ERROR OF COMMISSION (The Intellectuals 1.0)
Hat-Trick Series (Ep. 2) ‘What is the difference between job enlargement and job enrichment?’ the teacher asked. The class was quiet about the question and noisy about closure. It was 8:35pm already, 5 minutes beyond closing time. Our bodies might be physically present but mentally, some of us just flew from the window, appeared at home and are currently laying under the warmth of a thick blanket on a cold winter night. Albert Einstein Finally, the lecturer went ahead to answer his question but I was upset. I was angry because my answer was exactly how he said it. I thought it but I didn’t raise my hand to say it. Have you ever been asked a question, thought the answer, thought you ‘will be wrong’ or you are shy, refused to speak and then the answer comes and GBAM ! … You were RIGHT? I hated that moment. Often, I have been scared to get it wrong. That syndrome of carrying pregnancies of ideas and not going to the labour ward, I call it the ERROR OF COMMISSION. I...