Along
with my friend I wend to Burma Bazar at Chennai. Actually I had no intention of
buying anything, I was just an accomplice. But when I saw a shop selling mobile
phones, I realized that I need to buy memory card for my mobile phone, and
purchased it immediately. The shop keeper performed the task of inserting the
card, and I took it without further checking whether it is working properly or
not.
Then
we moved to another shop that was located far away since my friend wanted to
buy DVDs and he was busy seeing the collection. And I was checking my mobile
and the memory card, and I was shocked to see that mobile was not recognizing
the memory card. By then I could not remember the shop where I had purchased
the card due to short term memory problem which I suffer occasionally.
And
I requested another shop keeper to find out what is wrong with the memory card,
he opened it and put it back and it started working perfectly. I thanked him,
then started seeing the products he was selling, and ended buying head phone
from that shop.
Now
what I cannot understand is why on earth did I buy the head phone which I did
not need? I have already two head phones and was thinking of getting rid on
one.
May
be because I was feeling obligated to him since he helped me to fix the phone.
In order to reciprocate, I ended up buying a thing that I needed least. What a
way to say thanks.
Gratitude
out of guilt feeling is dangerous, it is suicidal.
