In the last couple of weeks, i had got about two or three invitations to my email ID with my name in the blind carbon copy(bcc) list. This made me think a bit. Either, the sender did not want me to know, who were the other people that were invited for the occasion or he did not want others to know that i have been invited (Security reasons? :-)). An invitation should never be a formality. Most of these emails, rather than invitations give me a feeling that the sender wants to be so much dutiful that he does not want anybody to blame him for not inviting all acquaintances for the occasion. I very much suspect if anybody in the bcc list would ever go for the celebration. Very unlikely. Atleast, it makes me feel embarrassed to send an invite that way.
How do you even talk/move with the person once you send an invitation to him, figuring in the bcc. Are relationships not be valued more. There was a colleague of mine whom i knew for the last couple of years. He recently got got married. He did not send me any invite knowing that i would not be able to attend the marriage as i was not in the country. I am sure that he would have given me an invite in person had i been in Chennai. I liked that attitude rather than being sent an invitation with my name figuring in a list of unknowns. I have also had colleagues whom even after years remember me and come in person to invite me for their personal events. I make it a point to attend those. Its better if people take friendships/relationships more seriously or better not have it.
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