As Was Expected, The Top Dog Barked Yesterday

The top dog, S, the biggest CEO, oops... clown, in the best company C, oops... circus in the town, barked yesterday.

He did not like his boot-licking, pet she-puppy, K, getting troubled.

So he barked.

Loudly.

And then he called out one of the stooges, the greatest manager, oops.... clown, monkey P to come to the rescue mission of K.

The whole scene unfolded exactly as was expected.

In a Lala company what else can one expect?

The bait did work.

The experiment worked quite well.

The communication done purposefully to provoke the she-puppy and her master had the intended effect.

The she-puppy was furious.

And went on a rant, good afternoon sir, and then blah, blah, blah.

The she-puppy once again proved the same thing about herself - lack of transparency and fear of her lack of competency getting exposed.

For K the ESG thing is the start and end of the world.

She thinks she has found a way to attain niravana through ESG.

Her and her master's approach is completely bull-shit or, rather, dog-shit. 

The top dog grunted, please discuss with K as she is the owner and driver of ESG.

As if there is nothing else left to worry about than ESG in the world.

The top dog is in  pursuit of another symbolism, this time related to ESG.

He and his HR henchman and other stooges keep on doing one or other drama every second week.

Sometimes there is an idiotic campaign on trust, then on empowerment, then on fairness, and then on transparency, and then on something else.

This all is a merely a big facade to cover-up the dark reality.

Speaking of trust, the top dog, then went on further and growled, please keep P in the loop.

Trust? Empowerment?

What trust? And what empowerment?

The top dog publicly and deliberately and maliciously humiliates those who do not lick his boots like P, K and the other stooges do.

And who is this P?

What competency this P has to speak on ESG?

What value is he supposed to add?

No one, none and nothing.

He is there only because he is a stooge of the top dog.

And by the way, the top dog has reared a huge group of stooges - K, P, et al.

That is the real achievement of S.

The top dog has a fetish for getting popular in the industry.

That is why he runs after every chance to appear in this conference and that conference.

He wants to be the best CEO ever.

He knows though he is nothing.

It is okay he is what he is.

But he should stop putting up the false facade of trust and transparency.

He also has this despicable habit of doing stupid things.

Like having two people stay in the same room while on an official outing.

Such a thing doesn't happen in a proper and professional company.

However, in a Lala company what else can one expect?

Another day, another silly thing.

This will go on.

And on.

The top dog will bark again.

Just wait.

And enjoy.

Why?

Since in a Lala company what else can one expect but some kind of non-stop non-sense.

So better enjoy!

Why Death is the Ultimate Destination that We All Share and Why We should always Keep this in the Mind?

What is blessedness and bliss?

What is joy and happiness?

What is exuberance and ebullience?

What is exhilaration and elation?

All the above reflect a situation when a person is in a state of mind which is just opposite of being in the below state of mind:

• sad and sorry
• or low and down
• or lost and helpless
• or desperate and hopeless

So, how to be truly blessed and totally blissful?

The answer to this lies in just one word - death.

Death is the only thing that is true.

Death is the only thing that is there at the very end of the journey.

Death is the actual destination we all are constantly travelling towards.

Death is the only thing that really matters.

Everything we do, and do not do, everything we say, and do not say, everything is immaterial when it comes to death.

Whether you do something or not do, you will be dead one day.

Whether you say something or not say, you will be dead one day.

All the kings and emperors, all the accomplished artists, all the strong and the powerful, are nothing when they meet their death.

All the poor and pauper, all the notorious folks, all the weak and the pawns, are also nothing when they meet their death.

Whatever you may become in your life, and whatever will become of your life, is at the end, absolutely inconsequential.

The only thing one ought to do is to focus on living life, one day at a time, one day, next day and the next till you drop dead.

You being dead would not change anything and has not impact on the way the natural world operates.

You were born as a biological being and you will eventually die as a biological being.

Human beings are no special as far as the creator of the natural world is concerned.

Though human beings have somehow acquired this impression that human race is controlling the world.

We catch and put other animals in what we call as a zoo.

And as we build a zoo, we think that we are the supreme power running this planet.

This, however, is a naive assumption that we would like to think of as the most important truth.

That is, however, not a truth at all.

We are nothing.

Very simple.

Let us not think otherwise.

One earthquake here, one Tsunami there, the above assumption is knocked off its feet instantly.

We are there at the will of the natural world.

In all this chaos, knowing that we will be dead one day, gives us the right and the ultimate perspective.

We were dead for eternity and will again be dead for eternity.

Whereas, we are live for some time only.

So, never forget and always keep in the mind.

Death is the ultimate destination that we all share.

And he who always keeps this in the mind is truly blessed and totally blissful.

How to Handle an Intimidating, Inflaming and Immature E-mail

Many a times you would receive an e-mail which is written in a "not so good taste".

The person who sent it might feel great when sending it.

But will realize how dumb he really was to even send such an e-mail in the first place.

And if he doesn't. then he is even dumber than just dumb!

By the way, such people might otherwise sound quite mature but if they do such things, it is obvious that they are carrying several chinks in their armour.

Such e-mails are intimidating.

