POST 15 - HAPPY MAHA SHIVRATRI.. A SOLUTION BY ITSELF! #WriteAPageADay

The time was 6 o’clock the early morning hrs. The family away at native place reminded the gentleman on telephone that as the day was Mahashivaratri, he should go to Temple and offer his Prayer to Lord Shiva. If can't do so due to busy work schedules, he should atleast, do minimum Puja at home and then only go for his work..

The gentleman because of his urgent works with no holiday on the day had decided to carry out Puja at home in the evening only after his return! 

He was soon ready for the day’s Event. After all, the whole program was because of his great effort put in thru’ all those days and he was equally proud of that. The telephone rang..

• “Sorry, Sir.. There's a small problem. We request you to put up with....!”

The gentleman was instantly annoyed.. 

• “What dear? This'll push my other activities at least by 20 minutes. I have to rush now. OK! Please take care!”

He was soon in his car. Yes.. He should be moving else nothing moves. At a junction, there was certain traffic jam..

• “The road is blocked. They are diverting the traffic!” 

Some one was saying.. He took out his phone..

• "Dear! I am held up on the way. Immediately, take care of that work which we discussed yesterday. I'll buy the required planned....” 

He diverted his car into a lane and moved to a near by Market Area to make few purchases..

• “Sir! For the past 3 days, there's a Strike going on in. Some of these items are presently not available….”
• “God! Where else I get them? I need these very urgently….”
• “You can try at….”

Soon, the gentleman rushed to the place suggested. While returning with the required items, the telephone rang up..

• “Sir! It seems our payments have not reached the party. They are holding the release of….”
• "Oh! Dear! What I've to do now?”
• “You can give a call to their Chief….”

The gentleman was confused for a while. It was already 1230 PM. As he was about to dial the number, the telephone rang up..

• “Sir! You have to come urgently to....”
• “Yaar! Sorry, I forgot!”
• “Sir! At least you can spend 15 mts here and oversee the minimum required. Rest we'll manage!”

The gentleman involuntarily made a U turn. As he speeded up, all of a sudden the front tyre gave way..

There was exactly 4 hrs time for the Event to start and it was total chaos and utter confusion in front. He quickly parked the car to a side, hired a taxi and started moving feeling totally helpless..

At the immediate next signal point as the taxi stopped, he suddenly heard the Sacred Panchakshara (The Five-syllable) Mantra 'Om Namah Shivaya' being recited melodiously on the loud speakers near Lord Shiva Temple at a distance..

The gentleman involuntarily closed his eyes and started reciting the Sacred Mantra in low tone in tune with what was being heard. And to his great surprise he found himself instantly at peace his mind slowly becoming cool and calm in spite of having a big challenge in front in few hrs of time.. 

There was a Unique Message..

"Feeling totally helpless, as one surrenders with an unfailing Faith that None other than the Lord alone Moves the Entire, Peace is instantly bestowed upon the individual in place of the earlier despair and turmoil!" 

Keywords: 

Mahashivaratri,#WriteAPageADay 

POST 14 - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY.. THE EXEMPLARY STAMINA OF THE YOUTH! #WriteAPageADay

“Take precautions everywhere!”

Was the message that an elderly Head of a joint family constantly used to give to the youth of the family. But as usual, many times preparedness was lacking with them and that was constantly replaced by love towards experimentation on and on..

Once, all those young ones had planned an adventurous 'Outing' into the nearby forest. And the elderly was advised by other senior members of the family to accompany them. Knowing well the attitudes of the young, the elderly silently carried with him all the essentials and known gadgets without revealing the same to them..

The adventure began.  Soon they were deep into the jungle valley, the time being past 12 midnight with incessant rain pouring and the temperatures touching the lowest. Exactly there only, the vehicle gave way.  Self repair did not work and outside help was out of sight for the rest of the night..

The young people were totally dumbstruck in the situation.  The elderly immediately took out all that he had brought and made them comfortable and safe for the rest of the night in the vehicle itself with food, warm woolens etc without any need to venture out. The next day morning, they took some help, cut short their adventure and were returning home..

The elderly gentleman was proud. On the way, he said, 

“My dear! See how your lack of preparedness had brought you to a ‘No-Go’ situation.  Suddenly, you had to face pitch darkness where you could see nothing, hunger in the stomach which is a real pain, cold temperatures making you shiver and wild creatures if you venture out. Since I brought many essentials and safety gadgets, we managed. So always follow the Golden Rule.. 

Everywhere precautions and preparedness!”

One of the young person said very politely, “Dadaji, a similar incident happened earlier too. Actually, at that time we had gone into much deeper trouble. We did not tell all that at home!”

