Games People Play

Between systems during a transition there is always a 'cutover crisis'. Transition is an end to an era and a beginning of another. A polygamous man passes on in the arms of one of his wives and the mini drama that will never be told begins. The lady under whose roof the departed husband had his last breath starts to shake of every part of the house for all kinds of valuable information and documents of their husbands that would be useful in subsequent living - the identity cards, credit cards, log books, bank account information, other documents of title and perhaps the family lawyer's private telephone number. The other wife would never know when the actual transition occurred.

In the work place and information has arrived that a new officer is coming in and another is leaving. Think of the realignments, the changes in the office setup, appointments in absentia and recruitment of quasi ghost employees, within-the-hour rearrangement of personnel and re-administration of assets.

The real challenge is how to make out the best of the situation. How to know what to take in with you to the 'subsequent living'. In more interesting cases is the question of what to live out in the post transition life - what you put away from people of the next life - the ID cards, the death certificates etc.

We 'cut over' this week and 'gone live' this ending week of June 2 - June 6. We are currently mingling with the reorganization of the beginning of the post Tally era. The bits and bits will eventually transits to realization.

One milestone that was however left out in the projections was that by June 1 it would be almost over and laxity would set in. Right now all the pressures are off for a section of the participants and incidences are shifting. I guess it is the old adage relived - a rooster is seen chasing after one hen as another incubates. Strange world of human psychology.

All that matter is which side you are and of what interests you got. The game goes on - the dangerous games people play - all over a chessboard.All that matter is which side you are and of what interests you got. The game goes on - the dangerous games people play - all over a chessboard.