Monday, April 10, 2006

God! Give me R.S.

R.S. is not a girl.If it were a girl I would have been in IMAX catching the latest release with her , but not here writing this post :( .Now, what is R.S ?It's abbreviated form of Real Stubbornness.

I heard innocent mothers boasting that their boy is stubborn.They feel that If he wants to do some thing no one on the earth can stop him even the force of friction :).He is stubborn to watch SRK's latest release on day one or to propose the girl next door.But when it comes to the Real Thing is he stubborn?A typical telugu movie hero is portrayed as this kind of stubborn boy.

What is this Real Thing?I feel that it is the one which helps you to grow and help others to grow along with you.It can be like mastering a technology,getting your dream job,service (as mentioned in my previous post) and so on.I know this is purely relative notion, so please free to comment me on this aspect.

In my case, first of all let me make myself clear.My mother never boasted of my stubbornness.She is very much aware of my weaknesses and strengths.Whether someone talks about your stubbornness or not, I feel that stubbornness is an innate quality.Where and When you use it is what really matters! I will exemplify my argument with some of my own incidents.

Yesterday I decided to do two mutually exclusive things.One is watching the movie V for Vendetta and the other start reading word-lists(I dont know when I am going to start this).My office work was completed by 5:30 PM.I proved my stubbornness by watching the movie.(It's a different issue that the movie is good and I learnt some new words from the dialogues :) ).I dont really consider this stubbornness as stubbornness at all because it is exhibited by any Tom,Dick and Harry.

Suitable helmet locks are not yet made for Honda Unicorn.Seeing the lock fit with long screws on my friends Unicorn I decided to have the lock for my bike on the back-side only.But the mechanic I caught hold of told that its impossible and some how convinced me that it will hurt my side lights and blah blah.So I agreed to have it on the bike's leg guard.Thi created hell lot of problem.The lock slides along the rod,the locked helmet occupies my leg-room.

Again on fine day I searched for a better mechanic.The old lock was fixed so strongly that it has to be cut.I bought a new lock and long screws and got it fixed on the bike's back side.This transition costed me 300 bucks.I would have saved this amount if I would have exhibited the same stubbornness that I did in watching V.

So I decide to be stubborn in real things also.Here I want to make myself clear.I am not talking about imaginary things like reading all AynRand works in a singe day for an uninitiated reader.

I dont know how many loop-holes are present in my argument.Please free to comment on it.

Friday, April 07, 2006

A Paradigm Shift

One evening a scholar was addressing the participants
on the concept of work culture. One of the
participants asked the following question :
"I am a senior manager of Materials Department and I
joined an organization 25 years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last
25 years I have gone through every experience in the
organization.
During the initial part of my career, the job was very
challenging and interesting.
However, all those exciting days are gone since I do
not find my job any more interesting because there is
nothing new in my job. I am now feeling
bored because I am doing a routine job.
However, Sir, I am living in the same house for over
forty years, I am the son for the same parents for
over forty five years, I am the father for the
same children for the past ten years and the husband
for the same lady for the past twenty years !( the
toughest job!)
In these personal roles I do not feel bored Please
tell me why I am bored of the routine in the office
and not in the house?"
The response from Scholar was very interesting and
convincing. He asked the executive the question:
"Please tell me for whom does your Mother cook ?"
The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks
for others.
Then the Scholar said that the mother "Serves" others
and because of this service mindedness, she is not
feeling tired or bored. But in an office, we
"Work" and not "Serve". Anything we consider, as
service will not make us feel bored. That is
difference between Serving and Working.
He asked the executive to consider his work as service
and not merely a work !! This was a very interesting
analysis!! Whenever you put a larger
context around your work and see a broader meaning for
your work, you will take interest in your work and it
will make a very big difference in your
internal energy.

Attitude Matters !!!

If you think you are working for the organization you
will get frustrated.
If you feel you are doing a service and getting some
service charges you will feel happy.
After all -doing what you like is freedom but liking
what you do is happiness!

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