When boss of the bosses leaves ~ My First Job - Shikshantar
Shikshantar was my first full-time job and I truly loved it. Being one of the best schools of Gurgaon, it had some of the finest teachers, staff members with whom I worked closely and also really brilliant students. I worked there for 14 months and every single day had its set of challenges, learnings and each of them has now become a great memory which I deeply cherish.
I had 4 lady bosses ( 1 reporting one and 3 department heads ) and all of them were equally brilliant and perfectionist.
When the boss of the bosses was leaving the Shikshantar due to her medical conditions, it was emotional moment for all and we had great farewell party for her. Everyone spoke something nice about her ( doesn't matter how much they suffered from her chase for seeking perfection in everything she touched ).
So here is what i wrote for her:
When I was new in Shikshantar , I was really really nervous but she was so supportive that I picked up quite rapidly .
She is a perfectionist and it was very inspiring to work with her .
An elder sister gets mad on her lil brother , but deep down she loves him , cares about him .
The same way , She wasn't just a boss , I found myself an elder sister in her .
In Shikshantar we address every fellow coworker as Didi or bhaiya which forms really solid bond among each other.
Year of Consolidation
At times, you just have to decide what you want from your life. You have to get your priorities straight, you have to identify what are the things which are worth doing and what all are not.
Over the years, I have occupied myself with a ton of things, thanks to my nature of exploration and wide range of interests. This is the time when I am consolidating everything. All interests, all explorations converge to focus on a few selected things I really want from my life.
Everyone has some parameters / matrices according to which they gauge their effectiveness, their self-worth, their achievements, their success. I have defined a few for myself which I am extremely keen to limit and focus on.
At times, you just have to take decisions to get things which you exactly want from your life, no strolling around, just focusing on things which matter!
For me, the priorities have just changed ( for good ).
I wish you all very best luck in identifies those, getting your priorities right and achieve whatever you dream of.
Quotes
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, he said:
“Man.
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present;
the result being that he does not live in the present or the future;
he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life." - John Lennon.
“Worrying is like riding a tiger. If you can stay on top of it, you will enjoy the ride. If you get off, the tiger will eat you."
The things you own end up owning you. - Tyler durden
Its only after we've lost everything,that we are free to do anything."
It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple."
Rabindranath Tagore
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he recieved during a heart surgery in 1983.
From the world over, he recieved letters from his fan, one of them conveyed: "Why does God have to select you for such a bad disease?".
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over--50,000,000 children start playing tennis, 5,000,000 learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn profesional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach the Wimbledon, 4 to semi finals, 2 to finals. When I was the one holding the cup, I never asked god "Why me?".
And today in pain, I should not be asking GOD "why me?".
when each day is the same as the next,
people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day - The Alchemist
"Personality begins where comparison Ends"
"If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to be willing to take whatever you’ve done
and whoever you were and throw them away.
The more the outside world tries to reinforce an image of you, the harder it is to continue to be an artist, which is why a lot of times, artists have to
say, “Bye. I have to go. I’m going crazy and I’m getting out of here.” And they go and hibernate somewhere. Maybe later they re-emerge a little
differently."
You can do anything, but not everything.
—David Allen
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them."
Ernest Hemingway
"The most painful goodbyes are the once that are never said and never explained."
"Happiness is a Journey..... Not a Destination"
Ben Sweetland
"Mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs"
Charlie Chaplin
“When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face
When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve
When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People
When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard
When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard
When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others
God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed.”
― Swami Vivekananda
Love for William Shakespeare
i am fond of william shakespeare . he is among a few authors whose book I started reading back in 2000s when I was 10 .
With so many amazing memories , all of the characters used to come in my dreams .
the way william used to write , making sense out of it was quite challenging at times .
some amazing lines from
merchant of venice
Ant. In sooth, I know not why I am so sad:
It wearies me; you say it wearies you;
But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,
What stuff ’tis made of, whereof it is born,
I am to learn;
And such a want-wit sadness makes of me,
That I have much ado to know myself.
even now it is . but guess what , what doesn't kills you , makes you stronger ;)
Thoughts on Women
As an individual , women starts her journey from being a daughter, soul of a happy home , she becomes sister , a caring sister who deserves love and affection from her brothers, to a wife , who manages the new family , to a mother , who gives birth to babies , who nurtures and shapes her child , who is the first teacher of her child .
But even though she plays different roles throughout their life, female foeticide takes place, Women faces discrimination, harassment throughout their lives.
The journey of life is long and every women goes through it .
Recently Slut Walk was organized in different parts of world to highlight the same issue .
When ever a men sees any women , is the mental image created of her in his mind is pure or is full of bad thoughts .
The purer are the thoughts , the better will be the character of that person .
There is a saying in sanskrit
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः ।
यत्रैतास्तु न पूज्यन्ते सर्वास्तत्राफलाः क्रियाः ॥
which means that
”The divine are extremely happy where women are respected ;
where they are not, all actions (projects) are fruitless.”
When you are hurting a women , you are challenging your character , the moral values taught by your mother .
Be a man, be a protector.
