing how I reacted to this circumstance.
How much do you earn? You generally don't share this piece of information with anyone outside of family. It is meant to be kept confidential, primarily because people start judging you on this basis. How much you earn, is a key measure of how much you have accomplished in life. I was quite surprised when an acquaintance of mine asked me this question. And he seemed to derive great pleasure (That is my assessment of the way he reacted) from the fact that he was earning more than me, though he was younger.
I always maintain that this does not affect me. But I realised that somewhere in my sub-conscious mind, it was disturbing me. The fact that I am not interested in this race remains, but I stop to think.
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