Essay on An Unwelcome Guest
We all have been shocked umpteen times, by unexpected visitors dropping in suddenly, when we are in the middle of some important project work, or just before exams. Sometimes these visitors are known and welcome people, but more often than not, they are unwelcome visitors.
The idea of unwelcome and unexpected visitors is peculiar to India, where it is usual for a guest to drop in without prior intimation. 'Treat a guest like a god,' goes an ancient Indian saying. So we find that Indians are very hospitable.
Hospitality is an age-old tradition in India. The typical Indian will suffer any amount of discomfort himself, but will not allow his guest to feel the lack of anything.
There are visitors who drop in at least three or four times a week, and sit and chat uselessly, taking up your precious time. They do not care for your busy schedule. And if you show your irritation, they will go back and complain about it to others or gossip about your lack of hospitality.
Another category of guests arrives unexpectedly and inform you that they are going to stay, at least for a week. The entire routine of the house is disrupted, and you begin to wonder if your house belongs to you any more.
It is not easy to deal with such visitors, for they are thick-skinned, and do not take hints. They even expect you to take them sightseeing and prepare delicious meals for them. Once they are gone, you do not hear from them, until it is time for their next visit! In the mean time, you have undergone a week of hell.
A third type of visitor looks at your house with an eagle eye, and criticizes everything about it. He does not like the view or the furnishings. He knows where one can get much better things than you have, at half the price. He enjoys your hospitality as if he was doing you a big favour, and seems intent on making you appear like a fool.
There may be other people too, whom you may not like to welcome as visitors, for some reason or the other. But you are forced to be polite to them, however much you may dislike it. In such cases, one has to learn to be tactful and pass them hints, hoping that they have the desired effect.
If someone is too troublesome, and keeps upsetting your study schedule, it is better to be honest and firm and tell him so bluntly, instead of beating about the bush. In today's busy world, it is difficult to deal with unwelcome visitors. We also need to change our traditional behaviour and deal with these matters practically. Otherwise, we will find that we are the worst sufferers.
unexpectedअनपेक्षित. peculiar-चमत्कारिक, विलक्षण. prior intimation- पूर्वसूचना. hospitality is disrupted-उधळला जातो. thick-skinned-निर्दावलेले. week of hell- नरकतुल्य आठवडा (कालावधी). eagle eye- तीक्ष्ण, भेदक नजर असलेला. tactful-व्यवहारचतुर