Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Anonymous said…
Madhu, can this work in reality? Practially, we stive for success... again, is this just a philosophical tonic OR can this really be implemented with ease?
My way of looking at this... We make a start somewhere, then we progress and then we reach. The starting point is the turning point of the process. That is where a major decision is taken. Then the process is nothing but small steps towards an intended direction. In the end, there is something labelled as a 'success' or 'failure'.
Going deeper into the 'process' we find it's nothing but atomically looking at each move. Each move actually has a success or failure to it. The more atomic it becomes, the more fine-grained our approach. When focus turns from the major goal in front and we start focussing on each small win or loss we encounter in the process, we relish it more.
So be it practical or philosophical, Gandhi's statement is universal and touches a chord of truth, which is truly undeniable.
Anonymous said…
Intersting notes Madhu. Thanks for that. I remember a scene in one of the movies where a child unfolds a parcel to open up and see whats there inside... and the excitement dies once the parcel is opened, whether or not the parcel contained the object the child was imagining. The actual satisfaction/happiness was in the process of unfolding itself, and not the object in the parcel.
So-much-so, its hard to practice this in reality, whether this was the intented message/not.
well, coming to your point Sree, by labelling something as 'difficult in reality' we defend ourselves from trying it. I would say, 'give it a shot'. It's ok if you fail. Trying with an open mind helps.
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Sreesha
Going deeper into the 'process' we find it's nothing but atomically looking at each move. Each move actually has a success or failure to it. The more atomic it becomes, the more fine-grained our approach. When focus turns from the major goal in front and we start focussing on each small win or loss we encounter in the process, we relish it more.
So be it practical or philosophical, Gandhi's statement is universal and touches a chord of truth, which is truly undeniable.
So-much-so, its hard to practice this in reality, whether this was the intented message/not.
But yes, good food for thought !!
Sreesha