“It may be nine for you, may be six for him
If you do not get that the future is grim!
Let the blame game disappear!
Accept that and welcome the new year!”
In this amazing novel called Don’t let others rent space in your head by Gary Coxe he talks about how a helicopter pilot lost his arm!
yes! you read it right!
but what is more amazing is what he did next!
read on!
In the novel Gary Categorically states how everyone must take charge of what they do and more importantly take responsibility of their problems and life!
You can always spend lifetime thinking about your misfortunes and issues but the fact of the matter is that only you can solve your problems!
No one can help you if you do not want to help yourself!
There is an incident in a popular show where a customer burnt himself while drinking hot coffee which he had ordered! You know what he did?
Well he sued the coffee for not informing him that the coffee is hot!
He literally ordered hot coffee! What did he expect!?
Even then it did not matter! He sued and the company fearing backlash and negative publicity, simply offered him coffee from their outlets free for life! They also had to put a sign on the coffee mug saying that “Careful! The coffee is hot!”
If you thought that this was crazy, well there are a bunch more! Just got a couple of them loony ones!
When a client took his pants to a Washington DC dry cleaner, he never imagined he would never see them again. He sued them for $54 million when they lost his pants because the company did not meet their “Satisfaction Guaranteed” promise displayed in their store. He also claimed the lost pants caused him mental suffering. Unfortunately for him, he lost the case!
Then there was this man who wanted to change not his name or sex or religion! But AGE!
A 69 year old Dutchman wanted to legally change his age in order to avoid ageism. Emile Ratelband claimed he felt discriminated against because his real age was affecting his job prospects as well as his chances of success on Tinder, a popular dating app. The judge explained that many rights and obligations are age based, and that changing the legal age could cause many legal implications. The plaintiff ended up losing the case!
Then you have cases of misleading advertisements! You of course cannot take things literally but this person did!
Red Bull’s famous slogan “Red Bull gives you wings”: got the company in some trouble. A class action accused the company of having misleading ads and making false claims. Plaintiffs said the energy drink did not give people wings figuratively speaking, that is, they didn’t feel energized. They said the company lacks evidence to claim the beverage could improve one’s focus. Red Bull settled out of court and agreed to pay $640,000! Now that would have certainly made the plaintiff fly!
Finally in this series this is about a Kidnapper who sued! Jesse Dimmick, a fugitive facing a murder charge, kidnapped a Kansas couple in September 2009. At some point he fell asleep and they escaped. They sued Dimmick for over $75,000 in damages; his response was to countersue for breach of contract. He claimed the couple had a legally binding oral agreement for them to hide him from the police. His case was dismissed! Thank heavens for small mercies!
Now, what happened to the Helicopter pilot you ask!? Well he is a pilot! He should know that the wings rotate even after the Chopper stops and he has to wait for them to stop! He did not and cut his hand on the back wings! He sued the Helicopter manufacturer that the DANGER sign which was present was not big enough or primiment! So a pilot of a Chopper does not know that the wings can chop!? It is literally called a Chopper and he was a pilot!
Again the case was dropped!
All these examples are to reiterate the fact that we can sit around and blame and sue everyone around us and still suffer or simply take control of our life and be responsible!
Let that be the resolution of the year!
Now who took my pen…I mean it is ok; I have other pens!
If that made you smile then this reminds me of the famous smile of Chinna Thambi Prabhu and his dimpled smile!
End your year with a smile!
Happy New year!
Shubh Ratri!
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