Two electricians barged into the lift with me to reach 16th floor, where my office exists. On our way I overheard their conversation, which was quite funny but realistic too. I could figure out from their conversation that one of the guys was inexperienced as they were discussing about their current jobs. Actually what interested me was their insecurity, when the inexperienced (Rajesh) asked experienced (Suresh) to teach him the know-how of his job.
“Mujhe paagal samajh rakha he kya” immediately replied the experienced (Suresh).
“Tereko kaam seekha doonga to mein kahan jaaunga, apne peyt par laat marni he kya”
Suresh did not say anything wrong, as he was skilled but only in one work and he was afraid of losing his job if someone else knows it better. I have come across 99%(majority) of the people in my life like Suresh who have never helped others or were very hesitant.Very few people you will find in your life that will help or guide you in your work.
Job insecurity will always remain amongst those who are satisfied with whatever work they are doing and are hesitant of trying out new challenges. Consequently the stigma of fear never dies amongst them and they remain de-motivated and insecure.
To get fearless attitude in work one needs to widen their horizons, learn new skills, add aggression to their work, put in extra bit of hard work, be always on their toes to accept challenges and compete with their own selves. This will give them a chance to help people like Ramesh who are new to their jobs and keen to learn.
I asked one of my friends that if he were in the same situation, what he would do? “I will save one punch for myself – he replied instantly. Again, he also falls under the same 99% of universe. Is something wrong with what 99% of people are doing? I don’t want to put myself into of so much pain again. As we already face so many problems in our day-to-day life, we can’t add another more.
I would say, just go with your instincts and do what you want to do without hurting the sentiments of the new comers or help seekers. I believe in adding more and more punches to my kitty and letting the world know that how I have come. I have no qualms about it. As we also learn from every individuals and the learning should not be stopped.
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