'The Manager'

An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero, and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When he wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic that Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses, the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us.

Lately I have been having this feeling that wherever I am & whoever I am with, I am 'the Manager'. Like the Superman, I felt like I was born Manager. I kinda looked strange too. One day I was in my kitchen, enlightening my wife with 'short stories' from my life. I observed her way of cooking for a while and 'the manager' started to appraise the way she was cooking. I passed my wisdom on how important it is for her to improve her productivity and time management.

Result? Well, I had to take over the rest of the cooking and later I had to dramatically fall on my knees to apologize in style to set everything right.

Lesson? Wife is the Chairman, MD and CEO of the house. What can a poor manager do about it?

I felt like I woke up from dream of being 'the manager'. Ofcourse, now-a-days I am 'the manager' only at my work and not everywhere and not with everyone.

Note: First para, the comparison of superheros, is from the movie Kill Bill Vol.2 by Quentin Tarantino.