He was my good friend. We used to share good ideas. We used to debate on intellectual matters, that indicates how deep our friendship was. But one day all went wrong. Why? I stopped liking Sachin Tendulkar because Sachin stopped performing the way he used to in cricket field. And I could not help but express my views to my friend on that. Ardent fan of Sachin, he used to take leave for days together. To watch Sachin on that big screen completing his double ton. My friend could not imagine me talking badly about Sachin's performance. He could not stand it. He stopped liking me that much as well. I can not blame my friend. Am I also not like that? Even if that behavior of mine is not that much of my own liking ! If I find that my views and opinions do not match with those of the other person, don't I also react like that way, how much ever logical or rational his views are?
Whenever I watch India-Pakistan match, yes I support team India. I want them to win, always. I have a reason for that bias. Whenever I watch Australia-Pakistan match, I again have a bias - Australia shall win. For that matter any match, I have a strong reason to favor one side - because of my nationality, because I like the skill of some players, because I like the way that particular team has been performing so far.
But then I watched last few overs in Honkong Vs Nepal match the other day. Though I heard more about these two countries than cricket, never knew cricket is getting popular there. I did not know any player in those teams. Still I watched, and more importantly I started liking one of the teams. I wanted to win that particular team.You may ask me which was that team, let me keep that secret with me only. Not because that team which I supported lost !!!!! It's because I didn't have no logic to favor one or the other. It just happened. Started favoring one of them, for no reason.
There is another friend of mine. He used to call me very frequently. We used to discuss at least weather if nothing else was there to talk about. One fine day he stopped calling me that frequently. I am sure he must be having some reason or other not to call me, definitely not about Sachin Tendulkar or his batting, it could be something else that I spoke which made him uncomfortable.
A grocery store opened near my house "Fresh n More". The closest to my house. As promised, there things are as fresh or even fresher than many other shops I go. People environment, every thing is fresh out there. And there is more spread of items though it was not explicitly said as what is "More" there, definitely not the prices. But still I don't go there. Reason? None !
Like or dislike, Bias. These things normally happen because I have some past experience. I receive feedback on them from others. Or that person does not support my views. There is a reason for such bias.
But then why should I like or dislike a person if I have "sub-zero" knowledge on him? How much ever I had been taught that one has to judge the other person based on actions or some data. Still I do tend to get that habit of liking / disliking with no data to support? That opinion of mine is formed from nowhere with no reason. I wish I were not like that.
Whenever I watch India-Pakistan match, yes I support team India. I want them to win, always. I have a reason for that bias. Whenever I watch Australia-Pakistan match, I again have a bias - Australia shall win. For that matter any match, I have a strong reason to favor one side - because of my nationality, because I like the skill of some players, because I like the way that particular team has been performing so far.
But then I watched last few overs in Honkong Vs Nepal match the other day. Though I heard more about these two countries than cricket, never knew cricket is getting popular there. I did not know any player in those teams. Still I watched, and more importantly I started liking one of the teams. I wanted to win that particular team.You may ask me which was that team, let me keep that secret with me only. Not because that team which I supported lost !!!!! It's because I didn't have no logic to favor one or the other. It just happened. Started favoring one of them, for no reason.
There is another friend of mine. He used to call me very frequently. We used to discuss at least weather if nothing else was there to talk about. One fine day he stopped calling me that frequently. I am sure he must be having some reason or other not to call me, definitely not about Sachin Tendulkar or his batting, it could be something else that I spoke which made him uncomfortable.
A grocery store opened near my house "Fresh n More". The closest to my house. As promised, there things are as fresh or even fresher than many other shops I go. People environment, every thing is fresh out there. And there is more spread of items though it was not explicitly said as what is "More" there, definitely not the prices. But still I don't go there. Reason? None !
Like or dislike, Bias. These things normally happen because I have some past experience. I receive feedback on them from others. Or that person does not support my views. There is a reason for such bias.
But then why should I like or dislike a person if I have "sub-zero" knowledge on him? How much ever I had been taught that one has to judge the other person based on actions or some data. Still I do tend to get that habit of liking / disliking with no data to support? That opinion of mine is formed from nowhere with no reason. I wish I were not like that.
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