Being different can be a blessing.
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A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter Barbara sat on his lap quietly sobbing.
Bobs wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer.
Little Barbara couldn’t understand why her mommy could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dad’s eyes and asked, “Why isn’t Mommy just like everybody else’s Mommy?” Bob’s jaw tightened and his eyes welled with tears.
Her question brought waves of grief, but also of anger. It had been the story of Bob’s life. Life always had to be different for Bob.
Small when he was a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time to compete in sports. He was often called names he’d rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did complete college, married his loving wife and was grateful to get his job as a copywriter at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression. Then he was blessed with his little girl. But it was all short-lived. Evelyn’s bout with cancer stripped them of all their savings and now Bob and his daughter were forced to live in a two-room apartment in the Chicago slums. Evelyn died just days before Christmas in 1938.
Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for whom he couldn’t even afford to buy a Christmas gift. But if he couldn’t buy a gift, he was determined to make one – a storybook! Bob had created a character in his own mind and told the animal’s story to little Barbara to give her comfort and hope. Again and again Bob told the story, embellishing it more with each telling.
Who was the character? What was the story all about? The story Bob May created was his own autobiography in fable form. The character he created was a misfit outcast like he was. The name of the character? A little reindeer named Rudolph, with a big shiny nose. Bob finished the book just in time to give it to his little girl on Christmas Day. But the story doesn’t end there.
The general manager of Montgomery Ward caught wind of the little storybook and offered Bob May a nominal fee to purchase the rights to print the book. Wards went on to print,_ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer_ and distribute it to children visiting Santa Claus in their stores. By 1946 Wards had printed and distributed more than six million copies of Rudolph. That same year, a major publisher wanted to purchase the rights from Wards to print an updated version of the book.
In an unprecedented gesture of kindness, the CEO of Wards returned all rights back to Bob May. The book became a best seller. Many toy and marketing deals followed and Bob May, now remarried with a growing family, became wealthy from the story he created to comfort his grieving daughter. But the story doesn’t end there either.
Bob’s brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, made a song adaptation to Rudolph. Though the song was turned down by such popular vocalists as Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore, it was recorded by the singing cowboy, Gene Autry. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was released in 1949 and became a phenomenal success, selling more records than any other Christmas song, with the exception of “White Christmas.”
T*he gift of love that Bob May created for his daughter so long ago kept on returning back to bless him again and again. And Bob May learned the lesson, just like his dear friend Rudolph, that being different isn’t so bad In fact, being different can be a blessing.*
👏🏼👍🏼👌🏼😊 Facebook post of a mother to a teenager and who writes beautifully -
“Benign negligence”
Our parents stumbled into parenthood and then bumbled their way through it. For the most part, they left us to our own devices and we were free to live our lives as we pleased.
Food, clothing, shelter, and education was their domain and the allocation was done fairly and to the best of their ability.
School reports were signed with a desultory hand and a bad report card evinced half hearted whacks followed by ice cream.
No one directed us on how to gainfully use our time. If we were bored, we had to overcome the ennui without parental guidance.
We learnt to cycle by renting badly maintained cycles by the half hour. We fell often, and we washed our knees with plain water and started all over again. Often, our afternoon snacks consisted of unwashed raw mangoes, garnished with salt and chilly powder. All the more tasty because they were plucked from the neighbouring compound. We invented board games and co authored books. We went for long walks and visited public libraries to read the latest Mandrake or Bahadur comics. We started our own libraries, which closed down in a week, and sold lemonade to the indulgent Uncles and Aunties of the society.
If we squabbled with our friends, we had to find resolution without adult interference. We experimented with unusual foods and rescued stray dogs.We collected rocks and pressed leaves. All within the periphery vision of our parents. Without being actively aware, they sowed in us seeds of resilience and intrepidity which have held us in good stead. We learnt to push boundaries, build self belief and look failure in the eye.
We mastered Time and put it to good use. We fell down, but we picked ourselves because our parents were occupied otherwise.
Children today are bereft of that clement neglect. Every moment of a child’s life is put to ‘optimal’ use. His hobbies are pre ordained, his friendships are filtered and his leisure is monitored.
His clothes are coordinated, his hands are sanitised and his diet is supervised. His demands are preempted, his desires assumed.
