OUR MEANS DEFINE OUR ENDS?
--by rajath
I have managed
to compare some of the activities that we used to carry out in our engineering
colleges (our means) and things that we do in our Companies (the end).
There is no
comparison between what we did back then and what we do now. Back then the things
that we “have to” and “ought to” took up a very small share of our time and the
larger share was taken up by the things that we “want to” and we “dream of” but
now there is a drastic change in the composition of the pie. The things that we
did were the things that we did with passion and zeal, they were driven with
pure desire vis-à-vis the things that we do now are driven by deadlines and
promotions.
We work smart
(the “cool” term in corporate lingo replacing hard work!) but are as dumb as a
donkey in determining the reason for working smart!! In the long run we forget
what we desire and what we dreamed. The same person- who once dreamt and did
whatever he wanted- starts wearing a blinder and becomes unidirectional in
life. The ultimate aim of the person becomes promotions and wealth (of which he
would not even know what to do!). In all this I wonder how the college trains
us to be in the corporate world. It more often than not just paints a false
picture. Means Define Ends?? Bull Shit!!
I have managed
to compare some of the activities that we used to carry out in our engineering
colleges (our means) and things that we do in our Companies (the end).
There is no
comparison between what we did back then and what we do now. Back then the things
that we “have to” and “ought to” took up a very small share of our time and the
larger share was taken up by the things that we “want to” and we “dream of” but
now there is a drastic change in the composition of the pie. The things that we
did were the things that we did with passion and zeal, they were driven with
pure desire vis-à-vis the things that we do now are driven by deadlines and
promotions.
We work smart
(the “cool” term in corporate lingo replacing hard work!) but are as dumb as a
donkey in determining the reason for working smart!! In the long run we forget
what we desire and what we dreamed. The same person- who once dreamt and did
whatever he wanted- starts wearing a blinder and becomes unidirectional in
life. The ultimate aim of the person becomes promotions and wealth (of which he
would not even know what to do!). In all this I wonder how the college trains
us to be in the corporate world. It more often than not just paints a false
picture. Means Define Ends?? Bull Shit!!
