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I FEEL THAT ALL OF US COME ACROSS SOME INTERESTING CHARACTERS FROM TIME TO TIME AND THE INCIDENTS WITH THESE CHARACTERS LINGERS IN OUR MIND ON MANY OCCASIONS.

TODAY I HAVE BEEN REMEMBERING ONE SUCH CHARACTER. THERE WAS A INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY OUR BANK FOR THREE WEEKS WITH RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION WITH FOOD FACILITIES. THERE WILL BE LECTURE SESSION FOR FOUR HOURS DAILY WITH EACH SESSION LASTING ONE HOUR. THERE WERE THIRTY TRAINEES ATTENDING FROM VARIOUS BRANCHES FROM TAMILNADU, KERALA, AND KARNATAKA. I FOUND THE TRAINING SESSIONS QUITE INTERESTING AS WE DISCUSS AND SHARE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AT WORK.

ONE OF THE TRAINEES FROM MADRAS LOCAL HEAD OFFICE WHOSE EXPERTISE WAS ADMINISTRATION LACKED KNOWLEDGE IN BRANCH OFFICE WORK. FROM DAY ONE TO TWENTY HE WOULD ASKED NOT LESS THAN 300 QUESTIONS. AFTER TEN DAYS OF TRAINING, I ASKED HIM, WHY HE CAN'T RESISTS HIS QUESTIONING. HE ANSWERED BACK SAYING "I AM HAVING LOT OF DOUBTS.THAT IS WHY I RAISE QUESTIONS." SOME OF MY FRIENDS JOINED AND WANTED TO HELP HIM OUT. THEY TOLD HIM THAT "IF YOU ARE REALLY HAVING SOME KIND OF BRANCH FUNCTIONING WE ARE COMING FROM BRANCHES AND WILL CLEAR YOUR DOUBTS". THAT DID NOT STOP HIM FOR RAISING QUESTIONS. HE STARTED QUESTIONING ALL OF US.IMMEDIATELY I NAMED HIM AS 'PERMANENT DOUBT PADMANABHAN' AS HIS ORIGINAL NAME IS P.D.PADMANABHAN.

INSPITE OF REPEATED REQUEST FROM MANY TRAINEES HE NEVER BOTHERED TO RESTRICT HIS QUESTIONING MANNER. WHAT WE PLANNED WAS, EVERYTIME HE STOOD TO ASK QUESTIONS, ONE OF THE OTHER TRAINEES ALSO STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS TO DIVERT THE ATTENTION WHICH LED TO GIGGLING AND EVENTUALLY LAUGHTER. EVEN THE LECTURER ALSO STARTED TO CALL HIM AS WITH THE NICKNAME. THAT NEVER CHANGED HIM LITTLE BIT. EVEN AFTER TRAINING WHEN WE MEET CALLED HIM "PERMANENT DOUBT PADMANABHAN" HE WAS THE SAME ANDRIGID.

I FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PEOPLE DO NOT MEND THEIR WAYS AS THAT THEIR RIGID MANNERS CAUSES PROBLEMS FOR OTHERS. I SINCERELY HOPE NOW MY FRIEND PADMANABHAN WOULD HAVE CHANGED HIS MANNERS FOR BETTER.