Starting and ending this is in one way tricky. All that starts well doesn't go well and all that goes well needn't necessarily end well. ( Just a recap: In my futile attempts to connect various dots of life, I jot down a few thoughts every now and then here so that I can read back and laugh at myself later. As usual it was decently long enough since I got back to myself publicly.) I fancy looking at our life as a small part of this universe where we are some insignificant parts like a photon or a proton where our presence unless if hit to a heavy metal or pushed to a high energy state doesn't matter much. So, you may wait for that moment of truth when the revelation strikes and from then on you become an enlightened one reminding the rest of the world how mean they are. My philosophy of becoming a changing force of the world and giving back to the society, I should say, isn't so anymore! The world is getting much more focused and specific on their requirements. I saw the pet pedicure clinics and post-breakup stress consultancies and started thinking of some alternatives.
I gave a lengthy speech to a school junior of mine on methodical approach to exams and importance of practice for understanding the concepts. It came down to "Well, fine! Thank you. What now? How am I taking the exams on?". We now need actionables and a bigger picture of what is expected out of them.
I, hence, succumbed to the force of growing pressure from the world around and adopted an amended version of my universal outlook. "I'm part of the world, so anything which is good to me is in turn good to the world!". That way I guess I can make my expectations specific, measurable and achievable. Think about having a goal saying "I want to do good to the society". For me, it means too big a thing to implement now. Instead, I can say "I'm going to add so many bucks to the org X" or "I am going to cut down my carbon consumption by 50%" or "Conserve water by using half a bucket for taking bath" and stuff like that. That, my friends, helps bragging later in life, skillfully weaving them into various perspectives as the situations demand.
I gave a lengthy speech to a school junior of mine on methodical approach to exams and importance of practice for understanding the concepts. It came down to "Well, fine! Thank you. What now? How am I taking the exams on?". We now need actionables and a bigger picture of what is expected out of them.
I, hence, succumbed to the force of growing pressure from the world around and adopted an amended version of my universal outlook. "I'm part of the world, so anything which is good to me is in turn good to the world!". That way I guess I can make my expectations specific, measurable and achievable. Think about having a goal saying "I want to do good to the society". For me, it means too big a thing to implement now. Instead, I can say "I'm going to add so many bucks to the org X" or "I am going to cut down my carbon consumption by 50%" or "Conserve water by using half a bucket for taking bath" and stuff like that. That, my friends, helps bragging later in life, skillfully weaving them into various perspectives as the situations demand.
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One of your best posts, buddy. Enjoyed reading it. Couldn't agree more too!
Hmm... well. Thanks, buddy. I read it a couple of times again now, you know. It's bad not doing it regularly. :)
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