Living or Surviving ???

The other day i had been to Girgaum Chowpatty Beach with one of my friends, and i had been to this place after long gap of time (i can say after almost a decade). When i was a kid, i used to spend each of my sunday evenings there playing with the sand or sometimes cricket or sometimes a ride on a horse etc.. It just made me nostalgic to see that place and seeing small children play the same way i used to..
While i was talking to my friend about my childhood, i realised i could no longer do all that what i used to do, simply because i have grown up. I know that the reason i say sounds a bit funny or wierd but its true. I mean, what things that we did in our childhood can also be done by us today without any hesitation. The moment we think of doing something similar, the second thought is that "Its Childish to do that" !!! We think we have grown up for the better of ourselves, but is it really so?
In our process to grow up, we have lost our innocence, we have lost our honesty, we have lost that cute smile on our faces that brought joy to our homes. But what on the other hand, we have learned how to survive in this world, yeah we have just learned or are just learning to survive but we are not learning the important lesson of How to Live. To Live is to to be happy and share happiness (do we do the later part?), To live is to think how a particular thing will benifit all of us and not me alone (how far do we think this way?)
( Charles Darwin, when invented the theory "Survival of the fittest" did not intend to use it with respect to intra-human species, but i guess we humans have taken in too personally to apply it amongst ourselves and in process we are just deteriorating ourselves. )
Coming back to the ground reality, it is not any one of us to be blamed for what we are today because what ever we are, its because of the need of the situations, its becasue that our motive of Life is changing, the smile on our family's faces which came every morning when we woke up, now comes on their face every month end when we get our salaries or (not to sound harsh), it comes now when we do something big or achieve some thing big, without knowing how did we do this? (I mean who in this world now cares about the reasons of the success, we just see and realise what matters to us and thats the end-result thts it).
What i am trying to say is that we cannot change how others live but if at some point in time if we realize that we are not living but just surviving and if we also realize that living is better than surviving then we should start to practice it right away and that can be done simply by sharing 30 paise when you have 1 rupee. We are still Humans and we can still make this world a better to Live in !!!

An Ode to MIEL – ISTI

It was my last day @ work yesterday in MIEL and in all senses i believed i had a great learning experience to have worked with wonderful people around and just to write down what it felt like after working there, i have written an Ode to it which is given below.

My Dept, all the Instructors and above all my Boss played a huge role in whatever i have learned and achieved in MIEL-ISTI. And when i am successful tomorrow; the work, the people and the environment in MIEL will play a definite role.

Apart from my team, my boss and all support staff, there is one person who has made me realize my weaknesses and helped me to overcome them. I would say that if it had not been for Ms. JALPA KOTHARI, the journey would not have been sweeter and better, she was like a mirror to me in which i could see where i am lacking in, she was a true critic who criticized when i was wrong but also appreciated my efforts and felt proud when i did something big !!!

So three cheers to you my dear friend Ms. Jalpa Kothari (I will seperate poem for you) !!!

So, here goes my Ode to MIEL - ISTI

An Ode to MIEL – ISTI

What would a person ask for at the start of his career?
A good Organization, a better team and the Best Boss!!!

Well, am I expecting too much too early? Or is it sounding imaginary to you?
However, fictitious it may sound to you, its true for me as I have got all this right here
in MIEL,
in ISTI
& working
with Ms. Pushpa Redkar

A sales team like a family;
Having members only 3
But, on that, we had no worries
As we were determined to widen our boundaries
And in literal sense we did
When we launched trainings in Pune, Bangalore, Chennai and Ahmedabad

We kept working day In and out
Rarely saw sunset
And rarely knew when moon came out
But that were no issues on it neither was it a big deal for us
As just positive energy was running across us

We had many roles to play at one time
But to do them perfectly was the motive prime
We switched roles; shared responsibilities
But multiplied our joy and success
Always kept a cool head
And worked like 1 thread

No expectations, no boundaries, no limits
We kept cruising at top speed
Managing 3 trainings in a day
We felt the heat of May
But, with an Excellent support from all Instructors and Admin
We certainly knew what we were in

We kept performing quantitatively
And were also upfront qualitatively
Records, Expense Sheet, Material Register, Training Centre Occupancy
You name it, we had it
And to make us happy and to make our day
Appreciation Mails, Awards and Respect came our way
It was amazing to be a part of this journey
Which proved to be an important chapter in the book of MIEL – ISTI

Now, the MIEL - ISTI family has grown to 5 from 3
And with it has come even bigger responsibility
Not just to maintain what we have done so far
But to surpass what we have achieved so far
Having full confidence in the entire team
I wish them all the best in all their endeavors to achieve their dream

The only regret I have currently
Is that I would no longer be a part of MIEL & Especially ISTI Family

MIEL Communication Meet 2008-09

The best pic so far in my tenure at my company "MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd.". More than the awards been given at the Communication Meet, it was the efforts in the entire year that has got those big smiles in the pic above. I mean, it was a complete "Hats-off" performance shown by ISTI division (the dept i work in) in 2007-08. Not only did we perform with the numbers but also, we developed the processes and put various systems in place. So, it was not only quantitative but also qualitative performance by the team in the year 2007-08.

Much credit obviously goes to Ms. Pushpa Redkar (centre in the pic) as without her innovative ways of thinking, her way of giving us (Smeet sir (left in the pic) & me) freedom to do things our way with apt support, this would not have been possible.

Without saying much (as i will write one more blog after i resign on 17th June 2008), i would conclude by saying that, there could not be a better way than this for me to start my professional career, as i got appreciation, awards and over-all good feedback by working here in MIEL. Not everyone is blessed and as lucky as I am to have got this opportunity to have worked under ISTI Team of MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd. and that to be a part of successful team under aegis of a wonderful people around....

Take care and keep smiling !!!