Burma Bazaar, Chennai

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.