Future… fuckin’ future!!
Isn’t it this future that makes us do so much that is of no real value to us?
And more importantly, doesn’t let us do so much that really does matter… THINK…
yup, THINK… that’s what they ask you to do; but, do they care?
Why should they? Would i have cared had i been in their place?
So let’s assume they don’t think and they don’t care- worst case analysis.
Under such tough circumstances where those who can make a difference do not care what would the ideal approach be?
Hmm… the more I think of these circumstances the more I am reminded of our ’great’ nation… ’mera bharat mahan’… I mean to start with isn’t this the most common thing we as a population crib about? Go to any Indian street and you’ll find herds of people who feel that the government should be doing this and that but does not. So what do Indian people do?
I suggest- do what you want can do!
Work within your circle of influence. And work till it grows to an extent where it becomes as big as your circle of concern. What this essentially means is that one should concentrate his/her energies where he/she can make a difference rather than wasting that energy pursuing futile questions as to why he/she cannot do/achieve what he/she wants to. (the ’/' marks that you notice are a representation of ‘diversity’ learning at IBM)
so be it a young IT professional lost in the crowd of his kind and trying to make a life out of his/her existence; or, be it our nation (when i talk of the nation i talk of the real India- you, me and a lot of other frustrated and helpless souls) work is something you cannot escape. That is the only tool you have to make a difference. So work. And work hard… smart work is an advice that I’ll not give to the already too smart IT guys/gals and the i—know-everything Indian population… this hard work will open doors for you just like it happens in games. You get better cars to drive once you’ve won races with not so good ones. And should we be surprised, after all the game developers are from amongst us, right?
It’s not really that difficult to see how all this works. The only need is to look inside rather than searching for the answers outside. What lies outside maybe the concrete structure but the blue-print lies inside. This blue-print can tell more than the structure because you can get to know what runs within the walls to run the system. The walls are not the system, nor is what runs within them. We are the system! But we need the walls to protect us and what runs inside them to support us.
When we understand the walls and the support system then we can use it to improve the conditions for us thereby providing conducive environment for growth and when we grow we get the opportunity to influence the growth of a lot of other things- the circle of influence expands. Our job is to make sure that within our life time our circle of influence becomes (at least) large enough to accommodate our circle of concern. Easier said than done. But not trying certainly wouldn’t help. Guess i should now stop talking and start doing ;)
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