I was talking to a dear friend of mine. We have known each other for about 2+ years and we both (possibly) like and respect each other immensely.
In the middle of a conversation, I was telling him, "I would not do this with Arjun" (another common friend, and the "this" referred to investing together), "BUT....if it was you, then I would do it more easily."
And my friend rightfully asked, "Why more easily with me, Amit?". And I without too much of a deep thought said, "I trust you" (which I indeed do) and "I know you much better".
To which my friend did not even allow me to finish my sentence, almost at the very instant my last word trailed off, he spoke up like a dam....
In a polite, very calm, and reassuring voice he asked me, "Do you really know me?"
It was classic Zen rhetoric. One (like any other rhetoric) that, once you have seen, you cannot unsee. I muttered something to him, but I was slightly flustered. In the future, I will be more mindful before I say something like this to the other person (not just this friend).
I am in my 40s and still every single day, someone/something teaches me something very basic with a very basic zen stick.
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