"Me Proposes GOD Disposes"

Many a times, I ask for things which I have no say in and I am turned down, most probably for my own good, hence the title of this blog.

A at work is leaving and I was eager to see who would replace him. I never liked A, he is a pompous, fellow who likes to gloat and has host of other qualities I don't like. So, I was looking forward to see whom I would to get to work with. And as luck would have it, it is MA. Here is a little background about MA.

He was one of the guys who was trained with me. In the beginning I got along with him quite well and thought it would be a good and mutually beneficial professional association. But no. That was not to be. He said things like "You should have just stuck to engineering, I don't think you would do good in Computers", "You do not have any experience, how do you expect yourself to understand these things" what does he expect of someone straight out of college,these and many such comments pissed me off big time. I think part of his attitude can be attributed to the fact that he comes form a remote part of Pak where women do not have much of a say and one doesn't expect them to do anything more than run a household and make babies. As if that was an easy task in itself. Anyways this kind of attitude is a big no-no with me, and I just cannot stand it. By the end of the training he had to eat his words, I finished my training project much before everyone, gave my final presentation much better than everyone, and was placed before anyone else. I was prepared to forget his very existence... but like I said "me proposes and GOD disposes"

He did a couple of short term stints, and with A leaving and he becoming available my firm decided to send him here.

Well, now that he is here, I think I just have to deal with it. Probably this is one of TLC kind "Life Lessons" where I deal with people I don't like on a daily basis with out losing my cool. Sid, said just that. For now I have decided to ignore him, of course I can be nothing but be polite (until I am provoked to my face).

I know I sound mean and all, but trust me I am not going to hurt him in anyway its just that I can not forgive nor forget people who have wronged me or looked down on me ....