Are we seeing the Excellence around?

A rich man’s son was highly ambitious! He used to rule and control around at his work and in social life…. He felt that a strong ruler is needed for betterment in the world both for self and to the world at large….

An elderly well wisher next to him used to observe him in this attitude constantly.  At one point of time, he strongly felt that it was his duty to convey to the young man the perils of this attitude. Thus he found a right time and after making a few enquiries asked the youngster how the life was going on. The man proudly told that he was able to control everything and thus establish the order!

The gentleman smiled and said, “My dear! It is good you are able to establish an order around you but have you forgotten Mother Nature’s Order in this context?  Presently, around you, the freedom of individual expression is at stake!”

The young man looked at him in doubt….The elderly continued,

“There is ‘Excellence’ around us! This gets exhibited through simple and sincere efforts of individuals living with us interacting at various levels in our daily life! 

This quality, if seen in the right time, is a great benefit to the self and to the world.  If not, the individual is the looser and the world for ever loses a chance of getting truly benefitted.

If I suppress this Excellence, through a selfish ruling attitude in the name of establishing order, I am doing ‘NO LESS WRONG’ as I am working against Mother Nature and thus become a hindrance to world betterment.  Are you obsessed with a motto of an achievement in this direction? It is ultimate down fall!  Nature never forgives this behavior!  Please keep off immediately from this attitude and try to associate with such people who are ever upholding this Excellence!”

The young man at this point of time truly understood the serious mistake in his approach!

Discipline vs Dedication....

A Boss was not happy with one of his Sub ordinates. The man was not disciplined, used to come late to work more than expected of him and was in the habit of taking leave without information. Further, he was found to be a person that could not be mended easily through any counselling. The Boss felt him as a headache in his Office, except that there was no complaint in his work which was far superior compared to that of his colleagues….

On a certain day, the Boss met an elderly relative who was a dynamic man in his approach and a good Mentor in his active life. After a brief interlude, he explained the problem in his Office and asked the gentleman an advice in that context.

The elderly listened to all with patience and told the Boss thus, ‘My Dear! I see in you, the same approach that many bosses adapt in dealing such cases. But I advise you to see this man from a different angle. He is, no doubt not disciplined. In fact, others in your Office are not moving with him smoothly. You are thus in a dilemma.... I tell you, please leave the so called imposing discipline on him and give the man an encouragement in other directions.”

The Boss was astonished with this advice and demanded a reason for this. The elderly told thus, “I do not see this man as in disciplined but dedicated! Once, being on work, he does a wonderful job…. No one can beat him in the quality of work and you sure agree to this. He is a special person; I say, a Gem! Such individuals are rare in this world and their disciplines are their own! We cannot understand why they behave like that, but as I see, he is within the limits not to cause a hindrance or nuisance at work. Since this is ensured, make use of his best skills and interests for your quality work. Follow up through others for timely deliveries and do not put that burden on him. I advise….Never rebuke him on time element. Nature around us has this type of unpredictable quality and thus wild. But Mother Nature has her own discipline which we cannot understand at our mind levels. There is a Disorder but in this Disorder there is an Order. This gentleman represents that quality and he is useful to the world at large. It is ever our duty to support such individuals and bear with their so called ‘Indiscipline’ as defined by us for our convenience. Please encourage him the best!”

At this point of time, the Boss really got educated through this advice!

The Best....

For a child….

Mother’s living place is the best surrounding.

Mother’s home is the best environment.

Mother’s closeness is the best vicinity.

Mother’s talk is the best engagement.

Mother’s touch is the best feeling.

Let there be no Repentance....

Good people with me are my real assets; no substitute is available for such people in my life…. I generally do not recognize the greatness of these good people till I face one problem with the so called not-so-good person!

I should remember that all good people too have their own personal beliefs independent of their good behaviour. These beliefs vary widely and may not match with those of my own!

When I continuously live or interact with such people, over a period of time, the original goodness is slowly forgotten and the above personal differences are seen more and more…. The famous saying ‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ applies very much!   These differences only propel me to get off quickly from these people or if forced to live together will result in continuous commenting and fighting!

