Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 Dear All Its Worth Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One evening a Swamiji of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt was addressing the participants on the concept of work culture. One of the participants asked the following question to the Swamiji.I am a senior manager of Materials Department and I joined this organization 25 years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last 25 years I have gone through every experience in the organization and I am now the senior manager looking after the material function independently. During the initial part of my career, the job was very challenging and interesting. Every day was exciting and I looked forward to each day with lot of interest. However, all those exciting days are gone since I do not find my job any more interesting because there is nothing new in my job. As I have seen and handled every conceivable situation there is no more challenges in my work. I am now feeling bored because I am doing a routine job. However, Swamiji, I am living in the same house for over forty years, I am the son for the same parents for over forty years, I am the father for the same children for the past twenty years and the husband for the same lady for the past thirty years. In these personal role I do not feel bored and the passage of time has not taken away the zeal from me. Please tell me why I am bored of the routine in the office and not in the house?' This was a very interesting question and we were all very anxious and curious to know what the Swamiji had to say! The response from him was very interesting and convincing. He asked the executive the question " Please tell me for whom you mother cooks. The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks for others. Then the Swamiji said that the mother 'serves' others and because of this service mindedness, she is not feeling tired or bored.But in an office, we 'work' and not 'serve'. Anything we consider as service will not make us feel bored. That is difference between serving and working. He asked the executive to consider his work as service and not merely a work! This was a very interesting analysis! Whenever you put a larger context around your work and see a broader meaning for your work, you will take interest in your work. An awareness of larger purpose of your job and an appreciation of its importance will make a very big difference in your internal energy. You should believe that you are here for a purpose and should believe in the spiritual context of your role. Hope all of us practice the same Regards Prabha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2001 Report Share Posted July 3, 2001 IT IS REALLY VERY INTERESTING, AND MEANINGFUL.. SURE, WE ALL SHOULD ACCEPT AND FOLLOW THIS. THANK YOU PRABHA. SHANKARAM SHIVA SHANKARAM. REGDS, VENKATARAMAN, SSI LTD. > > prabha [sMTP:prabha] > Tuesday, July 03, 2001 10:48 AM > > Good one...U must read this !!! > > Dear All > > Its Worth Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > One evening a Swamiji of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt was addressing the > participants on the concept of work culture. > > One of the participants asked the following question to the Swamiji.I am a > senior manager of Materials Department and I joined this organization 25 > years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last 25 years I have gone > through every experience in the organization and I am now the senior > manager looking after the material function independently. During the > initial part of my career, the job was very challenging and > interesting. Every day was exciting and I looked forward to each day with > lot of interest. > > However, all those exciting days are gone since I do not find my job any > more interesting because there is nothing new in my job. As I have seen > and > handled every conceivable situation there is no more challenges in my > work. > I am now feeling bored because I am doing a routine job. > > However, Swamiji, I am living in the same house for over forty years, I am > the son for the same parents for over forty years, I am the father for the > same children for the past twenty years and the husband for the same lady > for the past thirty years. In these personal role I do not feel bored and > the passage of time has not taken away the > zeal from me. > > Please tell me why I am bored of the routine in the office and not in the > house?' > > This was a very interesting question and we were all very anxious and > curious to know what the Swamiji had to say! The response from him was > very > interesting and convincing. > > He asked the executive the question " Please tell me for whom you mother > cooks. > > The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks for others. > > Then the Swamiji said that the mother 'serves' others and because of this > service mindedness, she is not feeling tired or bored.But in an office, we > 'work' and not 'serve'. Anything we consider as service will not make us > feel bored. That is difference between serving and working. He asked the > executive to consider his work as service and > not merely a work! > > This was a very interesting analysis! Whenever you put a larger context > around your work and see a broader meaning for your work, > you will take interest in your work. An awareness of larger purpose of > your > job and an appreciation of its importance will make a very big > difference in your internal energy. You should believe that you are here > for > a purpose and should believe in the spiritual context of your role. > > > > Hope all of us practice the same > > Regards > Prabha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 THANKS PRABHA , ITS REALLY INTRESTING AND WORTHY. SAI >venkatraman <venkatraman > > >RE: Good one...U must read this !!! >Tue, 3 Jul 2001 11:06:37 +0530 > >IT IS REALLY VERY INTERESTING, AND MEANINGFUL.. SURE, WE ALL SHOULD ACCEPT >AND FOLLOW THIS. THANK YOU PRABHA. >SHANKARAM SHIVA SHANKARAM. > >REGDS, >VENKATARAMAN, >SSI LTD. > > > > prabha [sMTP:prabha] > > Tuesday, July 03, 2001 10:48 AM > > > > Good one...U must read this !!! > > > > Dear All > > > > Its Worth Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > One evening a Swamiji of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt was addressing the > > participants on the concept of work culture. > > > > One of the participants asked the following question to the Swamiji.I am >a > > senior manager of Materials Department and I joined this organization 25 > > years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last 25 years I have gone > > through every experience in the organization and I am now the senior > > manager looking after the material function independently. During the > > initial part of my career, the job was very challenging and > > interesting. Every day was exciting and I looked forward to each day >with > > lot of interest. > > > > However, all those exciting days are gone since I do not find my job any > > more interesting because there is nothing new in my job. As I have seen > > and > > handled every conceivable situation there is no more challenges in my > > work. > > I am now feeling bored because I am doing a routine job. > > > > However, Swamiji, I am living in the same house for over forty years, I >am > > the son for the same parents for over forty years, I am the father for >the > > same children for the past twenty years and the husband for the same >lady > > for the past thirty years. In these personal role I do not feel bored >and > > the passage of time has not taken away the > > zeal from me. > > > > Please tell me why I am bored of the routine in the office and not in >the > > house?' > > > > This was a very interesting question and we were all very anxious and > > curious to know what the Swamiji had to say! The response from him was > > very > > interesting and convincing. > > > > He asked the executive the question " Please tell me for whom you mother > > cooks. > > > > The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks for others. > > > > Then the Swamiji said that the mother 'serves' others and because of >this > > service mindedness, she is not feeling tired or bored.But in an office, >we > > 'work' and not 'serve'. Anything we consider as service will not make us > > feel bored. That is difference between serving and working. He asked the > > executive to consider his work as service and > > not merely a work! > > > > This was a very interesting analysis! Whenever you put a larger context > > around your work and see a broader meaning for your work, > > you will take interest in your work. An awareness of larger purpose of > > your > > job and an appreciation of its importance will make a very big > > difference in your internal energy. You should believe that you are here > > for > > a purpose and should believe in the spiritual context of your role. > > > > > > > > Hope all of us practice the same > > > > Regards > > Prabha > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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