48 Laws of Power

On our way to watching 'Five Fingers' (highly recommendable for it's mind playing strategies ), Bondiyah showed me the book she was reading (48 Laws of Powers). My first thought were: a typical read for Bondiyah, who wants to rise to even greater powers. I forgot about that title until 3 days later, during quick grocery-spree in Sainsburys. I was looking for interesting reads and I saw a concise edition of 48 Laws of Powers. I bought it for 1 reason only: Next time we'll have something to talk about and perhaps I can show-off and appear more intelligent than I really am. (Insert FFWD 2009: Sedeso, really?? Who were you kidding?? Making the same mistake of molding my lifestyle for an hombre all over again)

The first rule seemed reasonable : Do Not Outshine Your Master.

Then I moved on to the second rule: Do Not Put Too Much Trust In Your Friends, Learn To Use Your Enemies. I was slightly taken aback by this rule but I got the reasoning behind it. Your friends know you. They have less to prove to you than an enemy and are more prone to becoming jealous. Past experience has taught me that living and working with friends shortens the friendship and that giving each other space is a good way to preserve it and strengthen it.

Then I reached rule number 3: Conceal Your Intentions. And Bang it hit me. That's one of my biggest weaknesses. I could've avoided so many problems had I concealed my intentions from others. Quote "By being unabashedly open, you make yourself so predictable and familiar that it is almost impossible to respect or fear you, and power will not accrue to a person who cannot inspire such emotions". So I better watch my tongue from now on. This won't be a smooth transaction from being an open to a more closed person, but I must concentrate on it to avoid any problems and inconveniences in the future.

I then skimmed through the titles in the index of the book and was appalled by a few. Even my Mira commented if you want to become an ASS read this book. But, in the inside cover, I found a note which explained this all: that it is amoral, cunning, and ruthless, and to get ahead in today's world, one must sell abit of his soul and learn these ways.

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Till we meet again,
Sedeso