Adjudicated Parallels

 I recently noticed what a tinge of sincerity can do to uplift one's standard of living or make a mark at a workplace. These go a long way to build up confidence among the clients or even among customers. They end up to be long lasting partners in the relationship. It can turn anyone's fortune around. This aspect of workplace ethos was seen by me in the life of a person with odd jobs. He does any kind of job with great sincerity. Coming up from a third world neighbouring Country, every kind of work is done by him and he never throws up tantrums when asked to go the extra mile. But contrastingly, another peer of his in the gated complex of my relative is very annoying at work. This domestic help has fits of rage and a lot of lame excuses. Needless to say, nobody employs her in the gated community, but only a handful of residents. To make matters worse, she does not think that an introspection needs to be done in her worklife. The lack of this will to improve also puts a strangle...

 Old memories are good. But if they bring something of a troubled present, these emotions of yore feel rather unpleasant and one feels like less nostalgic whatsoever. This is a prevalent norm- especially in this social media-stricken world. Everybody seems to have a situation like this wherein some old friend has grown into what they don't want to become a party to. This is true. I tried to renew ties with an old friend of mine who was in a rather different phase of life then, owing to a failed aspect. He was a good and funny person to be with. As it turned out to be, we had drifted for too long and I put a brake on the friendship. The reason was that he had fallen into the trap of a bad company of friends. It is always wise to tread cautiously when some old friend makes way into your life. The key to this caution is that there should be no need to give him your complete credentials; most funnily, your house address. Keep playing with some cards close to your chest and then you wil...

 Swimming upstream can be hazardous and impossible without the hope of reaching the goal ashore. If there is any misplaced kindness and opposition from everywhere around, there is the ample evidence of you being fallen into the trap of malicious people. The intent is laid bare with the exposing of these situations. The more struggle seems unending, more should be reason of your self-belief and time-tested partnerships. I was privy to one such failed partnership in a man's life. He fell into the trap again and again by not believing in the wisdom of everyday people he meets. Though the shore of goodwill was beckoning him far away, he still got trapped in the quagmire and muck set up by the people with evil intent. The moment wherein a person becomes very endearing and sweet is a tell-tale sign of being unjustly victimized. Once fallen prey to the machinations of these people, it is wise to let go of the company. But there is a struggle and one ends up being entrapped further. If sto...

 People at their workplaces need to be very strict about the kind of colleagues they be with. This, in fact, decides their further course and progress at this job. It even creates an attitude or liking about things such close coworkers can project on them. Good company of colleagues helps to strive and work hard at the office. It also puts one in favour and at par with other sincere, hardworking peers. There was a time when a person was making a mark at a new workplace. As I was close to him, the incident touched me greatly. This person was supposed to work in a team with another peer and this had an effect on him for a  long time. The colleague he worked with was lethargic and used to work as if to evade the attention of his boss. The colleague also used to play games, watch videos and do other unproductive work right under the noses of his employers. He got away with it quite for a while, but not for long. Soon, the bosses caught hold of him and relieved him of his duties. N...

 In order to survive in the rat race around, it is very necessary to have one's own personal brand of motivation. There are a number of such things that trigger and motivate everyone. This can be at their workplaces or hostels or university campuses or school. The best ones helping others and maybe, me can be shown here. I met a person at my university hostel and was impressed by what motivates him. It was a simple thing. He revealed it to me while I was in his room. The fact that there is a possibility around to cast a lasting impression on someone he meets, motivated him. To be sure, this worked and I was the one who received the lasting impression from him. It is different with me. I get motivated by maintaining a strict schedule. The fact that I am busy with no time for any distraction such as messages on a phone or a workout regimen, motivates me. Everyone has this in their veins. Otherwise, it is not possible to achieve much. There sure may be something that motivates you. Wh...

 People who are sycophants do it for some or the other reason of extracting favour. This favour is the fuel for their long cherished dream or their version of luxury. Prodding themselves on the back and moving forward to actually building castles in the air is the norm of the day for them. This motivation towards their dream is actually less rewarding. I was face-to-face with one such incident. The hardware shopkeeper I was taken to by my plumber spoke at length about my well-being, future prospects and the whereabouts of my acquaintances. This he did after selling me a premium piece of faucet for the washroom. Actually, other ordinary ones would cost a third of the amount. Least to be told, he was extremely happy and content; the plumber also got commission. This sycophancy does come to people who are less content and yielding to stock up riches for themselves. One funny thing is that there is a great fire burning in their belly and to extinguish it, they resort to shady and unhea...

 Victimhood is loved by the masses. Every now and then, victims come in people's thinking through a sinister idea of minting money and they oblige. People love this to such a degree that they lavish a lot of attention. Nonetheless, the effect is so shallow in terms of praises over time. No one who loves victims never help them to the point they are hurt. But only till the next fault of theirs comes to light. I witnessed this in our neighbourhood. The neighbour was discriminately used by her relative to help her in time of distress. In this case, the distress was the performing of household chores and even caring for the newborn son. This involved also cleaning the washable diapers. Even the whole family of the victim was doing this- all her brood. People started loving her and lamenting over her plight. But the fact was that she loved doing it as a token of love for her brother. She was uneducated too. This added to her being a popular victim. But later on, an issue cropped up invo...