Are you Sudama and your company is Krishan or you Drona and your company Drupada ?

The Mahabharata tells the story of two childhood friends who always share what they have and promise to do so even when they are grown up. One friend, Drupada, grows up to be a rich king and the other, Drona, remains a poor priest. Drona, in desperate poverty, visits his rich friend, reminds Drupada of his childhood promise and demands wealth.

Drupada says, “In the past we were equals. Now we are not. So we cannot be friends. Do not ask for wealth as if it is your right. Ask for charity and I shall consider.” This comment angers Drona. He swears to teach Drupada a lesson by becoming an equal.

He trains a hundred and five princes of the Kuru clan in the martial arts and asks as tuition fee one half of Drupada’s kingdom. This is done much to Drona’s pleasure and Drupada’s rage. Drupada conducts a sacrifice and obtains from the gods a son called Dhristadhyumna who will kill Drona and a daughter called Draupadi who will divide and destroy the Kuru clan.

The Bhagavata also tells the story of two childhood friends who always share what they have and promise to do so even when they are grown up. One friend, Krishna, grows up to be a rich king and the other, Sudama, remains a poor priest. Sudama, in desperate poverty visits his rich friend.

Despite his poverty, he carries a gift for his friend, a fistful of puffed rice saved by starving for a day. Krishna showers Sudama with affection and lavish hospitality. Sudama, unlike Drona, is unable to ask for wealth. He feels it is inappropriate to trouble Krishna with his problems. Krishna, however, senses Sudama’s poverty and without him knowing, ensures vast amounts of wealth reaches his friend’s house before his arrival.

The Mahabharata story is one of conflict while the Bhagavata story is one of love. The two stories reveal what causes conflict and what results in joy. In the former case, the poor friend demanded wealth and the rich friend refused to give in to a demand , preferring to give wealth in charity.

Both friends affronted and insulted each other. In the latter, each friend is sensitive to the other. In the former case, there is what modern management calls transparency and clarity. In the latter case, there is no such thing but still there is communication. In the former, a lot is said and nothing achieved. In the latter, nothing is said but everything is achieved.

When Nitesh retired after serving a familyowned company for thirty-five years, he expected a little bit more than a farewell party and a proper full and final settlement. But to this surprise , the family he worked for reacted almost too professionally. The HR head asked him when was he vacating the flat and giving up his car.

Nitesh had assumed that the owner would simply give the house and flat to him for the years of service and unquestioned loyalty. Surely he deserved more. He was heartbroken by what the HR head said. When he confronted the old Sethji, he was told, “But are these not the company rules?” The Sethji was right but Nitesh was horrified at the professionalism.

Nitesh feels he is a Sudama, and believes that his Sethji is a Drupada. By contrast, the Sethji feels he is Krishna, always sensitive to his employees, but all his employees, such as Nitesh, are like Drona, always expecting and even demanding more than what they deserve.

This is a common situation in most organisations. This is how conflicts emerge. Nitesh does not realise that Sethji cannot simply part with the house and the car as this may set a problematic precedence with other employees, and may reek of favouritism. The Sethji does not realise that people like Nitesh are bound to the company by emotion, not professionalism.

Many organisations behave like Krishnas at the time of recruitment and when demanding work and they turn into Drupadas at the time of compensation. What they do not realise is that when Sudamas turn into Dronas, unions are born and attrition, or strikes, takes place.

Don’t run behind Success but make yourself as Success run behind you!

After WATCHING THE MOVIE “3IDIOT”

I can not stop myself to write that lesson which is taught by this movie .Yes I am talking about the message of Baba Ranchod Das

“BABA RANCHOD DAS NE KAHA HAI KI

BETA KAMYAB NAHI KABIL BANO…. KAMYABI TO APNE AAP JHAK MAR KE PEECHE AAYEGI”

Always remember Success is not what give you a lot of money but is one which give you happiness.Isn’t?

Following are the some of the steps which is seen in this movie which if followed one can make the SUCCESS to run behind YOU:

Know Your Core Strength:

You know; each one of us has something special inside our self. It may be anything; you are good at convincing, numerical, singing, cooking or anything. But definitely there is something in which you are best, in which you feel comfort, happiness while you doing that.

No DEAR it is not like that you are not good at anything !

