Boundaries...

Looking at the depressive series of India vs. England, ( we finally managed to win one ..thank gosh..all those puja’s in various corners of India helped ), I just started thinking about boundries..here we score more if we cross the boundary, however in reality it works the other way, if you cross a boundary – it can be physical or mental , a person is rudely told to stay within their limits…do we cross boundaries for a better understanding or is it invading space/authority ??!!

For those of you confused, let me just say that I deal with a Sr. Manager- lets call him A, who absolutely vanishes off planet earth , when ever he wants to… he thankfully, has an assistant B, who helps everybody out. The other day, B sent me a list of details urgently required to be sent to our HQ without asking A first (as usual he was nowhere to be found) , now A rematerializes ,acting affronted that his authority was undermined. walked around in a huff the whole week sending curt reminders that he was the boss.

I also see around me a boundary built by language… yes I know India is the melting pot of cultures.. but in office (atleast mine) , the people talking the same language cluster together.. even my roommates who are very sweet north Indians , seem to freeze when I am around. …I try and talk in hindi and all I get are laughs and patting on the back.. There actions though polite has a barrier which I feel I cant seem to get through

So who decides these boundaries- a lot of people think it’s the organization/society… but come on.. don’t these boundaries exist in our own mind. So I ask …breaking boundaries…good or bad??