Quite often in the recent past, my words (spoken, written and the ones I truly believed in) have come back to literally bite me.
1. I wrote about Society vs Individual in this blog here. Soon after that, incentives were announced in the company I work for. I have worked as dedicatedly and as passionately as humanly possible. Yes, I love my work and the challenges it brings to me. I can dare say that my work bought huge profit to the company as a whole and solidified the already existing relationship with the client. But when the incentives were announced, I was appalled to say the least, it was pitiful. Quick maths told me, I received 0.00002 % of the immediate profit (already received by the company, not the projected profit).
0.00002%. It amounts to nothing… salary hike has not yet been announced, but I fear it will be enough to buy me that extra packet of salted peanuts that I had always desired. I felt angry at first, felt why the hell should I work for that kind of an incentive, what is the company doing to motivate me? nothing, my only source of motivation has been the one which I had created for myself, the small goals and milestones I set for myself.
But then I remembered the words I wrote, I believe in them and surprisingly, I still do… I know that rest of the money I had helped the company earn was used to help finance other things, maybe it was used to upgrade the gym, maybe it was used to add few extra bucks in every one’s incentive, maybe I am losing my mind… but what ever, I have no qualms, I am at peace with myself, for the moment yes, cannot speak so for the future.
2. I had ridiculed the news service of Aaj Tak in this blog. It still receives the highest viewing. But most of the people who read it, go back disappointed, they came here with a hope that I will help Aaj tak in showcasing the plight of those people. Even if Aaj tak’s news material is not that high, the language they use does not speak of intelligence rather ignorance, but still Aaj Tak helps people. No matter how small or insignificant the news may seem to us, it is of some importance to people who are involved in the news.
I think aaj tak helps them. It helps them in sharing their plight, it gives them hope that people elsewhere will sympathize for them, some one will say a prayer for them before climbing on to the bed.
If you look at the comments that the post for Aaj tak got, you will get to know what I mean…
life is full of such humbling and enlightening moments. I just hope I am strong and wise enough to learn from all of them.
