Showing posts with label Ambition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ambition. Show all posts
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Realization
There are so many personal prejudices in
current times, so many competitive attitudes ending with toppling another to
climb onto their backs. Even conversations are only about others. And the topic
is not really about people either. it is mostly about our own underlying envy ,
a desire to discredit someone in someone else’s eyes.
We are seeing this even on the larger
canvas as in the current elections. And it is there because the average caliber
of human being has been found wanting. Open hostilities indicate that there is
no value for respect as a personal virtue. We are willing to give up our
dignity, our grace to achieve what can only be a selfish end because, the
qualities of people with a high sense of dignity and self respect are very
different. They don’t need to downgrade themselves. They are confident and
contented people.
I would like to think that the tide is
turning towards a realization that values need to be generic and real, followed
by everyone.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Sunday, 7 June 2020
Sunday, 29 March 2020
Monday, 24 February 2020
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
Monday, 6 January 2020
Thursday, 2 January 2020
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Monday, 2 December 2019
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Sunday, 3 November 2019
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Sunday, 24 March 2019
Learning and understanding
Why is it that quiet people are generally ignored?
Just because they don't indulge in constant chatter even if it is trivial or
meaningless, just to make their presence felt? I have also noticed that they
are not given credit for much brain either. Almost as if, being quiet is being
dumb.
The quality of being judgmental is our
birthright, you see. So, how can one let it go? How will we form opinions then?
They are generally formed on this very premise and such premises, on others and
their lifestyles and personalities.
One should always look beyond the facade.
Very often, quiet people have much depth of learning and understanding. It is
also a fact that those who elevate spiritually find their minds quietening and
so do their speech levels. It is true that they don't feel the need to talk and
comment incessantly on something or another. One should never judge them
hastily. They could be thinkers who don't need validation from external
sources.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Thursday, 16 August 2018
Lack of responsibility
Can you respect yourself if you have no
commitment to anything and anyone in life? When you just drift along aimlessly?
I always wonder about the psyche behind this. Can there be no ambition, no
drive, and no cognizance of what others around you might be depending on you for?
We are quick to point this aspect in other
people. A lack of commitment goes hand in hand with a lack of responsibility.
And these are not useful or admirable traits.
Living within a family and society makes
responsibility mandatory and so with people receiving a salary. The proportion
of commitment in relation to salary was never the thought in earlier times.
Today, the respect for employers is scant in many places, especially domestic
staff. And this is not the case only here.
This is the world of today. Dealing with it
is the only option. And avoiding stress at the same time. Stress is the biggest
killer.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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