POST 10 - WHOLESOMENESS IS PEACE; DIVISION IS PAIN! #WriteAPageADay

Two gentlemen with two distinct problems of theirs in their life visited the Head of an Ashram on the same day at the same time seeking a solution for the peculiar problems they faced. The Head welcomed both and listened to their problems together with their permission. After hearing, He said to them,

"Be disciplined in your life for about 3 months on the lines of truth best known to you and come back to me!"

The 2 gentlemen took permission and left the place.

On the day the Saint mentioned, the two re-visited Him at His Place. One was seen happy and cheerful; the other as usual was sad. When asked by the Saint how their disciplined life was going on, the sad looking person said,

“Sir, I've done my best here. I don't know, still my problem persists!”

The cheerful man said,

“Sir! You opened up my eyes. I could clearly see my mistake here. Now, there's no problem!”

The Saint blessed them both further advising to continue the disciplined life. After they left, a disciple observing all that urged his Master to tell him what would have happened in the 2 cases. The Head smiled and said,

“Dear! The basic indiscipline of an individual along with a tendency to expand in life beyond is the root cause of all evils of life and the problems related to day to day dealings in life take birth from not able to see the correction required here from one's end..

Here the happy man with my advice could see instantly this indiscipline and expanding tendency in him as his real problem. Having understood that firmly, without much brooding over his troubling problem he sincerely started doing that whatever required in the situation with a smile and new vigor..

In that way, he automatically became disciplined both inward as well as outward..

The other man could not grasp that in depth and is continuously seeing his problem and his indiscipline as two different issues with him even today. Thus, for him, the problem continued at his psychological level even though he became a 100% disciplined but only at the physical level.

In that way he is totally untouched at the psychological level wherein the original craving for a superior feeling still continues! 

Of course here in both cases, I only told them continue this living further, that's all..

The cheerful man is lucky but the sad one has no go other than wait patiently for the dawn of that Unique Understanding in him!"

Keywords: WHOLESOMENESS, PEACE, DIVISION, #WriteAPageADay    

THE DIVINE GRACE!

Mother Earth is so kind..

Had a leg sprain and was advised to walk on cement floor without ups and downs.

Walked directly on ground,

The ups and downs of ground in no time brought back the leg to

The original position!

The God of Skies is so educative..

Looked direct into skies,

The Vastness in front instantly showed me

How small I am in this world!

The God of Fire is so helpful..

Lost my way in darkness and lit a small fire,

That tiny glow made me reach my destination safe..

The God of Air is so supportive..

Was surround by too many odd smells 

Few repulsive ones hitting me hard..

One gentle blow on to me,

Took away all those nauseating ones leaving

Beautiful fragrance next to me!

The God of Seas is so accommodative..

Saw vast unhealthy stuff flow into the seas,

Next moment, 

The sea absorbed everything drenching me with 

Waters taking out my blues!

In this life,

The Panch Bhootas 

Surround me extending on me,

The Divince Grace

Endless,

Forever doing unknown good to

My body and Soul!

Keywords:

DIVINE, GRACE

POST 9 - THE RIGHT PLACE FOR THE 'INDISPENSABLE PERSONALITY!' #WriteAPageADay

“Sir! This is the Offer Letter of my new job and this is my resignation letter. Please accept it and relieve me at the earliest!"

“What Mr Ganesh! you are leaving? What's less here, dear? The work is interesting and prospects are good. Please think over. We'll see what best can be done for exceptional people like you. Can you give me some time?”

No go, the Manager's resignation was accepted soon and in few days, he was relieved. The next day his Assistant was with the Boss..

“Sir! Every one knows that Mr Ganesh was the backbone of the present activities in our Dept. He started all this from scratch and brought to this level. His leaving is sure a big loss for all of us. Why didn’t our Management think of retaining him? For a few extra Rupees, we lost such a good and required person in our Department!”

“Yes, Dear! I agree to your point and Our Chief also tried his best to pay max here. More than that we can't compensate him in this case. If he wants more, he has to go!”