They test your courage in keeping quiet and not responding to that e-mail likewise.

Such emails are inflaming.

They test your patience in controlling your emotions in face of strong provocation.

Such e-mails are immature.

They test your maturity in calibrating your approach to take care of the big picture.

Also, as you read such an email, the realisation that the person who sent it is immature and childish will give you the right perspective.

Mature people do not throw tantrums when they run out of arguments.

Mature people do not send e-mails written in a "not so good taste".

They discuss the differences with the other person.

And try to resolve differences through dialog and deliberations.

And do all that in a open-minded manner.

So the first and the only thing to do, is to write tersely, may be just a one-line, about setting-up a discussion on the issue at hand.

Do not try to resolve anything on the e-mail.

Focus on setting-up a discussion and resolving the differences in that.

Never, ever, write an e-mail in the kind.

Since if you do that, then you are perhaps a bigger idiot than the idiot who sent the first such email in the first place.

Stop the strong urge you might have to shoot back a stinging response e-mail adopting a nastier tone than the nasty tone in the e-mail you received.

Never do that.

It is a fact, that such an e-mail reflects everything about the person which sent it rather than anyone else including the recipient.

The person sending will have something going on in the background like:

• He is mentally quite weak and vulnerable otherwise and sending such e-mails gives him a sense of "false" victory (it is all fake though and quite ephemeral)
• He has other problems in life and uses such an e-mail to vent out his pent-up frustrations and feelings of despair (again it gives a false sense of comfort and for a short time)
• He feels threatened in terms of his power and position and is indirectly asking that he be given respect (genuine respect is earned through actions and not because of the position you hold)
• He has problem with managing his ego which might have got bloated up without him even realising it and such e-mails help pamper it (bigger ego than one's actual status will always lead to trouble, and ego pampering can make it even worse)

The moment you understand the underlying psychology behind such an email you will have mixed feelings.

You will feel pity for the person sending such an e-mail as that person might be requiring psychological interventions to correct the behavioural traits.

You will also feel elated at the fact that you did not over-react to an e-mail that was nothing but an over-action from someone who needs psychological help.

Of course, you should never suggest this to the sender.

You can have empathy and compassion, but maturity requires that you must stay quiet.

The biggest reason is, you must focus on getting what you want from the person sending such an e-mail.

And only on your problem.

If that person realizes his problem, then that is good.

If not, that is not your problem.

And it never was.

So, stay away from it altogether.

Don't Waste Your Time, Spend It Carefully on Things that Matter to You

Your life has an expiry date.

That means you have finite time at your disposal.

You might get this incorrect impression time and again that you have a lot of time in your hand.

And that you have many more years to go before you will drop dead!

However, that is not the case.

Once you are clear about this, you should exercise care and caution in how you spend your time.

If you do not spend your time on things that matter to you in the real sense, your time goes for a waste.

So, how do people end up "wasting" their time thinking mistakenly all along that they are "spending" it:

• They attend training which is not really required
• They attend meeting where they are not needed
• They become a part of a networking group and indulge in unnecessary events and activities
• They volunteer for things for which they should have refused to get involved with
• They join groups and forums they should have stayed away from

What is the way to come out of this rut?

What is the way to ensure you spend your time and not waste it?

The key to this is to know the kind of person you are.

And what are the things that excite you and that you are truly passionate about.

Improving your understanding of and skills at the things you love is crucial.

Simply speaking, that is the only thing that decides whether your time was spent or was it wasted.

You should stop doing anything that you don't feel strongly about, or which does not excite you.

So, how can you stop "wasting" your time?

• Stop attending that training which is not really required
• Stop attending that meeting where you are not needed
• Stop becoming a part of a networking group
• Stop volunteering for things for which you should have refused to get involved with
• Stop associating with groups and forums you should have stayed away from

Stop wasting effort.

And start spending it.

In both cases, you end up using the finite time at your disposal.

The difference is the impact it creates in your life.

If it helps to improve you in becoming better in something you love to do, then the impact is positive.

If it is anything else, it is a sheer waste of time.

Be prudent with your time and do only those things that you would really want to do.

And stay miles away from every other thing.

Don's waste your time.

Start spending it.

And do that right away.

Bhuvaneshwari Mata Temple - the Hidden Gem for Travellers in the Aravali Woods

As you travel on Sohna road from Sadar Bazaar in Gurugram towards Sohna, you would reach the Aravali woods in no time.

The Aravali woods are composed of several hillocks and the green belt covering them.

In case you stay in Gurugram or even the entire NCR, this is the place to go if you want to be in the "Hills"!

Well, hills you would not get.

But hillocks, yes.

The Aravali range spanning across Rajasthan and Haryana is a range of hillocks that provide several spots for travellers to explore.

One such spot is the Bhuvaneshwari Mata Temple.

Hidden well inside the Aravali woods and around 3-4 kms from the main Sohna Road is a gem of a temple called the Bhuvaneshwari Mata Temple.

For reaching Bhuvaneshwari Mata Temple, you need to take the road going along the Camp of 95th Battalion of BSF in the Bhondsi area.

Here are some pictures of the Bhuvaneshwari Mata Temple and its surroundings.