The Journey ..........

The Journey ..........
Just as everything that glitters is not gold, all those who wander are not lost

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Being Confident versus Showing off

One lazy afternoon we were driving to Kanha, the Tiger Country. The conversation was typically desultory. It some how veered towards the topic of being cocky or showing off. I was ribbing off my 13 year old on being a show off only to be rebuffed that I did not know the difference between "being confident" and "showing off".

This is how he explained the difference between the two -

"Main kar sakta hoon" - is being confident.
( "I can do it")

"Main hi kar sakta hoon" - is showing off.
("Only I can do it")

I marvelled at his take on the issue and drove on.

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