His self belief is never confronted, his creativity lays dormant and his imagination is shackled by Temple Run.
In the desire to be best friends with our kids, we are eroding the skills needed to build long lasting, nurturing relations with outsiders.
Our need to protect overpowers the child’s need to prospect. The more we hover, the more they will submit when faced with unexpected situations.
Benign Neglect is my favourite oxymoron. Right next to Definite Possibility. Of the child turning alright despite our Regular Interventions. Or our Lame Efforts.
But for the child to be joyful while he is growing up, we need to turn a Blind Eye to the process of metamorphosis. The caterpillar will surely turn into a butterfly. And just as its struggles readies the solitary pupa to face the world and the wind, our children will harden and strengthen to face the sound and the fury of Life.
Give them a chance. Leave them alone.
Love Vs Marriage
Love is holding hands in the street.
Marriage is holding arguments in the street.
Love is dinner for 2 in your favorite restaurant.
Marriage is a take home packet.
Love is cuddling on a sofa.
Marriage is one of them sleeping on a sofa.
Love is talking about having children.
Marriage is talking about getting away from children.
Love is going to bed early.
Marriage is going to sleep early.
Love is a romantic drive.
Marriage is arrive on tops curvy tarmac.
Love is losing your appetite.
Marriage is losing your figure.
Love is sweet nothing in the ear.
Marriage is sweet nothing in the bank.
Tv has no place in love.
Marriage is a fight for remote control.
Love is 1 drink and 2 straws.
Marriage is “Don’t you think you’ve had enough!”.
Conclusion: “Love is blind, Marriage is an eye opener!”
Very nice article by kushwant Singh
How To Live & Die
I’ve often thought about what it is that makes people happy—what one has to do in order to achieve happiness.
1- First and foremost is good health. If you do not enjoy good health, you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct something from your happiness.
2- Second, a healthy bank balance. It need not run into crores, but it should be enough to provide for comforts, and there should be something to spare for recreation—eating out, going to the movies, travel and holidays in the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be demoralising. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one’s own eyes.
3- Third, your own home. Rented places can never give you the comfort or security of a home that is yours for keeps. If it has garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, and cultivate a sense of kinship with them.
4- Fourth, an understanding companion, be it your spouse or a girlfriend or a best friend. If you have too many misunderstandings, it robs you of your peace of mind. It is better to accept the differences than to be quarrelling all the time.
5- Fifth, stop envying those who have done better than you in life—risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.
6- Sixth, do not allow people to descend on you for gossip. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.
7- Seventh, cultivate a hobby or two that will fulfill you—gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks, or to meet celebrities, is a criminal waste of time. It’s important to concentrate on something that keeps you occupied meaningfully.
8- Eighth, every morning and evening devote 20 minutes to meditation or introspection. In the mornings, 10 minutes should be spent in keeping the mind absolutely still, and five listing the things you have to do that day. In the evenings, five minutes should be set aside to keep the mind still and 10 to go over the tasks you had intended to do.
9- Ninth, don’t lose your temper. Try not to be short-tempered, or vengeful. Even when a friend has been rude, just move on.
10- Above all, when the time comes to go, one should go like a Person without any regret or grievance against anyone.