You have to just FIND IT!

Don’t want to become like someone:

You are unique. When god make you different from any other human being. No two human being can have similar faces, voice, thumb print etc. Then why you want to become like someone eg Tata , Ambani ,Birla .

Reach at that ALTITUDE where people like you ATTITUDE!

Don’t think about others:

It’s your life .You have to live it .If you are hearing to someone and changing your decision then you are not living your life ,it’s life of other.

LIVE your LIFE!

Convey your family:

If GOD is in earth then it is available in the form of FATHER & MOTHER only. Convey your desire to them (it may take some time as they are human being also and also come under the influence of society ), they will definitely give support to you !

THEY are not your ENEMY !

All is Well:

Think Positive Yes It Works; It is not only the filmy dialogue. Whenever you wake you , go near to a mirror , and say loudly whatever you want to become , for at least 21 days and you will realize a strong positive energy inside yourself.

NEVER think that CONDITION are AGAINST YOU. If you fell that ALL IS WELL; it will remain well

Who are you - Elephant or Monkey ?

This story is all about five monkeys. A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage. They have also put a ladder with bananas on the top, in the middle of the cage. Every monkey want to eat the banana and so try to go up in the ladder. But as soon as any monkey went up the ladder, the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water.
All monkey noticed this and then decided that no one will try to go up in the ladder as other has to suffer because of one and so afterwards if any monkey try to go up the ladder, the other monkeys beat that monkey who is on the ladder. And so after some time, no monkey dares to go up the ladder regardless of the temptation.

Scientists then decided to substitute one of the monkeys.  The 1^st thing this new monkey did was to go up the ladder.  Immediately the other monkeys beat him up. After several beatings, the new member learned not to climb the ladder even though never knew why. 

Scientists then substituted another old monkey with new monkey. This monkey also do the same thing i.e to go up the ladder. But other monkey start to beat them. The most strange part was that the 1^st new monkey also participated on the beating for the 2^nd new monkey even though it does not know the reason.

A 3^rd monkey was changed and the same was repeated (beating).  The 4^th was substituted and the beating was repeated and finally the 5^th monkey was replaced.What was left was a group of 5 monkeys that even though never received a cold shower, continued to beat up any monkey who attempted to climb the ladder. If it was possible to ask the monkeys why they would beat up all those who attempted to go up the ladder  I bet you the answer would be….

“I don’t know why but that’s how things are done around here”

Does it sound familiar? Then let’s go through an another story

Elephants are the largest living land mammals. It can be weighed up to 13 tons. At birth, an elephant calf may weigh 100 kg. And yet we see a giant elephant in an indoor area tied to a little wooden stake. Many elephants do heavy work like lifting trees and moving logs with its trunk, yet it calmly stays tied. Why?

Mental Chain! The truth is – when that elephant was a baby, and not very strong, it was tied by a huge chain to an iron stake that count not be moved by the baby elephant. No matter how hard it tried, it could not break the chain and run free. After a while the baby elephant just gave up. It never attempted to break free when it grew up. The imprint was permanent.

There are many people who behave like the elephant. They have been told “You will never make it,” so many times that they’ve begun to believe it. They may have dreams but the “imprinting” keeps pulling them back. Same imprint make them to do say, “I don’t know why but that’s how things are done around here” And so another elephant come into picture and this viscous circle continues.

In reality also, there are examples where you will find yourself as Elephant who do not want to break the Mental Chain or the Monkey who is becoming Elephant. Here, Elephant are those who have some bad experience which make them to do the task as it was doing traditionally without any change and Monkeys are those young generation who have new ideas & thoughts but are suppressed by the Elephant by giving the same old answer “I don’t know why but that’s how things are done around here” and you have to follow it.

I request all Elephants to help Monkeys to remain Monkey so that they implement their ideas and thoughts so that some chain is broken and life become easy. I also urge all Monkeys that Elephant have a vast experience. They have not readily accepted the things. They have tried but not succeeded. You are suppose to listen their experience carefully why they are prohibiting you to do the task in different way and if you can find some alternative by means of new technology or idea which make the work more efficiently. Make them understand in nice manner.

Trust my words, if there is fusion of experience of Elephant and ideas of Monkey, Our India will Rock !