I know this fella. I shall call him Lucky Bastard, LB.
LB is one of those fella who count on his charm to get his way through, and indeed charm he has. He has this next-door feel to him, the kind that you cannot say no to, the kind that you want to care for, the kind that is adorably fun to hang out with.
LB is mediocre in whatever he takes up, be it his studies or his work. He’s not fantastic at all. But LB is simply lucky, to have caring people around him. LB failed quite a number of essential subjects in his university days. LB is not all good in his work. But yet, he gets it his way, simply because he’s damn lucky. Things fall apart in his life is compensated by all else; his friends will help get it all through. Even his bosses will keep giving him chances.
I’m one of those friends around him, helping and assisting him in every way. It’s quite irrational, to keep on pushing him, ‘promoting’ him, helping him, but hey! that’s what friend is for…
But you know what, when things go all well, LB will just go. Disappear.
Perhaps it’s just that LB doesn’t know how much people has put in effort to keep kim floating, but once LB knows how to swim, he forget about his instructor, people ard that encourage him, and so on.
I don’t help people just to get something in return, but it’s a thin line there. The appreciation is simply not there, or at least it wasn’t in the air. That’s somehow’s frustration to me.
I don’t see LB as someone who take advantages of others, who comes around when only there’s something to gain, and that’s what frustrating…
I’ve many friends who do just that; they only call you up and say hi when they really need something. LB’s different… at least that’s what felt, and that’s why it’s sad to be treated by LB the same ways as those friends.
LB is someone whom I’ll describe as someone love to be hated.
