Rubbing elbows

In the past days, I have been depriving myself with a good night sleep and the perks of holiday rest, all for one big reason, the boss is coming and everything has to be in order so just to please the technocrat and politician ego in him. Even if I am dreadful with numerical encounters, I faced the challenge and pound on several revisions on statistical figures, millions of pesos, columns and rows in excel and the formulas I don't even remember using before. I took the pressure on interpreting these figures, making analyses, comparing the numerical universe to the contextual field of comparison. All these and more have been taking much of my time. I have been going home from the office late and drag myself the next day back to the reality that there still things that need to be done. Even until the day, I embraced the fact that sleeping is an option and I have to brace myself with the on-going revisions on the program. I still managed to compose myself and strike a fake smile on top of  everything that is turning against the original plan.

I am not alone on this course of struggle, the Regional Management has to be flexible and quick in every new arrangements made. The Field Offices have to be alert to respond on every new instructions provided and everyone in the circle is on their toes. The stress and pressure are evident in the atmosphere yet we managed to keep calm and work with grace. We have to contend with every element. The dogs are on standby giving their own versions of instructions. We remain to be steady despite the shaking conditions. I was tasked to run the show and it was the hardest and most stressful tasked I have ever done. The master is so hard to please and he bears the image for that. On top of that are the dwellers on his circle who appears to be the screening committee before we deliver anything in front of the demi-god. Protocols have to be observed and some have to be ignored due to their stupid nature and absurdity at some point.

I am not a believer of the master's words. I used to look at them as purely superficial and a showcase of hypocrisy but I don't give damn chance to speak out loud and let my sub-conscious over rule my sanity. In the end, I still bear that posy and polite smile and try to be as civil as expected. That one day activity has opened me to several realizations that helped me sort some confusions I have in the past days.

We managed to push through the activity. Rubbing elbows with the demi-gods is quite a task worth my life's sanity and calmness. I will surely have next encounters and probably I'll know how to deal with it better.