Where is the nail cutter?

11.35AM 20th Dec 2007

Kiran: Vishwas where is the nail cutter?
Me: Must be in the rack in my room.

Kiran: No it is not there.
Me: No idea where it is then.

Kiran: Ok I will ask Prashanth.

Fountain Head Musings

I have always wanted to read Fountain Head by Ayn Rand. This was because my friends who read it have given immense reviews and also the book had changed one of my friend’s lives. I never understood how a book could impact a person in such a way. And yesterday when my roommate started reading the book and had not completed more than 50 pages when he looked up and me and started this conversation

King: I don’t know why I still work with the current company.

Me: Why do you say so?

King: I am the best in what I do and I am better than all my managers.

Me: We all are. At least we think so.

King: Seriously. I complete my work way ahead of my peers and ahead of the deadline set by my boss. It is now come to a level where my boss is not able to cope up with me to give me more work to keep me occupied.

I wondered. How did it dawn on him? He has been working for the past 2 ½ years. He must have known all of this earlier. Did the book just make him erupt all that he had had in his mind or is it putting in new thoughts into his intellect. I am seriously confused.

I have heard of and read about people who influence others minds, but this is the first time I have seen it happening. For this factor I admire Ayn Rand. But now the other thought wave smashing into the beaches of my brain are whether I should read the book. I am known for being influenced by people for all small things. I am working on breaking this character of mine and have been half successful in the past 2 years. Will reading Fountain Head help me conquer the other half way I intend to go or will it shift my gear to reverse. This again confuses me.

If the thought of reading the book confuses me by itself, reading the book will definitely clobber my mind. So the objective to be completed before I start reading the book is to reach the destination where I am no more influenced by people who are selfish to attain their goal no matter what sacrificing others wishes.