Life is a big teacher. It is a live movie,which depicts every action, every movement and emotion on the canvas of life. I have seen and experienced life from different frames. In my eighty years of existence there have been ups and downs. Every human being has to face good and bad days. Life is not a straight line. In the graph of our existence, sometimes we touch the peak and some other time we go the bottom. An interesting thing is that every thing happens without any prior notice or any symptom.
Life has taught me that we must always remain happy. If we are happy and cheerful, we spread happiness. A famous saying,''if you laugh the world will laugh with you; if you cry , you cry alone.'' I have experienced that if you crib all the time, people will move away from you. If, on the other hand if you havea genial temperament, people flock around you.
The next thing I believe is that we must not use harsh words.
A soft spoken person is always sought after, whether at home or at work. It is generally seen that a person who is contended and is at rest within, is always respected by others. I firmly believe that if you speak calmly and pleasantly to not only with your superiors but with your subordinates, you are respected and appreciated.
I strongly feel that we must never degrade or criticise our subordinates in an open assembly., it amounts to insulting them. Our subordinates appreciate being spoken to with kind words for them. No one likes to be publicly hammered in the head.Mahatama Gandhi's famous quotation ''I praise loudly, I blame softly,'' is true for all times.
Our work place is for fulfilling our targets and to be up to date and sincere in our work. We must not indulge in loose talk by criticising the boss/ management. Generally it is found that people find great satisfaction in talking ill of the boss.At tea time or during lunch hour, the boss is always targeted. The gist of such talk is that the boss knows nothing, and is merely surviving on the output of the subordinates.What a blasphemy!
In my long innings, I concluded that office friendships are not everlasting. Such friendships are based on personal interest and are subject to fluctuations. As an example, your ''friend'' is expecting a promotion, but you get it. The ''friendship'' is instantly converted into enmity. Be good to every one. Be happy and spread happiness.
written for B A R weekly thread 30th August to5thSept
Life has taught me that we must always remain happy. If we are happy and cheerful, we spread happiness. A famous saying,''if you laugh the world will laugh with you; if you cry , you cry alone.'' I have experienced that if you crib all the time, people will move away from you. If, on the other hand if you havea genial temperament, people flock around you.
The next thing I believe is that we must not use harsh words.
A soft spoken person is always sought after, whether at home or at work. It is generally seen that a person who is contended and is at rest within, is always respected by others. I firmly believe that if you speak calmly and pleasantly to not only with your superiors but with your subordinates, you are respected and appreciated.
I strongly feel that we must never degrade or criticise our subordinates in an open assembly., it amounts to insulting them. Our subordinates appreciate being spoken to with kind words for them. No one likes to be publicly hammered in the head.Mahatama Gandhi's famous quotation ''I praise loudly, I blame softly,'' is true for all times.
Our work place is for fulfilling our targets and to be up to date and sincere in our work. We must not indulge in loose talk by criticising the boss/ management. Generally it is found that people find great satisfaction in talking ill of the boss.At tea time or during lunch hour, the boss is always targeted. The gist of such talk is that the boss knows nothing, and is merely surviving on the output of the subordinates.What a blasphemy!
In my long innings, I concluded that office friendships are not everlasting. Such friendships are based on personal interest and are subject to fluctuations. As an example, your ''friend'' is expecting a promotion, but you get it. The ''friendship'' is instantly converted into enmity. Be good to every one. Be happy and spread happiness.
written for B A R weekly thread 30th August to5thSept
Some of these I learned fairly early on, some of these I learned the hard way in life through falling down and being forced to get up again. But definitely these are some of the key life lessons that every one needs to know
ReplyDeleteVery true Doc. To exist peacefully we have to observe certain principles in life.
DeleteUshaji, these are such apt life lessons! Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Aditi. The lessons of life are quite tough. We have to mould ourselves to acquire them.
DeleteAgree with you ! Happiness is a decision; and choosing to be happy makes a lot of difference, and also being kind, it is said that kindness is a rent that you pay for occupying the space on this earth. Negative thinking and talking saps our energy, its always good to be positive and grateful... thanks for sharing !
ReplyDeleteAngela, thanks for visiting this site. You are correct. we have to make sincere efforts to succeed iin life.
DeleteAgree with all the lessons you have shared, Ma'am! Have learnt them through the trials and tribulations that life has thrown our way. Thanks for sharing and reminding too!
ReplyDeleteYes Shilpa, it is better that occassionally we remember our lessons of life.
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