On Compromising (or the lackof)

Two types of people in this world (Reminds of Bunty aur babli). Those who will compromise. And those who won't. That's all it boils down to. It is the justification for everything. The justification for family. The justification for beliefs. For values. For making another country.

In the end whether or not you would compromise is mostly also about how sincere folks have been with you during your impressionable years. And how are folks sincere? Its when they ensure they communicate the values with you at a level such
that you can think like them. So that a part of them is always with you. You do what you think they would do. And you refrain from what you think they would.

An extract from Ivo Tenant's "Imran Khan" quoting a comment from Lulu Blacker a "platonic friend" of the subject:

"In Lahore you stay two paces behind and respect their country. They can fit into our society and yet English people can't fit into theirs. They are the overdogs, not the underdogs - the purest people I know. I would rather see my Pakistani friends than three-quarters of the people I know in England."

If you connect with what is said here, keep your head high today, and walk with that little sprint in your step.

Salute to the people who do not compromise.