I tend to associate myself a lot with Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory and yeah — not 100% but surely more than 70%.
Before I get into some of those details, I would like to quote a line from the last episode — from his Nobel acceptance speech which is very close to me: “I apologize if I haven’t been the friend you deserve. But I want you to know in my way, I love you all.”
Seriously, I know I have not been the best of friends that you all have been to me. Yes, I am sharing this with my close friends and want them to know — now when I look back, I might have been a jerk at times and at times too cold to even understand your point of view. I still struggle with human emotions — totally like Sheldon — but it wasn’t intentional. You all have been an integral part of my life, maybe more so when we were together meeting daily, but even now too — so much of myself has been influenced and shaped by your love, presence, motivation and so much more.
I have been encouraged, sustained, inspired, and tolerated by the greatest group of friends anyone could ever have. I’d like to ask you all to stand — I thank you All!!
Some of the similarities with Sheldon
— My Spot: Maybe everyone has it, but I surely do and I can’t tolerate anyone sitting there. Like Sheldon has his spot on the sofa, I have my desk chair at home, my spot in the hall and even though I am thousand miles away, I just can’t tolerate anyone sitting there :P Well, I don’t have specific reasons like draft and ventilation etc. to choose my spot, although over time I would gravitate to a fixed spot and then I just named it so :P Nowadays we have flexi-desk policy at the workplace and I struggled a bit at the start but got used to it. I took it as a growth challenge to get comfortable by going outside my comfort zone. In one episode he was so annoyed when Amy moved his books/bag from one location to another and I was like — that is so me. I want my stuff to be exactly where I kept it since in my own world that is where they belong — well organized.
— Touch: Hmm — how do I put it — but yeah I feel uncomfortable or rather I don’t initiate or feel too comfy in human touch. I remember as a kid I used to get so irritated and my brother would intentionally poke me to irritate me. It is only after watching Big Bang Theory that I realized this is not something specific to me but something far deeper. Sometimes even small things like handshakes become awkward — combine that with my introverted nature and that just portrays me as arrogant at times. Anyway — it is what it is :P
— Time Table and Planning: Yeah — I lovvveee to have that. I like to be on time and at times early and need to have everything planned. I need to know well in advance about my travel schedule, the connecting mode of travel and so much more. Also I factor in buffer time for safety and that doesn’t always sit well with others.
— Safety Freak: You have no idea how scared I am to walk on our footpaths — as they keep getting hijacked by two-wheelers and street side vendors. I love to buckle up even when I am on the second row seat. I think that is enough to cover the safety freak thing. I am sure and happy to know that many of you buckle up too in the rear seat — that’s how it should be.
Here I am just trying to tick as many boxes as possible that help me connect with Sheldon :P There may be more annoying things that I might connect with him on, but I don’t want to pour out everything here.
Some of the key differences
— Eidetic memory: That is so central to Sheldon — he remembers everything, like even something from decades back. That reminds me of his enemy list too :P Anyways — yeah he remembers everything, has a PhD and is just so smart — I am not that close to him in that sense. He loves comics and all and I am not so much there. One reason I started loving The Flash was because I saw Sheldon wearing his tee in a few episodes.
— Hygiene / Germ Freak: I am not so freakish about it. Maybe it is also a bit of an American vs Indian thing, and partly who I am, but that does separate me from him a lot :P
Well trying to keep this post short. My main point in writing this is that I want my near and dear ones to know — that I may not have been the friend you deserved. This is not an excuse post but a post to acknowledge who I have been, and I am glad that in spite of my idiosyncrasies you encouraged, sustained, inspired, and tolerated me.
Thank You!
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