Analogies

The other day, I was just wondering what I think about other people. That turned out mostly what I want them to be. Then it occurred to me- if I can think that way, everybody else must also be thinking the same about me!

I want people to be like low maintenance loving machines. Handle them roughly, do whatever you want to them, ignore them, insult them, and DON'T give them the lubricant of apologies. The fuel consumption- the concern, the involvement from your side has to be minimal (or should I say optimal?) And still the output- the love has to be maximum.

But then, everything comes with a price tag you see! Such machines are either way too costly to have, or their working is not guaranteed.
How inappropriate it would be for such a machine to actually stop working without warning, or to leave you, probably?

Then there are some, which consume too much of the concern-involvement fuel. The maintenance is also very high. You have to keep on tightening the nuts and bolts with the spanners of courtesy, to lubricate them with affection, to wash them with apparent love, to polish them with the rags of cuddles.

Nevertheless, it pays off. The love you get in return is overwhelming. The way affection flows, the way they become possessive is just divine! How otherwise would you expect someone as practical, as utilitarian, as selfish as a Human Being to be like this?

Also, there are machines which are absolutely maintenance free, but still give you a lot of output. The only thing is that they can not be owned as such. But then same is the case with me! When I am maintenance free, I am almost impossible to own! And when I am owned, my maintenance costs are dreadful!

But is it all this simple?
I think this is just these 4 years of Engineering that I have been doing speaking here.

Well but then it isn't totally illogical. Is it?