SOMETIMES, IT IS BEST NOT TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE
Pic.: Pradeep Nanda “I call a spade a spade.” Whenever someone uses this phrase, I quietly say a prayer for him: “O Lord, have mercy on my friend; please save him!” Save him from what? Till someone doesn't tell this man the same thing, with the same bluntness and arrogance, he will never realize why, many a times in life, it is not sensible to call a spade a spade… I have noticed this: the guy who makes a big deal about calling a spade a spade, is most touchy about someone treating him with the same medicine! A gentleman I know has just started a food business. He sent me some complimentary dishes to taste which were reasonably good. The other day, I gave him a substantially-large order. Some of the dishes turned out to be very good, while some, really bad. Now, he was not my thick friend, nor he was a total stranger. I knew him fairly well and he sincerely wanted me to give him my feedback, too. Though, for a moment, I felt annoyed and I wa...