There is this mechanic who cheats me regularly.
He knows I know.
I know he knows that I know.
Ideally, I should not be going to him.
Yet I do.
Because it is convenient.
Every time there's been a puncture, ironically, he's been close by. It was more convenient for me to let him handle it than take the trouble of going to my regular mechanic who lives far away.
I leave the car with the cheat and rush to work
Only to come back in the evening to hear him say
"Tube gone. Replaced tube. Rs.370."
This scene has replayed itself many times over in the last five months.
A new tube cannot have such dismal life, right?
I go to him again, not because he's convincing.
I go to him again, because of convenience.
How we short change ourselves at the altar of convenience?
We do not explore our full potential -because it is not convenient.
We do not live life to the fullest - because it is not convenient.
We do not walk the extra mile - because it is not convenient.
We short change ourselves -all the time. In spite of being aware of cheating ourselves in the bargain!
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