“Why so, Sir?”

“See.. In business, monies are precious and they are always limited. Our salaries depend not only on the

Profits of our Company

But also on the

The annual turnover,
The Orders on hand and
Those in the pipeline!

All these parameters together decide the salary structure in any Company and there would be almost little cushion to accommodate any changes as the worth of the business itself is at that level in the Market..

If a person is offered more salary elsewhere means, he is shifting to a business of higher worth where such salaries fit in correctly. So Mr Ganesh's place from now onwards is in such Companies only and never with us..

Whatever be this man’s worth, our business monies can't accommodate such a costly man. Instead of becoming useful to us, soon he becomes a burden on the Company which indirectly means that our Customers are forced to pay heavily for getting their job done..

Our aim forever is that our business prospers. If he is not there, another one in his place struggles and learns to do the work for the same salary or sometimes even for less too!”

While leaving the Boss smiled and said,

"No problem, I sensed this long back and already made arrangements for the impending change. You'll soon see that!"

Keywords: business, resignation, #WriteAPageADay 

A WEEK'S WEAKNESS!

Monday's Musing:

'Hard work pays!' I believe. Easy work stays with me endless!

Tuesday's Take: 

I think I am calm when I remain silent thru' a smile; rarely I know that there is a volcano behind my that smile!

Wednesday's Wordings:

I feel I am perfect;I don't know that the imperfect 'me' only says that!

Thursday's Thought:

Time management is truly an expertise; often I am an expert allowing it slip away from me!

Friday's Finding:

I say I love the world; I love myself maximum!

Saturday's Say:

I am a speck in the Universe; Often I expand with a feeling I am everywhere!

Sunday's Seriousness:

From whatever angle seen, I am right; rarely I look at myself and see my wrong!

Keyword: WEAKNESS

POST 8 - COMPETENCY AT WORK #WriteAPageADay

A Senior Executive in an Office had a few Assistants with him. One of them was a very obedient personality..

Taking every order and attending to the task given to the core and thus delivering what was asked for. But the Chief always used to point out him here and there commenting that he was not up to the mark..

The other Assistants having observed this for a while, felt sorry for their colleague and one fine day, asked the Boss why he was targeting the boy all the time who was really good at work..

The Boss smiled and said,

“My dear Boys! You all very well know that we are into a serious business when we sit here for our work. And here, we are supposed to do not only our work but be constantly aware so that we are not caught in a gullible situation through our own the so called simplicity.. 

That way seen, there is nothing like doing a fixed work and getting away even though it looks simple that way. You should ever remember that the work environment is like a war zone where you are like a warrior. In any war, you always have three most important duties with you at any time..

• You will enter the war area at the right place, in the right time with proper defence with you,
• You will fight out to the level required and finish the task given to you in the earliest time with all vigor

And

• And you will quickly retreat from the area before the enemy tries to spot you and catch you!

In a similar way, in work area too all the while,

• You should be well equipped with all training, information and the right tools before hand as you start the work,
• You should be working with all vigor and finish the task well in time

And

• You should see that the task is delivered into the right hands and all privacy required in this area is taken care in a diplomatic way!

Without these disciplines, if an individual is at his / her work, he / she will quickly be caught off guard and attacked by a few vested interests who are in for grabbing the opportunity and make a hay in the field..

That way, by employing a half competent person like this man who knows only the work but not the rest, the Employer may lose or may land up in problems of strained relations, unnecessary blame or at times may get into few critical issues from which getting out will be a real a problem!

Keywords: WORK, COMPETENCY, #WriteAPageADay 

POST 7 - NEXT DAY WORRIES? THE SURE SOLUTION ON HAND! #WriteAPageADay

A man of 55 mused aloud..

“This Work Arena is a tricky environment. I may be a king as on date but not forever as all these

• Powers,
• Facilities and 
• Recognition 

with me today will be taken away at one stroke on the day I retire at 60 and I'll straight away be shown 'Exit' without any consideration for my feelings. Bereft of all these, I sure will have a small life with emptiness all round!

