This is a diary recollection from an institute I've taught at. The decision to not name the institute is deliberate as I think the issue I try to highlight is more generic and fairly widespread in society today.
Went to our canteen to pick up a cup of coffee. There's this small round revolving gate through which one has to pass to enter the canteen area. As I was going through it my foot hit the gate quite hard and I yelped "Aaahhh Ouch!". And I just stopped momentarily to see if I had any cut that I needed to attend to. (Thankfully, not.)
Right at that time there was a student coming in the opposite direction. What would be a normal reaction to expect?
"Oh, Sir, are you alright?". Correct?
Nope. She just stood there with a scoffing expression
and body language that seemed like an exercise of patience on her part!
I suppose I picked up the vibe and said "Sorry". Just imagine that! I was feeling pain and came to the point of feeling the need to say sorry for sort of stopping someone's walk for a few seconds!
Burst into laughter when I got back to my office!
This is ridiculous!
I interact with many people every day and often get the impression that our
value system has gone totally upside down! This was just one example that made
the point a bit emphatically.
I hope people can see that this is unsustainable if we want to maintain a
civilized society. I mean what is this going to extrapolate to if we don't correct
course now?
Sometimes I wonder, don't parents teach anything at home any more?
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