Showing posts with label Change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Change. Show all posts

Sunday, October 04, 2015

A day !

It was my first day in the new city.

Actually, I am in the capital of India.

I have been called here on the immediate basis for the training. So, it's like a small vacation for me.

They don't want me in the office for next two days, and I have a list to follow in these days.

I was like a camper since the morning. Been to three malls, one cafe, two restaurants, a movie hall, a garden, a spa, a convention hall.

My Google fit is showing 10km in the walking clock. It must be so happy to see new figures in the dial.

I met two couples, a masseuse, a security guard, four to five booking and food attendants.

Each of them had stories in their eyes. My masseuse Julia, is from North eastern part of the country. She and her sister lives in Delhi, both works in the same industry, i.e SPA & BEAUTY.

Guess what !! She and I, both have very minor difference difference in Salary. I was actually trying to find out how and what to learn to be a masseuse.

Both the couples were working in IT industry. Both were different parts of the country.

All the food attendants, security guard and the cook I have been provided in the Guest house; are from Nepal.

This is the seventh hour of my roaming day.

I asked one question with one or other sentence and words in all interactions I did today.

What you're gonna do with the money you get?

And you know what was the sense they wanted to buy??

All of them needed some sort of stability in life. No matter if they had a car, a wife, a bf/gf or a sound job, a decent salary (unlike me) or a religion (count me on the other side).

They were insecure of something.

Don't know, of what. But they were. They would use the earned money to fill in this insecurity. This hollowness they have in their heart. I am sure, all of the above, having some material things is not solving this situation. 

But they need security.

Satisfaction? I am not sure, but if they are in search, I guess satisfaction will be an impractical goal to get.

I am still in awe.

Do I have or will have the same sense of insecurity? Not having something? Or fear of losing somethings?

I am in the garden and watching a small kid, may be of a year, playing with grass. Trying to bite the spades. Kid isn't aware what is being lost in this dire time.

What he will have in life and what will he lose. He isn't giving a damn to his mother right now, even. And I am pretty sure he won't have given a damn to this insecurity his parents have for him.

I want to be this kid again.

Don't you?



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Monday, September 21, 2015

Please don't change the World !




I have been an Engineer, handling the entire Crude distillation unit of the Asia's second largest refinery.

I have been an Entrepreneur, heading three businesses.

I have been a Consultant, to Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Non-professional people of almost three continents.

I am trying to be a Researcher.

I am trying to be a Leader.

I am trying to be a Professor

I am trying to find a soul mate

I am trying to be a good Son, Friend, Responsible citizen and Non responsible big brother.

What is that one thing that I am not trying to do?

I am not trying to be the change that I want to see in the world.

I'll tell you one thing.

This is the bravest statement ever.

This is shit.

Please don't change the world.

Why?

In the last decade of my life, I've realized one simple thing.

Whenever you wish or want to change the world, something shit is going to happen.

It doesn't matter if that will happen with you or not, but it will be shit.

Why you would want to change the entire World? Just because you have an itchy ass and don't have anything else to do?

Or because you think there is still a room for improvement in the entire World according to your principles.

I am not sure what else could be the case, but please don't change the world.

World is the perfect in every and each scenario.

You are the perfect in every and each scenario.

This world doesn't need more of the change makers, engineers, business persons, leaders, doctors or assholes.

It needs,

Acts of kindness,
Gestures of love,
And selfless attitudes.


 These three things will only seem logical, doable, rational, executable, feasible, workable or needed, only when you are not in the herd who would want to be the change just so the world can be changed.

These are my favorite lines,


" If you want to do it, there must not be any reason,
If you don't, there can not be any excuse ! "


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Tuesday, September 08, 2015

A smart world





(A tribute to the Syrian Boy)


I have a habit.

Whenever I get time, I go online and watch videos of change makers. 

Larry Page, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Obama, Narendra Modi, Mark, Rupert, Nicolas.

Why do they do what they do?

This is the only question I have in mind whenever I watch their speeches.

No, we are using the theorem in wrong manner.

Or may be the theorem is wrong.

We don't need a better world.

You have a car.

Now, you get two or three or Ferrari or higher models.

Is it good? Or better?

Larry once in a talk told, he sees the companies as the agents of change.

When I asked to people in my city, who have companies, almost all said, they want to make this world a better place to live.

I am not sure how clear they are or will be in future.

I don't a better world.

What would it like to be if you get the powers of Superman for one whole year?

You'll fly.

Scan people with your X-ray vision. Cook chicken with laser eyes. Run around the galaxy to see more stars. May be find some new habitats in space.

Then?

If you're a Superman, this will take no more than couples of months.

Okay, so now say, you can share your powers to make others Superman, then?

Well, you will make couples more.

They'll do the same.

They'll make others.

And by the end of the year. Half of the Earth is Superman Superwoman.

They spread out, and in another month or so make the rest of half Superman Superwoman.

Did you get a better world?

I am not sure, but if I would answer this, it is No.

No
No
No
No

I need a smarter world. 

Not full of Superman Superwoman.

What is a smarter world?

The one which....

Get your imaginations running now...!!



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