I just received my proposal’s
result…it was red all over. Maybe my supervisor somehow knew through some magic
balls that I am a lifelong Reds supporter (Liverpool YNWA). So he marked it
almost all red to acknowledge my flaming passion for the Reds. Really appreciate
his understanding.
What seems to keep me all
smiling now is the fact that Red Devils are spiralling downward. They are in a
free falling mode. They've been taken off the perch by my Liverpool and my
second favourite Arsenal. Down you go devil. Your time is over.
There is this saying that says
“a smile is a curve that keeps everything straight”. You've been hit by a
serious trouble (such as…your proposal had just been marked red all over?). Surely
you’ll feel distorted? Like the sky is crumbling onto your head?
But someone anonymous smiles
at you for no apparent reason…then you’ll feel straight again. You feel
resurrected…up and running again.
I’m smiling now in the hope
that Red Devils would go straight into the relegation zone. And get relegated. And
never resurface again. I’ll then live in a utopia. I really mean this. I say
what I mean and I mean what I say. My hatred of Man Utd is beyond a shadow of a
doubt. It’s beyond repair.
Regarding my proposal, while
it is true that it needs a major shake up, most of my points are valid. But
sometimes the truth, or fact, is irrelevant. What matters is the explanation,
or interpretation. Truth is nothing without the explanation. The interpretation
is mightier than the fact.
To give a simple example,
imagine a sales advisor who was stranded at a mysterious island. He observed
that all the inhabitants of that island do not wear shoes. This is the fact.
There were no shoes on that island. What about his interpretation? This is
where it gets tricky.
When he gets back to his
homeland, he is called up by his company to report his findings. His report depends
solely on his interpretation of the situation on that island. He could suggest
that the company should manufacture a shipload of shoes and ship all of them to that
island to make shedload of money (they are shoeless so they must be craving for
shoes).
Or, he could suggest that
there is no point of trading shoes with the people of that island…they never
wear shoes anyway and it is highly likely that they would never buy one. It’s a
waste of time.
One fact, but with two very
glaringly different interpretations.
I remember a sentence from my
secondary school period. One sentence, but with two different meanings.
“Woman without her man would
be useless”.
“Woman! Without her, man
would be useless”.
A comma and an exclamation mark made all the difference.
This was done by some witty
geniuses.
What is the point of this
post?
The fact is, I was under tremendous
pressure after reading the feedback of my proposal. It was red all over. Then I
started writing this piece to distract my mind.
No interpretation needed.
