Tuesday, December 31, 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR.. THE OFT FORGOTTEN 'NEWNESS' AROUND!


A young man fresh from college full of energy received his Appointment Order for a job he applied for and reported at the place on the D-day at the stated hr..

On his acceptance of the appointment as per the hierarchal reporting structure of the Organization, he came under the care of a few senior middle aged disciplinarians who initially asked him to sign up many papers saying that therein he agreed to the rules and regulations of the Organization in vogue..

Further to the same, he was briefed exhaustively on the

Strict discipline required at work,
Code of conduct and
Procedures in work area like being
  • Obedient to the superiors,
  • Not wasting time in unnecessary movements,
  • Not talking aloud or representing in groups,
  • Not disturbing others at work,
  • Not entering the classified areas without permission,
  • Using judiciously precious entities like papers, writing materials and other stationary,
  • Saving power and water etc, etc, etc..
Puzzled with the too many constraints and limitations imposed on him at a single stroke, the young man straight away asked..

“If restrained thus from all directions, what great work will I really do here that would be useful to the Organization?”


That's how forever reacts a youngster.. A personality, full of energy and openness everywhere ever ready to bring out something 'NEW' into the world..

That ‘NEWNESS’ alone has the right place in the world which does its own good of finding out the cause of suffering at large and eliminating or reducing the same. And such an energy is with the youth and only with the youth and with none else in this world..

No doubt, such young personalities are invariably kept under the fold and care of the experienced / elderly in the line up and are controlled and monitored with certain authority..

Here alone should go the song of life of ours in true spirit thus..

No doubt 
'OLD IS GOLD,'
But many times that 
'OLD' 
Is projected as 
'GOLD' 
By just adding the letter 
'G'
To it, bringing out an extra glitter.. 

In place of that, let 
'NEWNESS' 
Be added to 
'OLD' 
Where in the 
'FREE EXPRESSION OF YOUTH' 
Is allowed everywhere which automatically carries respect for the old and time tested 
'CUSTOMS, RITUALS AND PRACTICES'
Upholding all along nothing but
'HUMAN VALUES'
Alone!'

And this day, let the 'NEW YEAR 2020' begin with that 'NEWNESS' seen spreading in abundance everywhere..

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Keyword: NEWNESS

16 comments:

  1. Exactly, excess of anything is bad; so is discipline. Neither excess nor limited but right amount of discipline - middle path, as espoused by Buddha, is the way to liberation.

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    1. Rightly said, Ravish! Thanks for the good Comment..

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  2. Introspection from time to time helps maintain a balance mind. :) Thanks for sharing.
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    https://www.indiblogger.in/indipost.php?post=486260

    Cheers!!

    UK

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    1. Thank you for leaving a nice Comment on these Pages.. I've gone thru' the Post referred.. Very rightly said!

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  3. Reading this, my instantly went back to beginning of my career. So many restrictions! All for nothing. Just to terrify you to make obedient. Thanks.

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    1. Yes, that happens equal number of times even though certain controls are required and they ultimately do good.. Thanks for the Comment!

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  4. introspection is very necessary in life... there should be a proper balance between restrictions and freedom... liked the post very much...

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  5. Point well made sir. When the energy of young people is channelized it does produce great results. However there has to be a differentiation between unnecessary restriction and proper streamlining of their energy.

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    1. Yes, Somali.. If that point is taken care of by the Care Takers, lot of good will be done to the expressions of the young people around.. Thanks for the Comment!

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  6. Unnecessary restriction and overload of discipline often destroy the enthusiasm.... very well-penned, Sir.... :-)

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    1. Rightly said, Maniparna! The enthusiasm around does a lot of good to the world, if streamlined but not snubbed at any point of time.. Thanks for the good Comment!

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  7. Very insightful. Senior people should 'serve' as mentors not disciplinarians

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    1. You said it right, Lataji.. The Elders and Seniors for ever carry this responsibility of not imposing excess controls than required.. Thanks for the Comment..

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    1. Thanks Dr Anita Sabat.. Wish you and your family a Happy New Year!

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