Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Ergo - Aaaaaaargggghhhhh

Work is getting to everyone these days. The 'bad' economy refrains one and all from hiring. So there isn't any time to rest. All I do these is finish the days work and try not to think about the next days. I am not trying to complain but.. some are incompetent, some are ants .. just working their way into and out of things. The ants work hard , yet stay at the bottom of the pile. On the other hand, the 'smart' ones know how to be manipulative enough to work their way up with little effort and attention to the actual 'ergo' part of the work. The Gita on the other hand

"Hinduism preaches "nishkamya karma" for the soul but it doesn't tell you to be inactive. That is the feeling one gets when reading the famous verse of the Bhagavat Gita, which goes like this: karmanyeva adhikaraste maa phaleshu kadhaachana (You are entitled to do your karma (duty) unmidful of the fruits of your labor since you have no control over that)

But in the same vein the Gita insists on performing action or Karma also (maa the` sanghotsva karmanee)! So, do your duty! Though it is not earthly possible to perform any act without focussing on the results, you can still take a detached attitude so that you'll not end up greatly disappointed when failure strikes! "
- Unknown Source

Its getting pretty tough to choose. Isn't it ? However, attention to context is necessary. The above line from the Gita is to be used in context. The way I understand it, if I can do my best and I still have no control over the fruits, thats ok. But I need to pay attention to all aspects of what I do and not blindly work like a slave.. Code Slave / Wage Slave .. whatever that might be. We need to pay attention the other finer aspects of the job too. Only a diamond can cut a diamond, they say. Maybe thats the way things need to be done. I am going to quit this piece before I start becoming totally in-comprehensible.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

u getting too philosophical!!...is that lots of work does to u? :)

11/10/2004 02:36:00 PM  

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