a beautiful parable our parish priest shared with us yesterday.
the inventor of pencil, told it four fundamental facts
1. your value lies in your core, thats what you actually are.
2. you will experience pain when you are sharpened but it will bring out the best in you.
3. you will be most effective when you leave yourself in the hands of others.
4. you are expected to leave beautiful marks, but be humble enough to accept being erased,if you create somethng wrong.
guess, all these are applicable to us humans as well :)
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Airtel Great Delhi Run - 21 November 2010
participated in the airtel great delhi run today.
was a good experience, clicked some good pics n gave them some interesting captions ( i think)
for me though it was airtel great delhi walk. ardently walked the whole distance. thats what my preparation ( if any) and stamina permits.
reached in a little late. the shuttle service form the metro station was a bit let down. but every cloud has a silver lining ;)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Office Gyan
Got some really good office gyan yesterday. In a way got two sets of gyan and both on my way back home from office.
The first one came from a very experienced superior of mine, someone i respect alot.
1. He said that no matter what job you are doing or what position you are working at, you always need to be a human being first.
2. Always remain grounded tm the earth. It hurts least if you fall and fewer people see you fall. If you are too high up in the air, you can pretty well guess the consequences.
This was on my way from office to the metro station, i had got a lift.
The second set of gyan was in the metro, close to my destination. As always, two people were talking at a volume audible to me. And you know, hearing is involuntary. One of the more experienced guys from among the two was sharing anecdotes from his professional life. By the time the metro reached the destination, he beautifully summarised the entire conversation into three points:
1. Obedience to superiors
2. Respect towards superiors, peers and subordinates.
3. Initiative to learn more.
The first two make your life easier at work (sort of hygiene factor). The third one helps you grow(sort of motivating factor).
I getting all this gyan at this juncture seemed ominous.
The first one came from a very experienced superior of mine, someone i respect alot.
1. He said that no matter what job you are doing or what position you are working at, you always need to be a human being first.
2. Always remain grounded tm the earth. It hurts least if you fall and fewer people see you fall. If you are too high up in the air, you can pretty well guess the consequences.
This was on my way from office to the metro station, i had got a lift.
The second set of gyan was in the metro, close to my destination. As always, two people were talking at a volume audible to me. And you know, hearing is involuntary. One of the more experienced guys from among the two was sharing anecdotes from his professional life. By the time the metro reached the destination, he beautifully summarised the entire conversation into three points:
1. Obedience to superiors
2. Respect towards superiors, peers and subordinates.
3. Initiative to learn more.
The first two make your life easier at work (sort of hygiene factor). The third one helps you grow(sort of motivating factor).
I getting all this gyan at this juncture seemed ominous.
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