Monday, July 19, 2010

If Only......

If Only life were a bit more simpler
If only people were a bit more considerate
If only love were a bit more uncomplicated
If only work was a bit more interesting
If only weekends were a bit more long
If only you could spend a bit more time with friends
If only you could have a bit more money
If only parents were a bit more understanding
If only you could make life a bit more Fun!

Then, The world would be a bit more beautiful place to live in :)

Friday, November 13, 2009

Yin-Yang : The ONLY Truth of Life




Monday, November 9, 2009

Values to a large extent determine one's Strategy


This thought came to my mind while being taught game theory by one of our professor's at SIBM Bangalore - Prof. VN Bhattacharya, a management strategy consultant.

Almost each one of us have some kind of strategy, or claim to have one, or want to have one, either towards specific events or towards life in general. Now values are ingrained in our subconscious. Also, strategy is something which is unique for every individual, and each individual carves out his/her own strategy, which to large extent depends on his morals, ideals and character.

So, what I am hinting at is that the strategy a person chooses, is more often than not, governed by his/her conscience, and which in turn is defined by the values a person upholds.

Well, so does this mean that a person who essentially has a majority of "good" values, will to a large extent follow a strategy which is harmless to others?? I think in most cases he will, unless of course he finds himself being duped each time, and fells the need to play a "Tit-for-Tat" strategy.

Okay, I know this thought does leave scope for a large number of interpretations and arguments. But do think about it. And if you have any thought on this, do leave a comment!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Can you control your Destiny???


Can you control your destiny? Well this is one question that haunts almost every soul on this planet, and I guess everyone must have given it a thought, some time or the other.
And I of course, am no exception.

I happened to be thinking about this for a while now. And I wished to share my thoughts. So what better forum that "Some Respite"!

What I think is, your destiny is made up of many events that comprise your life. Every small event that takes place in your everyday life contributes to making your destiny.
Now, life always provides us with options to choose from. (If you don't want to look at an option it does not mean that life does not give you a choice). If this is the case, then we have a control over every small event that takes place in our life, and consequently, our DESTINY.

Friends, the essence of this write-up is that one should look at the bigger picture called life, and not crib about the tiny little things. Like wise men say - "Don't sweat the small stuff"

So before you start running, make sure that you know where you are running.!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

My Summer Internship experience @ ITC, Treasury

Its been long that I posted on my blog. Wasn't coming accross an idea worth writing about. So thought of sharing one of my most recent experiences with you all.....that of my summer internship..

I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to intern at the Corporate Treasury of ITC Ltd. I being a fresher, this was my first experience in the "Corporate World". And.... well, it ALMOST everything I ever thought it would be.

ITC as we know is one of the most professionally managed companies of India. A strict hierarchy was followed wihtin the department which we all needed to respect. But at the same time the employees were given their space to work in. The work culture was extremely professional. But people did seem to have a life beyond work :-)

The tihing which almost everyone in the department looked forward to was the lunch hour. Not because its gives a break from work, but because the employees have the priviledge of ordering their lunch and which is on the company!! And the best part is the same menu is followed for EVERYONE in the office, be it an intern of the department head. And another thing was the snacks hour, where a "3-course meal" (the term framed by us interns) was served, which was also, obviously Free!

One thing which was evitable was that ITC treats all its employees really really well. It is said to be one of those companies which does not pay well. But hey, if you consider the other benefits it offers (in the from of FREE on call car service, lunches, evening snacks, stationery, bingo, sunfeast, etc. etc.) again, alike for everyone, it is far far ahead of many other companies.

Another thing worth mentioning is that ITC as a company is very pro-active insofar as training/learning new things is concerned. The company gave me the chance to goto Mumbai for a couple of days and meet several broking houses, bank treasury and fund managers (which do not have their base in Calcutta). Apart from helping me in my project, these meetings were a great learning opportunity and helped me do a bit of networking. Also, since I was from ITC, these professionals made sure that they were at their best while dealing with me!

One thing I learned during this short stint was, no matter how much one dislikes or is uncomfortble working with a certain someone, he has no options, but to work with everyone, AND with a smile on his face. So we always dont have a choice in life.
Also, one should learn the art of getting things done through people, without stooping low. Relationship management is of supreme importance, coz' u never know when you might need someone.

All in all, it was a very enriching experience and I got a good feel of the big bad corporate world!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Life is like a ........... Train journey?


Was wondering, if life is akin to a train journey...umm, lets see......

We start off from a particular station, called home, equipped to the best of our ability, with the aim of reaching our destination. During this journey,  we meet many people while on the train. Some of them start with us, and accompany us till the end..they are our family... some others we meet on the journey, but who accompany us till the end.. they are our true friends, our friends for life.. and some others are there with us only or a short while, but do leave their impact on us..they are the innumerable people we meet each day, everyday.. 

The train stops at several stations.. life also has many stops after which a new phases begins...these stops help us relax and refresh ourself.. the short stops at the station also indicates that everything in life is momentary... nothing lasts forever, and change is inevitable.. any sorrow/pain/loss is only temporary, and will enentually pass.... 

we may find a very special person on one of the stations, but he/she may not be able to accompany us, however much we wish to, coz' we are on different trains, and have different destinations to goto...so, one has to move on in life.. .... however, you do have control over its pace.. you have  the power to increase or decrease its speed as per your wishes..

It may so happen that other trains may overtake you.. but u must remember that you will also reach your destination, though a bit late :)

Jeevan to gadi hai, isko to chalna hai
Raahon mein station to aate hain jaate hain
Gum tera station hai, isko to jaana hai
Chalta chal khushiyon ka bi station aana hai..............

Sunday, April 12, 2009

The Perfect Analogy


Have you ever noticed little drops of water along a sloping ground.? If you have, you must have seen that initially, all of them are almost of the same size. Individually, none of them can reach the drain (their destination). But, eventually, these little drops of water get together, (as we are on a sloping ground) and form a bigger droplet. And then these bigger droplets join their counterparts to grow even bigger,...and eventually they reach where they want to, i.e., the drain. BUT, in the process, as the droplets increase in size, they leave behind some of their part.  

While observing this, it struck me, that their strategy of reaching their destination so comparabe to the methodology adopted by humans. We also meet so many people in life, get together, take each others help, use, abuse and exploit each other (!) ,  in reaching our goals. We cant reach our destination all by ourself. AND, in the process, we leave behind some of those people who helped us reach where we are today; probably because we feel that they are no longer useful to us, or they have grown old, or have stopped performing, or have become outdated. And eventually we feel that its better to leave them,and move ahead.................... as we dont want our growth to be stunted because of them. 
  
But, we should never forget what their contribution was, in getting us here today. 
Each and every person you meet, leaves an impact in your life, and has a role in getting you where you are. Even if one of them were missing, you wouldnt have been where you are today. Do acknowledge the presence of people if your life. Don't take anyone for granted. The loss of losing them, maybe more than what you expect.