Let me be wise and implement the best strategy from now onwards so that all these continue with me if not at the present level at a lesser level..

That strategy is..

Slowly start being 'extra good' with many VIPs around especially those that would sure be coming to power in next 5 years. Those people will surely give me a job of Consultancy in the Organization for the next 5 yrs with certain indirect powers too..

Thus I'll be active again, there would be no despair on that fateful day of completing 60 and

That day and the next day would remain the same for me!

The wise man next to him remarked..

"Okay, agreed..

But what are you on the next day to your 65th year?

Dear! 

We can never escape from this emptiness of nothing to do in life by trying to avoid it.. 

Equally, we are not evolved enough to face that emptiness directly too.. 

The right way here for normal people like us is to constantly involve alone. But this involving is very much a double edged sword..

Involve with an accumulating attitude gaining max everywhere, you ultimately lose yourself to the emptiness in life 

But

Involve with a helping attitude losing a bit everywhere, you ultimately gain yourself the peace in life!

Start following the second discipline in your work environment as well as in your life, you soon understand that all these

• Powers,
• Facilities and 
• Recognition 

Are given to you not to

• Rule
• Gain and
• Feel Proud

But to

• Instill discipline
• Get the work done and
• Improve the quality of life around..

If you start following that discipline saying no to all the self interested strategies which your mind is proposing presently,

• All the people
• All the time
• All with a helping hand

would be with you and with that life with you, not those isolated days at 60 or 65 alone but each and everyday would be the same filled with

Poise, Contentment and Peace!"

Keywords: Poise, Contentment, Peace, #WriteAPageADay

POST 6 - VALUES! #WriteAPageADay

On a day 4 Expert Groups visited a farmer..

The Expert Group1 requested him to make use of their skills and remain happy. The farmer said,

"I'm happy with my dancing paddy fields and singing birds around me. No extra thing I need to be happy!" 

The Expert Group2 requested him to make use of their skills and remain happy. The farmer said,

"I'm happy with my simple food directly cooked in my house and consumed. No extra thing I need to be happy!"

The Expert Group3 requested him to make use of their skills and remain happy. The farmer said,

"I'm happy with my small house amidst the ever green Nature around me. No extra thing I need to be happy!" 

The Expert Group4 requested him to make use of their skills and remain happy. The farmer said,

"I'm happy with my own understanding of life as is around me. No extra thing I need to be happy!"

All became silent. When asked why so, one of them replied..

"Unless you become happy with our skills and share your 'Precious Produce' with us, all our learnings become nothing when our stomachs growl!" 

(Based on what I heard, the credit of it 100% going to the Original Author)

A 'Great Reminder' in my so called 'Busy Life' where in a few times I would be trying to tie firm knots between elbows and knees!

2 PM was the time for cleaning the rest room area as per schedule and the In-Charge requested people in urgency to walk in and finish their activity and rest in the queue to wait for 15 minutes.

A few walked in and finished their activity and the rest decided to wait. The In-Charge was about to close the gate when a man came forward and said,

“Hi, I am on an urgent job and have to catch my bus. I'll give you some cash. Will you allow me in?”

The In-Charge with a smile locked the front gate saying,

“Don’t worry.. I know the Bus Operator. He'll stop the bus for you. I promise!"

Exactly after 15 minutes, he opened the gates with a broad smile and welcomed the people waiting. As they started moving in, he jokingly asked the man who was ready to offer him money,

“Will you give me the money now?”

Someone remarked in the queue,

“Why not? Ten times of that, tens of us in the queue will give you for the Greatest Service you are doing to us!” 

(Based on my personal experience when in abroad)

Another 'Great Reminder' in my so called 'Busy Life' where in a few times I would be trying to appear the best at the cost of certain uncleanliness left behind!

Keyword: VALUES, #WriteAPageADay