अपने हस्ताक्षर से करें अपना भाग्योदय।
1. जो लोग हस्ताक्षर का पहला अक्षर बड़ा लिखते हैं, वे अद्भुत प्रतिभा के धनी होते हैं। ऐसे लोग किसी भी कार्य को अपने अलग ही अंदाज से पूरा करते हैं। अपने कार्य में पारंगत होते हैं। पहला अक्षर बड़ा बनाने के बाद अन्य अक्षर छोटे-छोटे और सुंदर दिखाई देते हों तो व्यक्ति धीरे-धीरे किसी खास मुकाम पर पहुंच जाता है। ऐसे लोगों को जीवन में सभी सुख-सुविधाएं प्राप्त हो जाती हैं।2. जो लोग जल्दी-जल्दी और अस्पष्ट हस्ताक्षर करते हैं, वे जीवन में कई प्रकार की परेशानियों का सामना करते हैं। ऐसे लोग सुखी जीवन नहीं जी पाते हैं। हालांकि, ऐसे लोगों में कामयाब होने की चाहत बहुत अधिक होती है और इसके लिए वे श्रम भी करते हैं। ये लोग किसी को धोखा भी दे सकते हैं। स्वभाव से चतुर होते हैं, इसी वजह से इन्हें कोई धोखा नहीं दे सकता।
3. कुछ लोग हस्ताक्षर तोड़-मरोड़ कर या टुकड़े-टुकड़े या अलग-अलग हिस्सों में करते हैं, हस्ताक्षर के शब्द छोटे-छोटे और अस्पष्ट होते हैं जो आसानी से समझ नहीं आते हैं। सामान्यत: ऐसे लोग बहुत ही चालाक होते हैं। ये लोग अपने काम से जुड़े राज किसी के सामने जाहिर नहीं करते हैं। कभी-कभी ये लोग गलत रास्तों पर भी चल देते हैं और किसी को नुकसान भी पहुंचा सकते हैं।
4. जो लोग कलात्मक और आकर्षक हस्ताक्षर करते हैं, वे रचनात्मक स्वभाव के होते हैं। इन्हें किसी भी कार्य को कलात्मक ढंग से करना पसंद होता है। ऐसे लोग किसी न किसी कार्य में हुनरमंद होते हैं। इन लोगों के काम करने का तरीका अन्य लोगों से एकदम अलग होता है। ऐसे हस्ताक्षर वाले लोग पेंटर या कलाकार भी हो सकते हैं।
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5. कुछ लोग हस्ताक्षर के नीचे दो लाइन खींचते हैं। ऐसे सिग्नेचर करने वाले लोगों में असुरक्षा की भावना अधिक होती है। किसी काम में सफलता मिलेगी या नहीं, इस बात का संदेह सदैव रहता है। पैसा खर्च करने में इन्हें काफी बुरा महसूस होता है अर्थात ये लोग कंजूस भी हो सकते हैं।
6. जो लोग हस्ताक्षर करते समय नाम का पहला अक्षर थोड़ा बड़ा और पूरा उपनाम लिखते हैं, वे अद्भुत प्रतिभा के धनी होते हैं। ऐसे लोग जीवन में सभी सुख-सुविधाएं प्राप्त करते हैं। ईश्वर में आस्था रखने वाले और धार्मिक कार्य करना इनका स्वभाव होता है। ऐसे लोगों का वैवाहिक जीवन भी सुखी होता है।
7. जिन लोगों के सिग्नेचर मध्यम आकार के अक्षर वाले, जैसी उनकी लिखावट है, ठीक वैसे ही हस्ताक्षर हो तो व्यक्ति हर काम को बहुत ही अच्छे ढंग से करता है। ये लोग हर काम में संतुलन बनाए रखते हैं। दूसरों के सामने बनावटी स्वभाव नहीं रखते हैं। जैसे ये वास्तव में होते हैं, ठीक वैसा ही खुद को प्रदर्शित करते हैं।
8. जो लोग अपने हस्ताक्षर को नीचे से ऊपर की ओर ले जाते हैं, वे आशावादी होते हैं। निराशा का भाव उनके स्वभाव में नहीं होता है। ऐसे लोग भगवान में आस्था रखने वाले होते हैं। इनका उद्देश्य जीवन में ऊपर की ओर बढ़ना होता है। इस प्रकार हस्ताक्षर करने वाले व्यक्ति अन्य लोगों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने की इच्छा रखते हैं।
9. जिन लोगों के हस्ताक्षर ऊपर से नीचे की ओर जाते हैं, वे नकारात्मक विचारों वाले हो सकते हैं। ऐस लोग किसी भी काम में असफलता की बात पहले सोचते हैं।
10. जिन लोगों के हस्ताक्षर एक जैसे लयबद्ध नहीं दिखाई देते हैं, वे मानसिक रूप से अस्थिर होते होते हैं। इन्हें मानसिक कार्यों में काफी परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। साथ ही, इनके विचारों में परिवर्तन होते रहते हैं। ये लोग किसी एक बात पर अडिग नहीं रह सकते हैं।
