Part 1 : How Networking Works?

This story is of the time when I was a student. I used to live in a bungalow with three boys. It had two bedrooms, a hall, kitchen and a spacious terrace. As there were two bed rooms it was decided that two persons would share a single room. We had to choose partners.

I choose my partner. He was a lazy person. Most of the time left after returning from college, he used to sleep and when he was awake he used to play games on his computer. That was his daily routine.

I knew that he had a habit of boasting in front of other. I also had the habit of telling fictional stories. One day there was no electricity in the evening. He was awake sitting on the chair. I was lying on the bed. I decided to play a prank. I went to him and started talking. Suddenly I changed my mood. Now I was in serious. I told him that once I tried to commit suicide. I lied on the railway track but when the train was coming towards me I got frightened and ran away. I also told him that it takes courage to commit suicide. He was in no doubt. He was listening to me very attentively. At no point of time he was in any sort of confusion. He didn’t ask me a single question. I also looked straight in his eyes. I succeeded in fooling him. My prank was a success. When I finished my story, he started with his story. I thought that he waited for me to pause. He told me that his grandfather also tried to commit suicide. He also tried to commit suicide by lying down on of the tracks. There was a change in his story. After lying down for a couple of minutes he changed his mind and went home. I knew that he was boasting. I also knew that it is a fiction. I listened to him very attentively. My facial expression was sad. When he finished his story I told him that committing suicide takes a lot of courage. The person has to be very brave. Many people take the decision to commit suicide but they withdraw their decision by seeing the sadistic end. The electricity came back after an hour. He started his computer and started playing the computer game.

A few days later I was sitting with another roommate. We were talking. Suddenly he told me something which astonished me. It was unexpected. He told me that I tried to commit suicide by lying down on railway tracks. I looked at him with astonishment. After that I was silent for a few moments. I asked him who told you that I did such a thing. He told me that my roommate with whom I was sharing the room told me about this.

Now the picture was clear in my mind. It reminded me about the network. All the people in the world are connected to each other. If you are speaking good or evil about any person it is going to reach him. No matter how hard you try to confine it.