Now-a-days,
we are recognized by our professions. We take lots of pride to give our
introduction saying we are working here or we were working there in a
particular cadre. We show hubris and the same gets increased if we get a professional
success in a big way, means if we occupy a very coveted position. Ultimately,
then it defines our identity and we slowly lose our social recognition and
sometimes even face an identity crisis. The professionally oriented life becomes the benchmark of all our activities
and the amount of success we obtain from your profession dictates our lifestyle
and status quo.
It
is true that you have a profession and you have the power of money and you are
guided by that power in your life. To
increase your value in this money market, you prefer to hone your professional
skills. Based on these acquired skills,
you further prosper in your life. In today’s
mechanical life, this becomes the culture of your identification, though at
times the same looks to be a bit artificial. In earlier times, this culture was
practically non-existent. Then, people
used to lead their lives based on their inner nature, whereas today, people are
recognized on the basis of their external profiles and requirements thereof. Because
of this identity crisis, today, we are not able to get blossomed totally as per
our own self. We develop in all aspects,
but our true personality is axed severely.
By growing, sometimes leaps and bounds wrapped in the success of the
profession, we lose our real identity.
You
will find many people, who are highly successful in their professional fields
and their responsibilities. In their workplaces, they are regarded as a role
model because of their experience and knowledge. Over a period of time, they become so
experienced that they are treated as experts, who are able to solve any problem
or a galore of problems without getting puzzled. But some of these highly skillful people, who
are so much attached to their professions, who have attained so much so skills
in their subjects of knowledge and who are highly successful to run a business
venture, are utter failures in their
personal and social lives. They don’t
have a good relationship with their parents, their children and even with their
wives. Some of these people even
contemplate to divorce their wives saying the other persons are highly adamant
and stubborn. They say that those women's
fraternities are simply incorrigible. The fact is that these highly successful professionals
know the science of the profession very well, but they are completely blind to
the chemistry of life. You may be a
master in your profession, but to know the real meaning of life and to maintain
a harmony in life, you must match your chemistry with your spouse or to that
matter to anybody. It is true for every
human being. In this world, everybody is
living in a culture of double meaning. Everyone plays a duality in the game of
life. As for your profession, it is
understood that you will be very well equipped. Say you are a sales manager of
a well reputed organization. If someone
questions you of your professional details, you will narrate continuously
regarding various activities, details of the products, how you sell, how you
achieve your target and many other accomplishments. You will take pride to
explain the professional achievements. But if someone questions you about the
science of life, you will hesitate to reply.
Even if you reply, you will be completely clueless. This is not the case only with you; but quite
common with many people.
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Why
it happens? Because we cling to our
professions, love them so much and believe that without the said identity, we
are nothing. One has to maintain not
only a balance between the profession and life, but also to set priority. While fixing your priorities, you must
confess and become true to yourself.
Your professional priorities should not clash with the life priorities. If
it happens, then you lead a dual
life. In a dual life, the rate of
success may be high initially, but after a certain period, rate of success will
be decreased gradually and you will feel frustrated. In this conflict of dualities, you will gain
one thing, but at the same time, you will lose many things.
In
professional life, we think of our fame, name, money and status quo. We strive very hard to earn all these things
and keep on our efforts more than that to retain the same. Behind all these things, our main motto centers
on money. But you should not think in terms
of money; you must focus on your development of intellectual assets. If you nurture your habits to increase this
asset, you will be able to do so. Your first priority must be to develop
intellectual development and then the other aspects of life.
Lack
of intellectual development is the real cause of all hardships, anxieties,
grief and sorrow in our life in today’s world.
Further, when this development does not grow or grows at a lesser rate,
all the negative feelings of life arise. To get rid of these negative feelings,
people cling to their professions more than it is required at the cost of
losing the science of life. There are
exceptions maybe the percentage is less, who both discharge their professional
responsibilities sincerely without forgetting the science of life and they are
really happy in this world of duality. Otherwise,
you will never know when you lose your mental peace and happiness as you are
not able to surmount the pressure of your professional duties and activities.
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