When I am thus forcibly off from such people in mental plane, another set of people do take their place in my psychological world....Such people are never basically the so good people as they have captured an opportunity!  In this way,  I become a pawn in their game and if I look back, it is evident that ultimately I have come away from the best people around me!

Should I not question this voluntary action of mine?

Let me always remember that in life problems do exist, they have got to be resolved, that is why I am here and my time too with me!  Let me never get away from good people in this process!

Democratic Ruling....contd....

Two evils in the world continue for ever but never end! One is exploitation of the weak and the second, existence of parallel economy…. Whatever might have been be the measures taken by all Democratic Rulers of the world to end these two, they always co existed with us and continue to do so. Exploitation of the weak and the existence of parallel economy provide basically ease of living and hence they have an indirect acceptance by all who can access the same! So, there is nothing like ending them in the world! All Rulers across the world had tried all the time and are trying their best constantly to free societies from these evils as much as possible and that way no doubt provided better life for many so far!

In this scenario, a good Democratic Ruler and every individual around should not talk of any eradication program but only keep them under check continuously….It is similar to human bodies fighting with external attacks in whatever form continuously thus minimising the dangers of becoming victims of disease and accidents!

So, all promises in this direction by prospective Rulers in a democratic set up should be limited to constantly keeping these evils under check as done in the best way by the earlier Rulers with a tail piece if required, “We will try to do better than them!”…. That is all the limit…. There is no need to promise the moon at any time!

The one helpful Discipline....

The famous joke as heard….

A priest was being transported in a taxi. The taxi was booked in time but it arrived late by thirty minutes. The driver felt bad for the same, raised the speed above normal and dropped him the best possible way. While leaving, he told the priest, “Sir, Hope I have not caused interruption to your work by being late.” The priest replied, “No! My dear, absolutely not! As you were doing your job, I too was doing mine without an interruption.”

May be it is a sarcastic remark filled with fun, but as we look at our lives, we find that ‘Fear of Unknown’ is always the greatest fear in life. Further, It will never leave an individual whatever said and done. At times, it haunts a person and he/she will be totally helpless under its influence!

Only one discipline in life truly gives solace in this aspect….

That is….

Discharging one’s responsibility for the day to the core feeling all the while at heart that God is behind all the happenings and closing the day with a sincere prayer to Him that a similar opportunity be given the next day!

God gives us the Right Opportunity....

A middle aged man was a close relative of a young man who was honest and straight forward. The old man was all the time getting his works done through this young man. Life was going on thus….

Once, the old man encountered a serious problem in his life which started pestering him day and night. He was totally peace less in that condition. In that scenario, the young man straight away acted and sorted out the issue for the elderly man….

The man was relived a lot. Once again, the life was going on smoothly and it was much more interesting than earlier. That way a few years had passed. All these years, there were no serious problems in the life of the old man..

Suddenly, one more critical problem surfaced in his life and he was again totally helpless, much more this time! 

He expected the young man to sort out the issue as he had done earlier. Contrary to his expectation, the young man did nothing….The old man was furious. On an appropriate occasion, he shouted at him and gave out a piece of his mind!

The young man simply smiled at him and told, 

“Sir! I am sorry! Earlier, when your problem was resolved, you thought that I solved your problem and thus helped you. But it was my responsibility to the core at that point of time and I simple did my job…. Subsequent to this, you might have expected that I would be by your side to solve all future issues in life. You thus totally started relaxing in your life and because of that, your present problem appears to be more difficult! But to tell you frankly, here my responsibility is zero and I can and I should do nothing in this regard! Unfortunately, the person who can bring solace to you may not listen to you in this regard. I am really sorry for the trouble you invited for yourself!”

While leaving, the young man said, “Sir! God always gives us a chance to recover from an impending problem but simultaneously expects us to be less self oriented in future! But most of the times, I will forget this and start thinking that ‘I resolved the issue and I am great!’ When I thus deviate, the next problem sure to come up makes me more helpless. It is better I always make use of the chance given by the Almighty, try to mould myself as I solve the problem and still in that process if I fail, I should sincerely await for the next opportunity! Thus a problem is an opportunity to improve but not to escape from true responsibility!”

The old man was totally taken aback at the wisdom of the youngster!