Ass kissing
“A little flattery never hurt
anyone”
I do not know if many people are
immune to a little flattery. A normal person likes to be appreciated and should
like getting positive statements from others. So what is this flattery?
“Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment)
is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of
ingratiating oneself with the subject” – according to wiki.
Every flattering statement has an
end for its origin, someone wants to achieve something off the other and
flattery is the inducement. Flattery is all pervasive at home, work, social life and we would have all used it consciously or subconsciously. A little flattery never hurt right?
These days flattery has grown to
obscene levels and has become a fine art that is practiced by the politicians
to please their bosses. From falling at the feet to deifying them higher than
Gods, flattery has no limits. It will not be unusual to see large flex boards
on various street corners extolling the many virtues of the esteemed leader
scheduled to pass by the road. I wonder if many of our Gods could be as
virtuous as these exalted mortals.
Some of these boards are too
gross to even reproduce so I will refrain from the same, but I guess this is too
common place for folks to be in the dark. A recent festival of a temple had a
huge board detailing the list of events and the inevitable sponsors. The
presiding deity of the temple was relegated to a corner and the chief guest who
is a local politician dominated the board with the organizers displayed below.
The titles that are being handed
out can make you squirm or chuckle. A sample - The dawn (not don) of Tamilnadu
is a great grand father. Sigh.
The courts have banned hoardings
of commercial establishments as they are traffic hazards, I suppose it is high
time that these boards go the same way. One of these days I may crash my car
rolling over the steering wheel in laughter.
A little flattery never hurt
anyone, really?
I think today's norm is flattery. Ads, posters and almost every medium uses this means of communication. I think we should distinguish good and bad flattery like white and black lies.
ReplyDeleteSometimes even the compliments are flattery. I wish you wrote more on this topic.
Joy always,
Susan
@Susan Deborah: I wanted to write more but was very depressing the way the politicians do it.
ReplyDeleteIt is all money.
ReplyDeleteWhat does a man with power want?
More power
If you are doing business you will understand what I mean.
About the hoarding, I am able to those beautiful windows of those buildings.