“You Don’t Know What You Have Missed”

It is quite common for students to return to their school / college to look for their teachers. The reasons are obvious for those who have such practice. Such reasons are not easily comprehended by those who don’t practice it. Haha.. Oh, that’s not my point, I digressed.

Recently, two graduated female students ( X & Y ) returned to their college. They met up with a young male teacher in the college compound, and they talked. I find a part of their conversation rather .. erm .. disturbing? Let’s hear about it.

X & Y (one after another) : Hello Mr. A, good morning.
(Erm.. Actually Mr A, never tutored them before. But Mr A is quite a popular lecturer and that explains how X & Y know Mr A and Mr A certainly also know them as ex-students. Never mind, let’s take that as a friendly approach.)

Mr A (in his usual warmly tone) : Hello! Good morning.

X : Mr A. You know something? Actually both of us are interested in you since very long ago.

Y : Yah! We are in love with you.

Mr A was stunned beyond anything. But being cheeky and trying to brush it away as a kind of joke, he made the following statements.
Mr A (still in his warmly tone, but now stammering a little) : Both of you? You mean you all are interested in the kind of group thing? So sorry, I’m getting married soon. I shall take that as a compliment.

Y : Oh, you don’t know what you have missed.

X : Yah lor…

Mr A was left more stunned.
The conversation didn’t last too long as Mr A politely requested to retire from the scene to attend to some other things.

I am not against any form of relationship as long as the relationship is mutually reciprocated. Just like Mr A, I am a little stunned by the kind of reply "you don’t know what you have missed". While one may want to look at it as a good demonstration of high self-esteem and courage, I am afraid many more beg to differ. I mean many may conveniently choose to look at X and Y with tinted glass (and this is through my observation of the reactions of many while they listened to the same tale).

Call that freedom of expression, if you want. Or whatever..

~ ~ How You Perceive ~ ~
Many people draw different conclusions/lessons from the same situation.
It may be the way they perceive it being different.
It may be the base of their beliefs being different.
Maybe we shouldn't be that judgemental afterall (for simple issue like this).

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Life is drawing without an eraser
Plan for tomorrow, but LIVE for today
What happens, happens for a reason
We seldom think of what we have, but always think of what we miss