Working or Serving?

I am sure the one page reading below will make some difference in your mind set.......

One evening a scholar was addressing the participants on the concept of work culture.

One of the participants asked the following question:

"I am a senior manager of Materials Department and I joined an organization 25 years ago as an Engineer Trainee and over the last 25 years I have gone through every experience in the organization.

During the initial part of my career, the job was very challenging and interesting.

However, all those exciting days are gone since I do not find my joy any more interesting because there is nothing new in my job. I am now feeling bored because I am doing a routine job.

However, Sir, I am living in the same house for over forty years, I am the son for the same parents for over forty five years, I am the father for the same children for the past ten years and the husband for the same lady for the past twenty years! (the toughest job!)

In these personal roles I do not feel bored Please tell me why I am bored of the routine in the office and not in the house?"

The response from Scholar was very interesting and convincing. He asked the executive the question: "Please tell me for whom does your Mother cook?"

The executive replied that obviously the mother cooks for others.

Then the Scholar said that the mother "Serves" others and because of this service mindedness, she is not feeling tired or bored. But in an office, we "Work" and not "Serve". Anything we consider, as service will not make us feel bored. That is difference between Serving and Working.

He asked the executive to consider his work as service and not merely a work!! This was a very interesting analysis!! Whenever you put a larger context around your work and see a broader meaning for your work, you will take interest in your work and it will make a very big difference in your internal energy.

Attitude Matters!!!

If you think you are working for the organization you will get frustrated. If you feel you are doing a service and getting some service charges you will feel happy. After all -doing what you like is freedom but liking what you do is happiness! It is just a paradigm shift that is required!

"What I do today is important, because I am exchanging a day of my life for it."

Comments

  1. Aho ! Jai gurudev, truly a paradigm shift in the mind can put a smile most of the times :-)
    Thanks for sharing !

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  2. superb!!! that should keep me going for ages.....

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  3. JGD saleel bhaiya!
    i loved the story. and especially this line, "doing what you like is freedom but liking what you do is happiness".
    ~Asmita

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  4. recently even i started writing my blog, and would love if you could give me some comments whenever you get time.

    here's the link...

    http://www.inexplicablyintoxicated.blogspot.com/

    JGD.
    Asmita

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  5. JGD dada didnt knew that you have such a well designed blog with intersting facts,pictures,experiences and knowledge. Really well done !!!!!!!!

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  6. What I do today is important, because I am exchanging a day of my life for it

    hmmm...
    JGD

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  7. What a post..thanks so much bhaiya...loved it.
    Jai Gurudev!
    Luv
    Sakshi

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  8. Wonderful. I better make sure that my activities today is worth the exchange of 1 day from my life!

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