SYMBIOTISM Vs PARASITISM

In my last post “NETWORKING: The GOOD and The BAD”, I left you all with questions relating to the fine-line-divide to ponder upon. For the past few days, I have been thinking the same, trying to crack that code of conduct. The thing that further forced me to probe into this matter (and what I am gonna share with you in this post) is the forthcoming placement season (listing my weaknesses). Thinking what’s the connection?? Well, they say anything beyond the set limits is bad. And yes I have my obsessions too. This obsession has something to do with the fine-line-divide between symbiotism and parasitism… and yeah I dare to be rude...

I have an obsession to own the things I use daily or let’s just say more often. Starting from the toothpaste to the lotions to the deodorants; from a small eraser to a stapler or glue or cello-tape to a permanent marker ; from water bottle to coffee mug to spoon; from an iron for clothes to a kettle for coffee, I just NEED to own them. I HATE to ask people every other day for something that I require every day and which of course I can afford to buy. I have been in a hostel (where people use other’s stuff as their own) for 7 years now and this is the 8^th and yet my obsession has not subsided.

I generally don’t drink the pepsis and the colas. But if I need a bottle to fill in water and if the actual “water bottles” are expensive I will buy one, let my friends drink up the entire fizz liquids and I’ll use the bottle….

Girls often mix and match their clothes. And I can’t stand the thought of asking my friend a chunni or a legging leave alone a kurti every other time. Yes, after joining symbi and growing in width faster than ever before, I did start to borrow clothes in some occasions (a total of 7 in past one year). But if you compare how others borrow it, well I really can’t say whose kurti or legging or chunni is it in real anyway!!

It irks me further when people borrow things and don’t return it in time and I have to go and ask “hey you got my stuff” every single time they borrow it. It’s like it is me who is borrowing and not they! I do have a money plant at home, but it sure doesn’t produce any money!! So my obsession to own things is being taken advantage by people around me. I don’t mind sharing. I can lend my stuff to people as long as they respect the fact that it is someone else’s stuff and return it in proper condition without me asking for it back and understand if they can buy it they might as well should.

I know in this era of vast networking and increasing inter-dependencies, such obsessions have no place. But there ought to be a line between symbiotism and parasitism isn’t it?? 

So the question again arises where do we draw the line??????