Thursday, February 3, 2011

Stop assuming Start living

They form a part of every person’s thought process. They can finish something before it starts. They govern our actions and thus our destiny. They are - so very unnecessary assumptions.
During one of the induction training in one of the organizations I worked with, we- the new joinees were asked to unlearn what we had learnt over a period of time. This was to make sure that we don’t start working with a conditioned mind; we were trained to start afresh and look at every different situation with a new perspective, using the earlier experience only as a reference point.
It is not a rule that-
1. Boss is a villain
2. Colleague is the culprit behind your slow growth
3. Favourites will be promoted
4. Doing boss’s personal work is a step towards growth
5. You are just another rat in the race

6. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have to be in a tug of war , & so on...

When we start making assumptions we damage ourselves and the environment. So the disadvantages of assumptions are:
1. We miss out on getting positive energy
2. Work without understanding
3. Don’t explore solutions
4. Our efficiency goes down
5. Relations get ruined
6. We stop something good in store to unfold
7. Lose opportunities
Why one or more bad experiences leave us with negative feelings for the rest of our life? It is just not worth anything. What has happened has happened, let’s just close it, and take every situation anew. Let’s not stop believing in somebody’s goodness even if the world has been bad to us. When we start assuming negative about others or situations, we actually stop trusting the Almighty, and when we stop trusting Him, we lose trust in our own selves too. This takes us far away from the road to success.

World appears green if one wears a green glass, it appears red if we wear a red glass. It’s better to wear a colourless glass to enjoy the colours of life.
Please do give your feedback.