11. जिन लोगों के हस्ताक्षर सामान्य रूप से कटे हुए दिखाई देते हैं, वे नकारात्मक विचारों वाले होते हैं। इन्हें किसी भी कार्य में असफलता पहले नजर आती है। इसी वजह से नए काम करने में इन्हें कई परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है।
12. यदि कोई व्यक्ति हस्ताक्षर के अंत में लंबी लाइन खींचता है तो वह ऊर्जावान होता है। ऐसे लोग दूसरों की मदद के लिए सदैव तत्पर रहते हैं। किसी भी काम को पूरे मन से करते हैं और सफलता भी प्राप्त करते हैं।
13. जो लोग हस्ताक्षर करते समय अपना मिडिल नेम पहले लिखते हैं, वे अपनी पसंद-नापंसद को अधिक महत्व देते हैं। इसके बाद कार्यों को पूरा करने में लग जाते हैं।
14. जो लोग हस्ताक्षर में सिर्फ अपना नाम लिखते हैं, सरनेम नहीं लिखते हैं, वे लोग स्वयं के सिद्धांतों पर कार्य करने वाले होते हैं। आमतौर पर ऐसे लोग किसी और की सलाह मानते नहीं हैं, ये लोग सुनते सबकी हैं, लेकिन करते करते अपने मन की हैं।
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हस्ताक्षर करते समय करें ये उपाय…
क्या आप जानते हैं धन संबंधी मामलों में आपके हस्ताक्षर भी काफी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाते हैं। गलत तरीके से सिग्नेचर करने पर आपको कई तरह की परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ता है। जबकि जो लोग सही तरीके से हस्ताक्षर करते हैं, उन्हें कार्यों में सफलता मिल सकती है।
ज्योतिष में हस्ताक्षर के संबंध में कुछ ध्यान रखने योग्य बातें बताई हैं। आप बहुत धन कमाते हैं और फिर भी बचत नहीं होती है तो अपने हस्ताक्षर के नीचे की ओर पूरी लाईन खीचें तथा उसके नीचे दो बिंदू बना दें, इन बिंदुओं को धन बढ़ने के साथ-साथ बढ़ाते रहें। याद रखें अधिकतम छ: बिंदू लगाए जा सकते हैं।
Weekly Knowledge
WHAT MAKES A REAL HOLIDAY?
Rest and happiness make a real holiday. Often people go on a holiday and they come back tired and tanned, and needing a few more days to recuperate! A real holiday is that which energizes and does not wear you out. Remember, nothing energizes you like Wisdom.
- Doubts and complaints are impediments for rest.
- The moment you set out on your holiday, know that it has begun. Often people expect to find a pinnacle of happiness. Enjoy every moment of the journey as children do, do not wait for the destination.
- If you cannot be happy in one place, you cannot be happy in any other place. If you do not know how to row one boat you will not be able to row any other boat.
- To get maximum satisfaction out of your holiday you need to do something creative and engage in Seva.
- Do not ever forget to make meditation and prayer a part of your holiday.
If your days are Holy, then every day is a Holiday!
“मारवाड़ी” भच्चीड़
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एक बार महाराष्ट्र का एक गुरूजी की नौकरी राजस्थान में लग गई..
राजस्थान में रहते हुऐ गुरूजी को कई साल हो गये..
और गुरूजी को मारवाड़ी भाषा का काफी ज्ञान हो गया
और बे टाबरां ने केंवता की मने पूरी मारवाड़ी आवे लागी है
छोरा बोल्या – गुरूजी मारवाड़ी तो म्हाने भी पूरी कोनी आवे तो थे कठेऊ सीख गया..?
गुरूजी बोल्या – मने तो पूरी आवे है ..थे कीं पूछ सको हो..
छोरा – लगाओ 500 की शर्त………
गुरूजी शर्त लगा ली..
एक दिन गुरूजी सुबह सुबह जंगळ जा कर आया
टूंटी पर हाथ धोवा हा कि टींगर बोल्या
गुरूजी दियाया भचीड़..?
गुरूजी सोच्यो फ्रेश होर आणा न ही भचीड़ केवे है..बे बोल्या-
“हाँ भाई दियायो भचीड़”
बात आई गई हूगी
दोपारां बोर्डिंग मेस में खीर बनाई..
