Wednesday, May 20, 2015

HERE FOREVER, THE KEY WORDS ARE.. 'CONFIDENCE', 'ATTENTION' & 'HAPPINESS!'


***  A ceiling fan needed to be connected in the house and by bad luck a local Novice was hired for that.... He arrived around 5 PM and before starting the job, asked the Mains to be switched off first.... Subsequently he struggled with wires and tools for a while, put every member of the house on toes and finally made some connections with lot of sweat on his face.... When the Mains were switched on, there was a shorting and the fuse on the Electric Pole outside the house instantly had blown off.... The house was thus in darkness all the night....

Disgusted with that work, next day the Expert Electrician of the Area was straight away called.... The man arrived around 8 PM after a full day’s work and with a smile said that all could be doing their works in the house and no Mains need to be switched off.... He just fixed the connection in 15 minutes at the back of total silence and switched on the fan which smoothly speed-ed up to the relief of all.... He took his nominal charges and when thanked for the good job done, smiled and said, "Sir! I always get into my job with full confidence and it ever helps me the max!"

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After a while, a Plumber was needed for the fitment of connections to the Washing Machine.... By bad luck, again a Novice was hired for the job.... He arrived, made a few connections and opened a Stop Cock in Main Supply to check for any leak and as he found leaks in his connections, quickly closed the Stop Cock and in the process over tightened the same and broke it totally…. In no time, all the waters from Overhead Tank flowed out, flooded the house and in that the Novice Plumber had his full bath!

Next day without a say, the Services of an Expert Plumber were sought.... The man arrived, set right everything and connected the Washing Machine to the overhead tank.... While leaving, when thanked for doing a good job, he smiled and said, "I can't show any less attention while doing my job!" And to vouch on his saying, in the next 10 yrs not a drop of water leaked from the connections! 


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After while, the family and another friend's family together decided to go out to a distant place on Picnic for the day....

One of the friends offered to drive the SUV.... Accordingly he sat in the driver’s seat with seat belt on, adjusted the mirrors for rear view and set his position….“During driving one should constantly keep looking into the rear view mirrors.... There lies the safety!” he remarked…. The families behind smiled at him and the vehicle moved on….

On the way the gentleman filled the Fuel tank full  and checked for the Tyre pressures.... “It is safe to have full tank on long drives with the right Tyre pressures including the Stepney!" he said.... The members nodded their heads and the vehicle continued moving….


“Regular maintenance of the vehicle at an extra cost ensures safety all along!” he proclaimed in between the journey.... The members were silent....

The man's driving was rough, too much braking and pulling along with murmuring and shouting at other road users.... The members were tight lipped all the time…. There were certain beautiful Spots on the way, but seeing the man’s mood they kept quiet and the journey continued…. After 3 hours of tense travel finally they reached the destination.... The man while reversing to park the vehicle touched the left mirror with an adjacent wall projection and the same broke into two pieces….

The day was spent at the new place and the families started back home at around 6 PM.... The other friend offered to drive while coming back.…

He quickly checked all the essentials at one stroke without uttering a single word and moved the vehicle smoothly with no shocks and bumps and no sudden braking and pulling….

On the way, the relaxed man in the driver’s seat kept his passengers too at ease, briefly interacted with them at certain times all the while keeping a watch on the road.... He made it a point to stop the vehicle for a short time at the 3 interesting Places on the way for the members which they missed while coming explaining to them the importance of those places.... Again as he continued his driving, he was seen giving preference to a few difficult people on the road with all politeness leaving out his turn and got a ‘Thank You’ from them.... And finally the families reached their homes around 3 AM but quite relaxed in the end!


When the members thanked the friend for driving well all the way, he smiled and said "I love driving and while doing that job I am happy and keep others too happy!"

Confirming on what the 3 Experts said successively with reference to their jobs, Chapter 4, Sloka 39 of Srimad Bhagavad Gita was heard 
from the distant Loud Speakers recited melodiously with the meaning explained in parallel....

'Sraddhaval labhate jnanam tat parah samyatendriyah
Jnanam labdhva param santim acirenadhigacchati.'


'One with full faith (total confidence), attentively focused (fully devoted), who has conquered the senses (self disciplined) achieves transcendental knowledge (true knowledge in any field) and having achieved that knowledge quickly attains supreme peace (will be calm spreading peace round).'

12 comments:

  1. Point made with elan Sir. Novice are often more pompous than the smooth operators. :-)

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    1. You said it right, Somali! Our Dedication is the backbone of the Knowledge with us in any field.... Thanks for the good Comment!

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  2. A nice message conveyed through the story... :-)

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    1. Thank you very much for the appreciation of the Content of the Post!

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  3. Wow!! wonderful sir..Have to teach slogas you wrote on your previous posts , for my kid ..

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    1. Thanks for the interest shown.... Every Sloka of Srimad Bhagavad Gita truly applies to correcting our Practical Living at every stage.... That's the Greatness of the Sacred Book with us.... Repeated Reading of Gita convey deeper and deeper meaning to our Living.... God Bless!

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  4. Lovely way to make a much needed point. I hope more youngsters (and old ones too) read your posts Sir

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    1. Thanks Lataji for a great Comment on these Pages.... Just a few Musings on the Work front!

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  5. Thank u Sreedhar ji for such a nice post with a nice message!!!

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    1. Hope I could convey something in this direction.... Thanks for such a nice Comment!

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