Swing of the Pendulum

In less than 24 hours, the pendulum had swung from one end to the other; it was quite surprising for me to listen to the very people who had found more than half a dozen unholy tendencies, today ventured to assure me with more than that many virtues. Were they consciously trying to undo the damage they had collectively done to my personality? The swift was too sudden, and I struggled to understand how these men, all of them so mature and aged, could do this? When all is said and done, they were helpless to find people whom they could rely on; they might find me so weak and vulnerable, but they did not seem to find a better person around, and I would think they themselves might not fit into the bill.

I would not have liked to stage a drama, trying to hold on to my guns, as it were, and trying to lash them for the heap of personal feedback they had levied on me. I could have very easily told them how they could not see these many virtues yesterday in me, and today all of a sudden all of them were unanimous to undertake a job which was vital and there was not a single soul who fitted into their expectations. Maybe they felt it quite humiliating to accept their own fault, and therefore had to send me out to discuss among themselves how they would push the pendulum to the other side and make me accept their proposal. When I had come, they did repeat all that they had faithfully prepared. This time they depended on me.

It was possible for me to refuse their offer, and make them regret for what they had done to me barely 24 hours ago; but still then I am not sure if that would have made them realize it. They were in a situation which was more than pathetic. They needed someone to salvage the situation, and suddenly it dawned to them after discussing for more than two hours that I would just fit in, and the boss who used the most sugar coated words did not stop to observe that he felt a kind of peace within when he considered my name to hold this important assignment. It is not going to be easy, but they said that I was credible and a role-model to hold this post. Was I carried away by their sweet words? I was careful not to swallow their words, but was available for whatever was the need of the hour.

I did not expect this to happen; this was something I could not believe would happen to me; it is not that it was something impossible for me to handle, but I always considered myself as a misfit for this assignment. But the four men considered me an ideal person to fit into the assignment, and each of them ventured to justify their proposal. I could understand that they all had a point to make, but they also were in a situation which demanded me to step in. They could not think of another person, more suitable than I. They were more than pleased when I agreed to their proposal and accepted to embrace this tough task.

It is impossible for me to assess if they were rethinking about their comments about me on the previous day, but surely they would have been happy about my availability, which I considered was one of my strong assets. Though they had strong reservations about the way how I presented myself, yet today they thought that I had an exemplary demeanor which could challenge young men. I had a feeling that during the two days battle, I had won over, though at the end of the day yesterday, I had a lump of sadness lurking in my stomach, and the loving and tender words of my dear friend soothed much of the pain, and today here I am to narrate the other side of the narration at the battlefront. But I know for sure I am to be prepared for more battlefields to face and embrace.