When we accomplish any work with full dedication and concentration and zeal, the amount of satisfaction/pleasure received is beyond explanation. The tasks belonging to this category in reality give us genuine appreciation, sense of extreme satisfaction, prestige, pride, warmth and self-respect. All those people who adopt the principle of dedication and practice in all walks of life are highly impressive. Whereas half done work or work accomplished without determination leads to unsatisfactory results. People who shirk their work are never able to achieve success in their lives.
UNFALTERING TRUST AND SURRENDER
Take refuge in Him, with all thy heart; through His grace you shall attain Supreme Peace and the Eternal Abode.
Secrets of Quality : Feeling of Dedication
In respect to work accomplished with a feeling of complete belief, a superb resolution, sound concentration and dedication, the results arrived at are of par excellence and of superb qualities. Psychologists are of the opinion that the work done with full dedication leads to the intricacies of the job and here onwards the doors of specialization open. People undertaking jobs with full dedication and high concentration reach the peaks of achievements in their lives. People working on this principle always win over the battles of life.
Wherever you are, do your work with full dedication and honesty. Work begun with half mind and soul never succeeds in reaching the final stage. “Finish your work in a single stroke,” it is a golden principle. Work in hand should be accomplished with full concentration without worrying about the fruits.
Valuation Of Your Qualities
Whenever we perform any task, the shape of things and change in society takes place, along with which we also grow. Every person learns every moment; he increases his resources, and at times, we perform those tasks, which the world has put in the category of the impossible. The worth of this progress is far more valuable than richness and wealth which are accumulated. It should also be borne in mind that man is evaluated not from the worldly possessions, but from his self, what he is. George Catholil used to say that God created man and made him His partner in natural progress. According to the basic programme of God, man should also be creative and he should keep on upgrading himself and the world around him. Every person is a creator of himself.
Fully utilizing the power given by God, man should follow the solemn dictate of the Almighty. Be progressive and keep moving.’ We should enhance our capacities and capabilities by sheer hard work. It becomes the responsibility of man that he protects not only the external riches, but also his inner self and increases it. This analysis, what a human being can do for himself, no other person is capable of doing it better than yourself. Whatever self-analysis you determine, and assess your character from it, they would assess the same by and large, not a penny more nor a penny less. If you think yourself to bean person, ordinary you become one of them and if you cannot respect yourself then other people will not respect you as your characteristics reflect on your face. If you consider yourself poor and under poverty how will you be rich? If you think you have treasures in yourself then definitely you will bear the fruits.
What Is Work?
A leading French writer conveys that working does not mean simple production of wealth. In fact, work is that nature through which the person creates a humanly environment around itself and with the help of which he elevates his existence; work may be of any nature, type or kind. The undertaking should be to create a better world for man to live in. If I am an editor, I would choose that news which contributes the best in the creation of our world. Here a conversation between man and God is worth mentioning:-
God says, You should make a better and interesting world.
Man asked, “How? This world is full of surprises and so complex, where as I am so small and handicapped. What can I do?”
God replied,”What you are; make yourself still better. Can’t even you do so much?”
Feeling Of Dedication
One day, a drinking tumbler of Guru Nanak Dev fell into dirty water. He looked upon his followers and said, “Fish it out.” The followers ran to call the sweeper. He was of the belief that ‘work is workship and self-dependency is the true strength’. He was aggravated to see that his followers could not comply with a short respect of such a small nature and he was very much disappointed by this episode. One of his very dear followers ‘Lahina’ was sitting near by and watching this entire episode. He got up, walked to the side of water, lifted his pants and stepped into the dirty water to pull out the glass. By this time the other followers had brought the sweeper along with them.
Guru Nanak Dev praised Lahina’s act in front of all the followers but he didn’t say anything to the other followers. The followers could understand the emotions of Guru Nanak Dev. Guru Nanak Dev preached that one should complete his work with dedication, determination and religiously. This ‘Lahina’ later on became famous as Guru Angad Dev.
Express Yourself
Working with dedication has its own charm. Under such circumstances when you express your potential, the charm of it increases manifold. Your abilities are your basic and natural foundations; recognize them and in due course try to express them. Not utilizing your capacities is similar to the tying of your hands at your back. While in search for a job, a serious thought is to be given that what can be done and to what extent the level of satisfaction can be achieved. The environment of today’s world is highly competitive and challenging wherein recognizing the people around you is of the utmost importance. Such people who do not recognize you should be kept aside. Our purpose should be to join hands with those people who have the capacity and capability to achieve success by their own efforts. Such people would be helpful in making your dreams come true.
We should always remember that we pay price for each and everything. Whatever we wish to achieve, we should be in a position to pay a cost of the same. In case we look forward to a promotion and praise then we should know the art of working hard very thoroughly. Instead of looking forward to short-term goals, we should always look forward to long-term strategies, which is the demand of time.
Nothing is more meaningful than work.
Hence, it is said,
‘Kam pyara hota hai, cham nahin!’
We should proceed on our path without any desire for selfish gains.
“Karmanyevadhikaraste Ma Phalesu Kadachan”
-Geeta
These immortal lines of Lord Krishna were sermonized to Arjuna in the battlefield of the Mahabharata which explains that we should do our duty with dedication and determination without bothering for the fruits or results of it. We have come across different forms of mental power which develops the physical strength of the human body; still, it is very surprising that we are unable to recognize this mental power.
The capability to make the best use of this mental power makes us feel defeated and weak. Just as microwaves travel thousands of miles across the mountains, seas, etc to deliver messages, similarly the power of thoughts from mind crossing all the obstacles and barriers has a competency to help us to perform our work. Experts have also accepted the power of mind in healing. It has been seen where medicine and operations are unsuccessful, the power of mind plays a vital role. Dr. William Auslar, a leading scientist in medicine, has written in an encyclopaedia–Faith leads to an increase of morale, increases blood circulation, respiratory and circulatory system functions without being excited. Then the process of disease elimination takes place. On the contrary, the feeling of disbelief leads to the circulation of depression even in a strong body resulting in death. It is just due to faith itself that a spoon of the Ganges water has magical healing powers to control incurable diseases. The level of confidence in the doctor is of the utmost importance in the treatment of a disease rather than medicine itself. Dr. Smit of Columbia University writes — The new and the ancient method to treat a patient is faith. Healing by faith is not a property of any specific caste, creed or community, rather, faith in God or the patient having faith in himself leads to the cure of diseases. Educated and religious-minded persons would be found in a library or a temple but if either of the persons in this category is a pickpocket, he would not hesitate to pick pocket even in those auspicious places. Summing up, it can be said that just like a magnet every person attracts articles of his own interest equally; you become what you think and you get what you think. Lack of finances, helping hands or any other shortcomings, if taken to heart, all leads to failures. There is not a single desire born in man which cannot be fulfilled by man himself.
Principles of Truth
Not to rest for a while after lunch, to go to bed immediately after dinner, running to toilet immediately after having meals, or taking meals after coming from the toilet, drinking water before and after the meals, swallowing food without proper chewing, not eating, when feeling hungry or eating after hunger has subsided, eating before an interval of three hours, or remaining hungry for more than eight hours, eating in excess— all these habits are like keeping enmity with your own body.
(WHAT DO YOU THINK)
(YOUR DECISION)
ACTION PLAN
- What type of work gives us satisfaction?
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