Networking

Someone asked me whether I know anyone who organizes networking parties.

I don't. What do you do at networking parties?

You meet people. Cos you won't know whether they'll be helpful in the future.

This person who asked me, we hardly talked. Maybe I'm not that helpful.

Another friend calls me regularly to invite me to talks, seminars, etc. All of them free. All of them network marketing talks. She asked me recently to send her contacts of friends who are interested in leadership. I messaged her back and said I won't do the same to this person if someone else asks. So no deal.

Another person asked me to her wedding when I didn't really know her and we never kept in touch.

Then there are friends whom I emailed to tell them about my baptism. Old friends. Not a word from them. Others didn't really make an effort to come. Someone said it was too early for her boyfriend to wake up.

I tried to organize a gathering for old classmates. Wrote a email to a few of them and some didn't even bother to reply. I didn't email a whole lot of people, just a few.

I would imagine, without great difficulty, I have committed the above transgressions to others in the past. So I'm not angry, just disappointed.

O wretched man I am.