एक कानी गुरूजी.. दूसरी कानी छोरा बैठा जीमण ने
गुरूजी बोल्या – भाई खीर की खुशबू तो घणी सांतरी आवे है ..लागे है खीर जोरदार बनी है
छोरा बोल्या – “पछ देखो काई हो गुरूजी..दयो भचीड़”
गुरूजी सोच्यो खीर खाने ने भी भचीड़ ही केवे है शायद
शाम को मैदान में रस्सा कसी को खेल चाल रियो हो
गुरूजी एक छोर रस्से को पकङकर उभा हा
बठीनू छोरा आया और बोल्या कांई करो गुरूजी..?
गुरूजी—भाई रस्सा खेंच प्रतियोगिता चालू है
छोरा—पछे देखो कांई हो गुरूजी..
दयो भचीड़
गुरूजी रस्से ने खींची..तो बा टूट गी और गुरूजी क लागी खोपड़ी म।
…….छोरा बोल्या – “गुरूजी खा लियो न भचीड़” गुरूजी बोल्या.. "सुबह से हर बात म एक ही बात ..भचीड़ भचीड़ भचीड़ " छोरा बोल्या गुरूजी म्हे पेली ही आपने कियो किमारवाड़ी भाषा ने कोई नई समझ सक है तो देवो 500 रिप्या ..
गुरूजी दुखी मन स दिया. छोरा फेर बोल्या। तो आ है मारवाड़ी गुरूजी.. लाग ग्यो न 500 को भचीड़ ..😬😬😬😬😬😬😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😡😡😡😡😡
गुरूजी बेहोश है
मार दो आगलै ग्रुप म भच्चीड़
Is there something called “Root Cause Analysis” ??
A Management lecturer was talking about “Quality”.
Lecturer : We all know Lord Ram went to spend 14 years in forest and Sita was kidnapped because of a “quality issue”.
Student : How is this anything to do with quality?
Lecturer : Tell me why did Sita go to forest with Ram ?
Student : Because she was his wife and respected his every decision.
Lecturer : OK but why did Ram go to forest ?
Student : Because his father Dasharatha told him to do so and he never disobeyed his father.
Lecturer : OK why did Dasharatha send his son to forest ?
Student : Dasharatha offered his wife (Kaikeyi) two boons , and she chose to make use of them in the future.
And she wanted her son to be king, so on the day of Rama’s crowning,
she asked Dasharatha to send Rama to forest and crown her son; reminding him of his promised boons.
Lecturer : So why did Dasharatha offer his wife two boons ?
Student : Because during a military campaign against Sambarasura, the wheel of Dasharatha’s chariot broke and and kakiye inserted her finger to hold the wheel in place.
Touched by her courage and timely service, Dasharatha offered her two boons.
Lecturer: Hence Proved. The quality of Chariot’s wheel was not up to the mark .. leading to kidnapping of Sita…!!!!
[So, using the “5 why” technique we see that Quality is very important and if the quality of Chariot’s wheel was good, the Ramayana wouldn’t have happened!]
[Root Cause Analysis] 😃
“Death of Policyholder patient due to Malaria after Mosquito Bite is an accidental death and hence Insurance Company is liable to pay the sum assured.”
In an interesting Case of National Insurance Co. Ltd. V/s Mosumi Bhattacharjee, (R.P. No.1270/2016), a question came before the National Commission to decide whether
death of a Policy holder due to Malaria after a mosquito bite can be termed as accidental Death ?
Facts in short.
1. Late Mr. Debashish Bhatacharjee, the husband of the Complainant took the home loan from Bank of Baroda and along with it, he also availed facility of Term insurance like policy by name “Bank of Baroda Loan Suraksha Vima”, issued by the National Insurance Co. Incase of an accidental death, the policy amount was to be paid to the claimants
2. During the subsistence of the Policy, the Policy holder died due to Malaria and hence his legal heirs (LRs) applied to the Insurance Company fir getting the sum assured.
3. But the Insurance Company turned down the claim on the ground that Malaria itself is a disease and not an accident. Hence the LRs filed the complaint before the District consumer forum, which was allowed in their favour. Hence the Insurance Company filed the appeal in state commission, which was also rejected and hence the matter came to national Commission.
Held :
1. The National Commission upheld both the judgments of lower foras and observed that the Policy does not define the Term “Accident”. It relied upon the definition of Accident given in oxford dictionary, wherein it is defined as “An Accident is something that happens unexpectedly and not planned in advance and causes injury”.
