IX. Day With Layla: Part Two, Today At His Office - Built It In Order To Destroy Family
IX. Day With Layla: Part Two, Today At His Office
“I am amazed at the inadequacy of the water supply system in general and practically non-existent sewage system. Backend support systems like its accounting and public relations offices look like they’d better not exist. At the very best, they are just wasting money. You know, I often feel lost and wonder where to start. But, I tell you, from time to time, I am reminded that I live in a dog-eat-dog society. And I feel so aggravated. That aggravation turns into my great desire to annihilate this dog-eat-dog martyrdom. … I tell you what happened a couple of days ago. I was at my office working; I was thirsty, so I opened the small refrigerator to get bottled water. Though I grew up in the city and I was used to drinking tap water of admittedly questionable quality, the more I learned about the city’s water supply system, the less chance I took. After all, at least a couple of hundred people die from Cholera every year. I only drink bottled water now. But, as I opened the refrigerator, I realized that I forgot to get new bottles. I had to have fresh water, so I walked out of the office and went to get a bottle at a nearby store. When I reached the store, I grabbed a bottle, walked to the counter and showed a large note. Young man at the counter just swung his head from side to side and implied that he did not have enough changes to take the large note. He did not speak a word, nor did he act apologetically in front of the customer. Ridiculous, so I asked him to go get changes at a nearby store. He swung his head again and gestured ‘No.’ Repugnant customer service. I walked to a different store then. I took a bottle again and passed it to a young man in the store and showed the same large note. The man then just pointed his finger at the fat man at the counter, the owner of the store apparently. The fat man did not speak a word, either. He was eating lunch at the counter and he virtually ignored the consumer. Irrevocable. I walked to yet another store and I finally bought a bottle of water. However, the store did not have enough changes, so the woman at the counter just threw a couple of candies in exchange. I told her that I did not want candies. She just told me that she had no changes. None understands customer service, because there is no point of providing such service in the dog-eat-dog society. No one knows what would happen tomorrow, so they do not care about being polite, courteous or formal. Oh, last week, the owner of an internet café even waved his hand rudely to suggest me to get out when I simply pointed out about a broken computer there. I have a fine computer and it was not that I had to stop there, but there was a minor technical problem in my office; I needed to take care of a certain task immediately, so I stopped by there. You know, if I were the dictator of this country, I’d just set up a firing squad and execute these lazy anti-progressive anti-production storeowners. That would dramatically progress this society, and it is perhaps a needed action. Or maybe not. I am not really into violence. I think I will just go back my work. ”
