Yesterday, Dusshera was celebrated with all its gaiety and religious fervor all over India. The great Indian epic Ramayana and mythology states that it was the day on which Lord Rama, the prince of Ayodhya vanquished his mighty adversary King Ravana of Lanka who had kidnapped his wife Sita in a bid to marry her. The Ramayana and the festival of Dusshera has a number of things to learn from, for all of us. The top 5 in my opinion are:
1) A Commitment is a commitment- In Ramayana, Lord Rama, without bating an eyelid agrees to go on banishment for 14 years as his father King Dasharatha had promised his wife Queen Kaikayi to fulfill any demands she made as a boon. Lord Rama knowing the importance of commitments and their fulfillment saved his father from disgrace by gladly owning up the seemingly difficult demand that Kaikayi made. A commitment is a commitment and commitments are NOT to be Broken.
2) One for all and all for one- In a team or a family, the famous lines of Alexandre Dumas in his classic "The Three Musketeers" have utmost importance. One for all and all for one, re-emphasizes the fact that when the going gets tough, the members who are together so that everyone strives to achieve more also share each others burden and the worst of situations become that much bearable. So, during Lord Rama's banishment not only his wife Sita went along with him, even his brother Laxman also came along. Bharat, the son of Kaikayi, who forced Rama for the banishment too renounced his throne and acted as a guardian of the throne in absence of his brother, Rama.
3) Do good to others and build good relationships coz networking helps- When Sita was kidnapped by Ravana and taken to far off Lanka, Rama and Laxman instead of becoming helpless and clueless started their pursuit to bring back Sita with full earnest. In their quest, they were helped by an assorted force of monkeys, bears and even birds. These creatures helped Rama as he had helped them in various forms previously like in the case when he helped the monkey king Sugreev to regain back his kingdom from his evil brother Bali. In today's world, the importance of networking is paramount. Ekla Cholo Re is good but you need to have the backing of others to succeed.
4) Withstand pressure and you would be a sure winner- Ravana used various pressure tactics on Sita so as to force her to marry him but she withstood all the pressures. When the monkey god Hanuman went to Lanka as an emissary of Lord Rama, he was captured by Ravana and was put under immense duress. His tail was even set on fire. Inspite of such pressures, Hanuman did not loose heart and infact turned the tables on Ravana and burnt down his golden city with the same blazing tail that Ravana had set on fire.
5) You are doomed when your ego gets the better of you- Everyone of us has an ego and everyone of us likes the ego to be massaged. But the problem is when the ego gets the better of us and we become oblivious to the obvious. Ravana was actually a very learned man and in fact was from the elitest of the Brahamanas. He was a multi faceted personality very good in arts, literature, administration and warfare. He could have been a very good human being but ended up being a monster as his ego became his master and he took everything and everyone else as granted. Hence, it is fact that doom starts when your ego gets the better of you.
For all us at Blue Caramel trying to follow these qualities to the proverbial "T" would go a long way in becoming a better professional and more importantly a better human being.
1) A Commitment is a commitment- In Ramayana, Lord Rama, without bating an eyelid agrees to go on banishment for 14 years as his father King Dasharatha had promised his wife Queen Kaikayi to fulfill any demands she made as a boon. Lord Rama knowing the importance of commitments and their fulfillment saved his father from disgrace by gladly owning up the seemingly difficult demand that Kaikayi made. A commitment is a commitment and commitments are NOT to be Broken.
2) One for all and all for one- In a team or a family, the famous lines of Alexandre Dumas in his classic "The Three Musketeers" have utmost importance. One for all and all for one, re-emphasizes the fact that when the going gets tough, the members who are together so that everyone strives to achieve more also share each others burden and the worst of situations become that much bearable. So, during Lord Rama's banishment not only his wife Sita went along with him, even his brother Laxman also came along. Bharat, the son of Kaikayi, who forced Rama for the banishment too renounced his throne and acted as a guardian of the throne in absence of his brother, Rama.
3) Do good to others and build good relationships coz networking helps- When Sita was kidnapped by Ravana and taken to far off Lanka, Rama and Laxman instead of becoming helpless and clueless started their pursuit to bring back Sita with full earnest. In their quest, they were helped by an assorted force of monkeys, bears and even birds. These creatures helped Rama as he had helped them in various forms previously like in the case when he helped the monkey king Sugreev to regain back his kingdom from his evil brother Bali. In today's world, the importance of networking is paramount. Ekla Cholo Re is good but you need to have the backing of others to succeed.
4) Withstand pressure and you would be a sure winner- Ravana used various pressure tactics on Sita so as to force her to marry him but she withstood all the pressures. When the monkey god Hanuman went to Lanka as an emissary of Lord Rama, he was captured by Ravana and was put under immense duress. His tail was even set on fire. Inspite of such pressures, Hanuman did not loose heart and infact turned the tables on Ravana and burnt down his golden city with the same blazing tail that Ravana had set on fire.
5) You are doomed when your ego gets the better of you- Everyone of us has an ego and everyone of us likes the ego to be massaged. But the problem is when the ego gets the better of us and we become oblivious to the obvious. Ravana was actually a very learned man and in fact was from the elitest of the Brahamanas. He was a multi faceted personality very good in arts, literature, administration and warfare. He could have been a very good human being but ended up being a monster as his ego became his master and he took everything and everyone else as granted. Hence, it is fact that doom starts when your ego gets the better of you.
For all us at Blue Caramel trying to follow these qualities to the proverbial "T" would go a long way in becoming a better professional and more importantly a better human being.
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