“God Bless you! You concealed all that from us, the elders? What happened?”

“We got the help too. One kind gentleman gave us lift but unfortunately his vehicle too gave trouble when we had gone further deep into the valley to exit out!”

“So?”

“That’s all! Nothing happened. We bravely faced the situation without essentials and with no safety around that night and till next day noon. Finally we were out at noon from there with some help!”

Suddenly, it struck the elderly gentleman that youth have an extreme stamina of withstanding a tough situation to the limits that helps them many times come out of dangers unknowingly they get into where people of his age had lost that!

Keywords: STAMINA, YOUTH, #WriteAPageADay    

POST 13 - MY GAIN IS EVER THE PRODUCT OF CONTRIBUTIONS PEOPLE AROUND! #WriteAPageADay

A middle aged man once arranged a grand Social Function. People of all levels from various quarters were invited and the best arrangements were planned for the conduct the function. But sadly, all working around were driven to their portion of work a little beyond when the Head started supervising most of the activities by himself in person at the back of extra strictness. Thus every individual there bore the brunt of the Head to some extent but equally there was no go for them too in the situation..

A distant relative and a well-wisher to the Head who was at the venue one day before happened to see this excess and at once decided to advice the man. The same evening as he met him, he casually enquired about the progress of all activities. The Head proudly announced,

“Sir! It's a 1500 guest Function. The numbers are never less and nothing less should happen. When I'm behind all the works, there's no doubt. All are under control.The Function is going to be really a grand success!”

The elderly smiled and said,

“My dear, I wish you the best of luck and am happy with the effort you are putting in here. But I wish to say that something is missing here and am able to see that. Are you aware of that?”

When the man looked at the elderly not able to understand what he was saying, the well-wisher said,

“The people who work for you are missing your gratitude!”

The man immediately retorted,

“What sir, all these people are paid well more than what any one gives them for such a work and many have a job because of this, what else is to be given?”

“See my dear!

'They are doing your work for money'

is different from

'They are working for your Cause.'

They may be just doing your work now but equally, the earliest they want to get away from you. It's not their fault and it's not due to the hard work they do but the excess authority of yours alone is making them think like that..

Do you know that if all these people working around you for a moment together decide to get away from you whatever you may offer, what type of Function you yourself can conduct? You would be zero in no time and would be worse than an ordinary man conducting a Function with a small strength of his own people around.. Are you understanding this?”

“Oh! I never thought really so deep!”

“That’s the problem! Our ignorance is too powerful. Anyhow, from now onwards be humane to these people, smile for a while and appreciate their efforts too once in a way along with your deligent follow up.. That’s good enough!”

While departing, the elderly quipped,

“Let a similar feeling prevail in your heart too towards your guests who will visit you tomorrow to grace the Function that they really bestowed their grace on you instead of you counting their numbers and the gifts they bring. If they too together decide to boycott you, finally would there be a Function at all?”

Keywords: MY, GAIN, #WriteAPageADay

POST 12 - SENIORITY IN SERVICE! #WriteAPageADay

“Sir! Being a senior member at work, I'm not compensated properly by my Company in respect of my promotion/s and salary. I feel sad. How can my Management do this to me by not giving due weight-age to my seniority in the Organization?"

"Dear! I understand your problem and I too wish that your management should have taken care of you properly in giving timely promotion/s..

When we look at the importance of seniority in service, it is instantly evident that the employee at work over years of service..

Becomes an expert in the related skills of his/her field and thus automatically would know the ‘IN’ and ‘OUT’ ofhis/her work.. 

Further to that, 

He/she also matures himself/herself in the general management of day to day issues at and around in the work area.. 

And 

In general, a sort of maturity in life too joins all that in the back ground..

The above 3 together is called

'The Seniority in Service' in the Employment Arena..

This seniority, has it's own value at work and continues to enjoy all the support and benefits in the work area provided..

The employee is honest at his/her work, exerts without hesitation and follows all the rules and regulations to core

And

The employee does not suffer from any serious disabilities or health problems like

A Senior Caterer of a Catering Service when attacked by severe cold too is forced to keep off from active serving and if the cold becomes chronic, may have to be out of catering service itself..

He/she is not too much out-dated in his/her's skills as in such cases the new entrants become more useful in the same job like

An old Potter having no job amidst the use of coolers..

At the backdrop of such a work life, one's seniority carries its respect and value in the Organization and will generally be compensated well in all such cases..

It's unfortunate that your Management is delinquent in this aspect in spite of you being satisfying all the above conditions at your employment but beyond a point they too are not at fault because..

It's the concept of free enterprise everywhere in the field of employment except in few services and certain specific appointments and the employer out of own freedom can still choose some one else for his/her work in your place but

Here you too have a 100% chance to continue with your present employer or not.. 

