I was introduced to the myraid and mysterious ways of spirituality about 4 years ago. The journey started off with promises of ultimate knowledge, inhuman strength (mental strength obviously), an ability to be successful at everything etc etc etc.
All this sounds like a load of bull crap for a non believer. I am a firm believer.. why am I a believer? Because I have nothing to lose by believing.
After belief, the next hurdle to cross is practice. Regular practice of religious rituals is supposedly the easiest way to spirituality. After achieving some proficiency in that as well, the next thing is to find a spiritual goal to achieve.
When people said that anything can be achieved if one is disciplined, they very conveniently forgot to answer what it is that one should try to achieve.
The question "What is the best thing I will need in my life", is an extremely tough question to answer. I can be materialistic and pray for something awesome like a sports car, but that is useless as I will be left without a goal after achieving that. Since the process of achieving a goal is more useful than the end result itself, the thing that one must seek should be a very distant goal.
What is the question, is itself the toughest the question.
And unfortunately BMS does not give me sufficient time to ponder over it. Off to do some very physical activity (writing the workshop diary).
Ciao
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Unemployment
My daily horoscope said that I will enjoy creative writing today. Hence this post.
I was employed and earning regularly until very recently. Unfortunately, my profession is not one that can be continued throughout the year. The demand for people in my profession starts after a few more months. If I do want to continue my profession, I should probably increase my charges. Not worth working for such meagre salaries.
Being unemployed has left me with a lot of free time. Especially in the evenings, not to mention pinching my pocket. Gone are the days of hogging 3 samosas in a row and not thinking twice about buying an Ice-tea later. Other than the obvious credit crunch there are also other things that are missing.
1) The long-ish drive to the workplace in the cool evening breeze.
2) Perks which included coffee, tea, juice, and the occasional tasty dish.
3) Lessons learnt in man management and communication skills.
4) Ability to put across sentences in as simple and persuasive words as possible.
5) Occasional physical tussles.
6) Making threats and hinting at blackmail to get work done.
7) Lessons in being patient and calm, irrespective of the situation.
8) Listening to good stories.
9) bonding with clients
And that's about it. I terribly miss being employed. But in the interest of my studies and the obvious point that my services are no longer required, Ive been discharged from services(without a pink slip!).
The only thing left to do is to drown my sorrows in a mug of you-know-what.
May none of you ever have to be unemployed in your lives!!
Ciao
I was employed and earning regularly until very recently. Unfortunately, my profession is not one that can be continued throughout the year. The demand for people in my profession starts after a few more months. If I do want to continue my profession, I should probably increase my charges. Not worth working for such meagre salaries.
Being unemployed has left me with a lot of free time. Especially in the evenings, not to mention pinching my pocket. Gone are the days of hogging 3 samosas in a row and not thinking twice about buying an Ice-tea later. Other than the obvious credit crunch there are also other things that are missing.
1) The long-ish drive to the workplace in the cool evening breeze.
2) Perks which included coffee, tea, juice, and the occasional tasty dish.
3) Lessons learnt in man management and communication skills.
4) Ability to put across sentences in as simple and persuasive words as possible.
5) Occasional physical tussles.
6) Making threats and hinting at blackmail to get work done.
7) Lessons in being patient and calm, irrespective of the situation.
8) Listening to good stories.
9) bonding with clients
And that's about it. I terribly miss being employed. But in the interest of my studies and the obvious point that my services are no longer required, Ive been discharged from services(without a pink slip!).
The only thing left to do is to drown my sorrows in a mug of you-know-what.
May none of you ever have to be unemployed in your lives!!
Ciao
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