My search for a particular text book for more than 2000 minutes came to an end just within 2 minutes,making me ponder over it from a few angles.
One of the text books, prescribed for the elective paper for our PG course was not available, both at the local stores and with the two popular online sellers.I had a talk with my counterparts of three colleges and the reply was that they had chosen a different elective as the book was not available and nothing relevant could be down loaded from the net.One of them even suggested me to change the elective,highlighting the advantages of the paper, they have opted.
On making a request to one of my colleagues to help me through her spouse who works in an other college,the reactions were,
Did you check in our library?
Why can't you try with the Amazon?
May be it's available with the Flipcart!
Give me the name of the Publishers as many of them are known to me during my
course of research.
Again, a few acquaintances were contacted with the request and two of them replied within a couple of days that the book was not available.Still, even after a week, the response is pending from the other two persons.The tenth call was to a counterpart, who told me about her ordeals on going for the same text.It was decided mutually to help each other.
With the frantic search for four days, while relaxing at 5.00 P.M. back at home, a thought flashed in my mind. The prescribed text being a book, related with communication skills, might also be available in the reputed Engineering College, where a nephew of me, is a faculty. He sits in his department even after the working hours,busy with his research work.On calling him,he said,'' Athai ( aunty ) I 'll call you back in 5 minutes. " But he called me back within a couple of minutes.
The list of books of their library,being available in the systems of all their Departments, he called me in two minutes and handed the book in 2 hours.
My Odyssey for more than 2000 minutes happily ended within 2 minutes, making me really thankful to him.
Can this be interpreted that there is truly something to be called the
" right time" whatever might be efforts.Had I contacted my nephew first,the related experience and the lessons learned from the search could have been missed.
Let us get ready to learn from any search or an experience and enjoy!
One of the text books, prescribed for the elective paper for our PG course was not available, both at the local stores and with the two popular online sellers.I had a talk with my counterparts of three colleges and the reply was that they had chosen a different elective as the book was not available and nothing relevant could be down loaded from the net.One of them even suggested me to change the elective,highlighting the advantages of the paper, they have opted.
On making a request to one of my colleagues to help me through her spouse who works in an other college,the reactions were,
Did you check in our library?
Why can't you try with the Amazon?
May be it's available with the Flipcart!
Give me the name of the Publishers as many of them are known to me during my
course of research.
Again, a few acquaintances were contacted with the request and two of them replied within a couple of days that the book was not available.Still, even after a week, the response is pending from the other two persons.The tenth call was to a counterpart, who told me about her ordeals on going for the same text.It was decided mutually to help each other.
With the frantic search for four days, while relaxing at 5.00 P.M. back at home, a thought flashed in my mind. The prescribed text being a book, related with communication skills, might also be available in the reputed Engineering College, where a nephew of me, is a faculty. He sits in his department even after the working hours,busy with his research work.On calling him,he said,'' Athai ( aunty ) I 'll call you back in 5 minutes. " But he called me back within a couple of minutes.
The list of books of their library,being available in the systems of all their Departments, he called me in two minutes and handed the book in 2 hours.
My Odyssey for more than 2000 minutes happily ended within 2 minutes, making me really thankful to him.
Can this be interpreted that there is truly something to be called the
" right time" whatever might be efforts.Had I contacted my nephew first,the related experience and the lessons learned from the search could have been missed.
Let us get ready to learn from any search or an experience and enjoy!
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