I thought of writing about govt lecturer post and orientation course first so that this would be a logical continuation. But, before i am drained out at the end of the 28 days orientation program, (which may be the byproduct of orientation program, he he he....), I will scribble about today's class.
Yet another day of the orientation course. The resource person did not show up. So, the nodal officer (nilaya kalaingar- studio artist) took over the session. It was a post lunch session. He tried to explain different types of complex that exist in human beings mind. He borrowed the concept from Sigmund Freud, the great.
Now, I should tell about the average age of the class: do not raise ur eyebrows pl. coz, it is an orientation program (!!!!) for the newly recruited lecturers for govt colleges in Tamilnadu. So, the average age should be around 40 years ( pat urself if u guessed less than 58!!!!!!!!!!). The class encompasses thirty six participants aged from 30 to 56 years. Most of them have min of 10 years teaching experience in colleges or in schools. I request that the question "why do we need an orientation course"does not pop up! Shhhhhhhhhhh, it is govt decision, so, we need to attend: otherwise T.......a or E.....a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will have to be in probation for two years, so i leave it to ur guessing on T.......a or E.....a, he he he...........
So, coming back to "Complexes", the nodal officer started explaining different types of complexes starting from sissy, tomboy, peacock, peeping tom etc to the more visible ones like inferiority complex and superiority complex. It was the most interactive session i have seen since the start of the orientation program 17 days ago. Coz, everyone was interested in identifying most probable person for a particular complex. It really led to a chaos in the class and mutual leg pulling.
I got reminded of one small story that my senior professor told when i joined the college 10 years back. There are certain things that are instinct in life. Like, a millipede walking. If u do not disturb her, she will walk quietly, rhythmic march. The moment u ask her, how does she balance hundreds of her legs and ask her to watch her step, alas, she would fall down. Similarly, at the very end of the session, dissection of the complexes led to a complex situation. Leave alone others weighing ur complexes: it is your own mind that is responsible for the different complexes wonders about its own complex "complex equation". So, many a times "IGNORANCE IS BLISS!!!!"