2. Thus no one can predict about the mosquito bite and it can happen anywhere and anytime, like an accident. It relied upon the earlier judgment of Matbarsingh V/s Oriental Insurance Co.) wherein it has been held that Snake-bite, dog-bite, frost-bite are also accidents. It rejected the argument of the National Insurance company that Malaria itself is a disease and not an accident.
A) I feel this is an important judgment. Few days back, at least a person in every family was suffering from Dengue / chikungunya and Malaria. Few patients were succumbed to death due to such diseases.This judgment may be helpful to such families. Obviously terms of Policy, if any, will play an important role.
B) This decision also underlines the importance of having Term Insurance like policies.
तुझे कितना भी भूलने की कोशिस करू, मगर इरादा अपनी जगह और बेबसी अपनी जगह 💞
चंद सिक्को की मजबूरी ही है जो खुद के बच्चो को भूखा
छोड़ के एक माँ….
अपनी मालकिन के बच्चों को रोज खिलाने जाती है.
Good Mor Bro 
So what should i do
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Its a beautiful read (forwarding)
“It’s been 18 years since I joined Volvo, a Swedish company. Working for them has proven to be an interesting experience. Any project here takes 2 years to be finalized, even if the idea is simple and brilliant. It’s a rule.”
Globalized processes have caused in us (all over the world) a general sense of searching for immediate results. Therefore, we have come to possess a need to see immediate results. This contrasts greatly with the slow movements of the Swedish. They, on the other hand, debate, debate, debate, hold x quantity of meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this always yields better results.
1. Sweden has 2 million inhabitants..
2. Stockholm has 500,000 people.
3. Volvo, Escania, Ericsson, Electrolux, are some of its renowned companies. Volvo even supplies NASA.
The first time I was in Sweden , one of my colleagues picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was September,bit cold and snowy. We would arrive early at the company and he would park far away from the entrance (2000 employees drive their car to work). The first day, I didn’t say anything, neither the second or third days. One morning I asked him, “Do you have a fixed parking space? I’ve noticed we park far from the entrance even when there are no other cars in the lot.” To which he replied, “Since we’re here early we’ll have time to walk, don’t you think that whoever gets in late will need a place closer to the door?” Imagine my face.
Nowadays, there’s a movement in Europe named Slow Food. This movement establishes that people should eat and drink slowly, with enough time to taste their food, spend time with the family, friends, without rushing. Slow Food is against its counterpart, Fast Food and what it stands for as a lifestyle. Slow Food is the basis for a bigger movement called Slow Europe, as mentioned by Business Week.
Basically, the movement questions the sense of “hurry” and “craziness” generated by globalization, fuelled by the desire of “having in quantity” (life status) versus “having with quality”, “life quality” or the “quality of being”.
French people, even though they work 35 hours per week, are more productive than Americans or British. Germans have established 28.8 hour workweeks and have seen their productivity driven up by 20%. This slow attitude has come to the notice of USA , the pupils of the fast and “do it now” brigade.
This no-rush attitude doesn’t represent doing less or having a lower productivity. It means working and doing things with greater quality, productivity, perfection, with attention to detail and less stress.
It means re-establishing family values, friends, free and leisure time. Taking the “now”, present and concrete, versus the “global”, undefined and anonymous. It means taking humans’ essential values, the simplicity of living. It stands for a less coercive work environment, more happy, lighter and more productive work place where humans enjoy doing what they know best how to do.
It’s time to stop and think on how companies need to develop serious quality with no-rush that will increase productivity and the quality of products and services, without losing the essence.
In the movie, ‘Scent of a Woman’, there’s a scene where Al Pacino asks a girl to dance and she replies, “I can’t, my boyfriend will be here any minute now”. To which Al Pacino responds, “A life is lived in an instant”. Then they dance the tango!
Many of us live our lives running behind time, but we only reach it when we die of a heart attack or in a car accident rushing to be on time. Others are so anxious to live for the future that they forget to live the present, which is the only time that truly exists.
We all have equal time throughout the world. No one has more or less. The difference lies in how each one of us does with our time. We need to live each moment. As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”.
🎀Worth reading.. In this age of quick fixes
Impressive read.
Nice!