The Unimportant 'Important' Person

There are varying levels of delusion in our world. Some people perceive themselves to be extremely important to the rest of humanity.

- Vivek Atray

Such individuals consider themselves to be gifts to society at large. We often know them as VIPs or very 'important' persons. Whether by dint of position or possession, or both, they are graded by the system as persons with the right to quash the rights of others!

Maybe not to that extent, but these so-called VIPs surely stand out like sore thumbs at times. Indeed, it is always refreshing to notice someone who is humble and not pompous, even though his car or his entry pass or even his collar badge carries a VIP tag. Such humility is very becoming of a powerful individual and actually bowls over onlookers at times.

Such onlookers are the unimportant ones, of course, for by its very implication, the term 'very important' implies that the rest of the pack comprises of less important persons or LIPs. The word 'very' is actually very inadequate. I would propose that some actually important persons be classified as AIPs and even more significant ones as most important persons, MIPs. That would then lead to the shunning of terms like VVIP and VVVIP, which are pretty much obnoxious in essence.