When are we going to be “Happiest”?

I asked above question to myself n number of times…..right from the days when I started making some sense what does this great word ”HAPPINESS” stand for? . And every time I used to find different answer altogether. Then gradually I realized notwithstanding once I will achieve or reach the stage wherein I foresee myself to be a” Happiest”…….. my mind would cultivate different answer for same question and this is sedulous process since my childhood. Therefore I really wonder when my mind will allow me to become “happiest” and I will put to rest this question once for all. Perhaps never……………..but why?? Perhaps because my mind works on the behest of my desirers……….and desires are endless therefore unless I will make my desires finite and countable I might never reach a stage of being “HAPPIEST”.

Now the biggest question is how am I going to control my desires? I don’t know because had this been that easy and there were some thumb rule for this. I would have been reached to “HAPPIEST” stage long ago and so many others also likewise. But of course there are some common grounds wherein majority of us, used to find ourselves elated and happy precisely when we are in good sound relationship….be it with mother ,father,brother,friends…….or the lovers………….. What does is this which makes some of our relationship work and some don’t? Why we get along with someone as house of fire and some we just can’t standoff. Perhaps because we always look forward for likeminded people and look to make friendship only with folks whom we think that, they have the traits which we already possess or which we always strive to have in our persona, and he already possess. How many times we meet somebody and then talk about him with everybody else that what a great guy he is? He has great sense of humor, he is very down to earth and an intelligent person .We immediately starts liking him because perhaps we want to have all these traits in our persona. And we’ll gel with each other only if I also I have some of these traits in my persona since he is also functioning with same rule…………..and once we will fulfill each other’s criteria we will have long lasting good sound relationship and be happy in each other’s company…and gradually if once start realizing that either party is falling short and have developed contrast of the traits second rule will come into play……….”we just can’t standoff” that guy……………………….. In nutshell relationship are like MIRRORS for happiness…………….choice is ours what we want to see in that Mirror…..

“BENCH” The new nemesis of IT Industry

Growth of IT has been roller coaster in India it has seen astounding success and darkest of hours in three and half decades history. Our country has had rich history of giving the world most ignited minds including great visionaries, innovators and thinkers. Therefore it was all the more easy for us to grow and prosper in Information Technology once we have been introduced to it. Thanks to stalwarts like Mr. Murthy’s, Nelekini’s and Nadar’s who dared to think differently and wanted to made their own league which was full of difficulties and obstacles and took the challenge of creating something out of nothing. They have chosen this path despite they had option of choosing comfortable jobs with likes of HP and IBM. It is their courage and vision which has given India edge and respective place on world map and today we are being taken as force to reckon with.

But off late this great Industry has been rocked by financial fiasco, doller nemesis and Satyam saga to say least has added insult to injury. Amidst forecast of negative growth for industry has force the companies to push panic button to an extent. And whenever such situation occurs the knee jerk reaction company’s takes are to scrape the “BENCH” which they deliberately used to create and nurture in good days to keep the edge over their competitors. But the moment things start looking gloomy BENCH folks are being given ridiculous nouns such as “FAT”. And suddenly “BENCH” becomes biggest nemesis of this industry. However inspite doing these knee jerk reactions if companies put their thinking hats and instead of being reactive if they will adopt more responsive approach there can be viable solution to this problem. One such solution can be if there is person (so called FAT) who has threat of losing his job because he is on bench, Companies can take some initiative under their CSR (corporate social responsibility) in the line of PPP (Public Private Program) and do some projects in rural area’s in large scale wherein such employees can be send on deputation and during this tenure they might not get full remuneration but certain percentage (50%) of his wage. This will not only help employee save his job but also provide him real time training and learnability which will certainly hone his skill and knowledge to make him better professional in future. There can be an argument that this might keep him away from his basic skills but that indeed can be managed by an individual effort in this digital global village age…………..