Your contract of appointment can just be closed with the issue of a certain notice period from either side as per the terms and conditions of your appointment and you can take up similar senior position in the contemporary organization/s at the back of your rich work experience..

Why are you not thinking on these lines if you really want to give true regard and value to your senior status?"

Keywords: SENIORITY, SERVICE, #WriteAPageADay 

INDEPENDENT BLOGGING.. WHAT'S IT LIKE?

Truth known is both unchangeable as well as changeable..

The change or no change depends on the time element which ever remains dynamic and never rests even for infinitesimal time..

The Great Saint Proclaimed,

'Truth is as hard as stone equally as soft as butter!'

Whenever the Great Personalities proclaim something, it's out of a Great Love for humanity they say that..

Myself, the ordinary personality, is at infinite distance away from the Original Truth and as such I can't 100% understand why the Great Saints say so..

But that never keeps me off from the Sacred Probing ever next to me which the Great Men and Women of the world ever insisted one to do..

As I start doing that Probing into all that around me, I'll have my own perceptions of the Original Truth known to me as relative truth..

Thru' that relative truth alone I'd be communicating with the world and every individual next to me too would be doing similar Probing as well as communicating..

Here, there is often clash of ideals of people and when that happens, there is a desire in me to win over the other person but

If I really firm up, I can sure restrain my saying and accept what the other person says at his/her own level..

When I start doing that, I sure experience what the Great Saint said.. Viz.,

Accepting whole heartedly what the other person says gently correcting him/her if possible with all softness (simile used is soft butter)

But without fail

Sticking endlessly to Truth I perceive in my actions with all firmness (simile used is hard rock)..

Independent Blogs for ever talk on these lines of seeing Truth, so to say Relative Truth, as perceived by the Writer/Blogger and the related good will be done to the humanity and life in general..

Seen thus, the tempo of my writing should go on as a Blogger but I should ever be ready to change that I perceive endlessly as my understanding of Truth is dynamic in this life and moves up and up endlessly; never down at any point of time in this life, the Original Truth remaining ever

A Reference to me alone..

Another example set by the Great Personality in this context goes in this direction..

When confronted with rowdy elements, He hid Himself in the Police Control Room and subsequently on the advice of the Chief there escaped in disguise in front of the protesters..

Making it evident that protecting oneself becomes the primary duty and in that context anything done stands the right!

But the same Personality made it clear subsequent to the incident saying,

• "I don't know why I did that way at that point of time but this moment left to me, I am ready to surrender to my protesters and face their wrath rather than escape discretely!"

Making once again clear that none should act less when truly imbibed with an Inner Strength to face certain threat!

The Post is written in line with this week's IndiSpire Prompt  When Noise Is Manufactured: How Independent Blogs Can Still Matter in a Post-Truth Democracy. #RelevantBlogging

Keywords: INDEPENDENT, BLOGGING

POST 11 - LEARNING IS TIMELESS! #WriteAPageADay

A middle aged Manager was a little unhappy that at work as one of his young Assistants even though most of the times was listening to him and following what he said, at times refused to heed to his advise if not the Order..

He expected his Assistants to take his advice on all issues which he generally gave out of his maturity for their own benefit..

On one of the days, the Manager met a Senior Colleague and brought the issue to his notice. He wanted to know what exactly was making the young man a little adamant not to listen to him on some of the welfare issues..

The Senior person was a good Mentor and a person of deep thinking and wisdom. He listened to his friend’s problem, paused a while and said, 

“My dear! I understand the personality of this young man as I too observed his actions from time to time. He is not simply a person of principles like you. He is an individual who is able to perceive the deeper Truth in many of the advices and actions around.. 

Most of the time, your principles meant good for the people and society were in line with Truth and so the young man follows them but for you it appears as if he had followed your advice.. 

In a few, your advice may lack Truth. In such cases alone he does not heed to your advice. Actually in all issues with him, he follows a discipline nearer to Truth whether you tell him or not.”

The Manager was taken a back. He said, 

"It is surprising.. I valued my principles so much from my childhood, lived all my life strictly adhering to them and never encountered an opposition. How can they lack Truth?”

The wise man smiled and said, 

“I do not say so. But I want to say that 

Sticking to principles in life is different from perceiving the Truth

Sometimes they both differ because Truth is Unique and principles have the color of individual ego.. 

There alone, this young man differs.. 

Truly speaking, the right way here is to support him in all such cases and be ready to learn from him and modify our own principles in life rather than 

Exhibiting our ego and ending up playing the 'Power Games' on him!”

Keywords: TRUTH, PRINCIPLES, #WriteAPageADay    

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