Dear Paranjape Sir,
It is not a phenomena of forgetting. It is pen's structural and functional identity issue! Pens are similar in colour, shape and size. We keep them in different places and use it for different purposes. We cannot have a specific place to keep or make it marked as our's only. So the chances are high to get misplaced and lost. Again, if somebody noticed that there is a pen, he may not able to return because he does not know that it belonged to whom and no further identification, so keeps it to himself!
The cost factor makes that not bother about it.
when we have placed high value on it in the case of costliest pen, we may not lose it because we become consciously aware of it's whereabouts. However, we can not be cautious with 5 rupees pen because the psychological energy required to be aware of that amount is much higher than its cost price!
Similarly, you don't lose the 5 rupees pen, if it was a gift to you by your loved one (go back to your early adolescent and adult years!).
I lose my pen once in a week and never find them back!
By the way, pens are becoming redundant in this digital era!!
Regards,
Prof. Vijendra Kumar S.K.
Assistant Professor and Counseling Psychologist
PES Center for counseling and guidance
PES University, Bangalore
On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 3:52 PM, kiran paranjpe <kdparanjpe@rediffmail.com> wrote:
Dear Sir, Forgetfulness or temporary amnesia is a very human failing and we all
suffer from it at sometime or the other. On a lighter side, I would propagate that
we should not use expensive pens or use expensive umbrellas because we feel the
pain far sharply on losing them. A friend who bought a costly pen never lost it.
He never used it at all!!.
I can cite the instance of a meeting that I had attended. The meeting was to brief
us about the new strategy which our principal company had developed. The meeting
began with the Head introducing himself and did not forget to mention the Mont
Blanc pen that he had purchased just the day before. Sometime during the meeting,
the speaker suddenly became aware that his pen was missing.I can only say that had
he used a cheaper pen, the meeting would have been smoother. Later on, we were
relieved to know that he had found his pen, it was on top of a water cooler and no
one had taken it.
Forgetfulness can be quite distressing at times.
Any strategies for combating forgetfulness?
Best Regards,
K.Paranjpe
On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:27:49 +0530 Jagan Mohan Reddy
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Subject: Value
I had known a friend of mine who used say that he misplaces and loses his pen very
often. He will use only very cheap pens so that he need not worry about losing
them. He was worried about carelessness habit.
I suggested to him to buy the costliest pen he could afford and see what
happens. He did that and purchased a 22 carat Cross pen. After nearly six months I
met him and asked him if he continues to misplace his pen.
He said that he is very careful about his costly pen and he is surprised how he
has changed!
I explained to him that the value of the pen made the difference and there was
nothing wrong with him as a person!
This is what happens in our life.
We are careful with things which we value most.
* If we value our health, we will be careful about what and how we eat;
* if we value our friends, we will treat them with respect;
* if we value money, we will be careful while spending;
* if we value our time, we will not waste it.
*if we value relationship we will not break it.
Carefulness is a basic trait all of us have,we know when to be careful!
Carelessness only shows what we don';t value...
So let';s be careful about our relationships and value them.
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Dr A Jagan Mohan Reddy
Hands that serve are holier than the lips that pray
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