This thought has been in my mind since I started thinking(that means from long long time back :)), that, why people are not satisfied with their jobs..with the work they do. Did I too felt this anytime? May be yes. People of my field often complain that the job they do is boring and same routine stuff. But I totally disagree on this. A programmer's job is never the same. Every day he codes new logic, learns new tools, faces challenges and what not. I will clearly write the message I am conveying through this writing in the last. Now just have some examples.In my recent visit to universal studios-Hollywood and other places, I have been silently observing every person who catch my attention. One guy in a shrek like disguise, standing in a corner with a a big smile on his camouflage face and people taking pictures one after the other with him. What the hell is the excitement in doing this kind of work? To quote another.. a lady was sitting on first floor of a made up house and only her face and upper body was visible to the public from the window. She was doing make up and calling people to catch their attention and saying some funny stories. ok, that sounds exciting..may be one time or may be twice, but whats the fun in doing this 100 times a day and 1000 times a year. This is what I understand as a boring and same routine job. I can share dozens of these kind of jobs as I have witnessed, but that might make the things boring here.
Like in India too, there are people who do sorrowful jobs, but back there, most of them will do because they don't get anything else. Like the work of a watchman who stands outside an office or a building or a restaurant or a bank holding a fake gun in his hands..dressed up neatly every day.
Now what say? I have the freedom to wear whatever I like(but decent enough), arrive and leave the office anytime I like, have a lunch break anytime, and the work..different work and different challenges everyday...and on top of all these sitting on a chair for 8 hours and taking a good chunk of money...now if I say I am not satisfied, then I should make myself understand that I can never be satisfied no matter whatever I do.
There is a saying which I like very much, and try to apply it in my life..it goes something like this,
“if you are comparing yourself in terms of religion, look at people who are better and higher then you..and..
if you are comparing yourself in terms of worldly matters like wealth, work or freedom, look at people below you..this will definitely make a person self content and always satisfied..!
Like in India too, there are people who do sorrowful jobs, but back there, most of them will do because they don't get anything else. Like the work of a watchman who stands outside an office or a building or a restaurant or a bank holding a fake gun in his hands..dressed up neatly every day.
Now what say? I have the freedom to wear whatever I like(but decent enough), arrive and leave the office anytime I like, have a lunch break anytime, and the work..different work and different challenges everyday...and on top of all these sitting on a chair for 8 hours and taking a good chunk of money...now if I say I am not satisfied, then I should make myself understand that I can never be satisfied no matter whatever I do.
There is a saying which I like very much, and try to apply it in my life..it goes something like this,
“if you are comparing yourself in terms of religion, look at people who are better and higher then you..and..
if you are comparing yourself in terms of worldly matters like wealth, work or freedom, look at people below you..this will definitely make a person self content and always satisfied..!
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yeah...nothing new or exciting these days..sleep...work...back home..inshallah will try to narrate my boring life in a poetic way! a challenge for me though!!
:)
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