"Rashmi; So what are you cooking tonight?
Riya: Hey nothing much, just thought of daal, rice and some vegetable pakoda.
Rashmi: So, enjoying cooking?
Riya: ah! Nah. Not even the slightest. Just need to answer my hunger.
Rashmi: Did it help your mind, whatever you cook?
Riya: What nonsense are you talking about? What has cooking got to do with my mind?"
Well...well...Aah! wait. Yes I know pretty mouthwatering, those who are lovers of simple cuisine, like me, daal and vegetable pakodas sound great. And why should it not? It's simple and easy to cook, saves time and it's pretty delicious. Now just take a breath and just think about it: How did it help you grow today? Yes, sounds little ironical, but then can we do it? Can we convert a simple task of daily cooking little interesting? Can a simple daily chore help us grow in quality?
In our fast-paced modern world, where almost everything is at our disposal at the click of a button, Let us just sit back for a while and look back at us. Are we growing in the actual sense of the term? Cooking daal was just a simile, let us not go into it in the literal sense of the term. Since we are into our pre-teens or at the most teenage we get used to being productive. We are taught how to maximize the usage of time. how to be productive, how to work harder and smarter and make the most of it today! In other words, we are fed the concept of productive efficiency, everyone seems to be waiting to teach that to us. And definitely, that is very important. We can never think of undermining its significance in today's modern civilization.
But what no one teaches us is the other dimension to it. Just ask yourself, are you growing today qualitatively? Or did you just quantify the material dimensions of your life? There is the catch. We miss out on this. We just keep on growing quantitatively, and after years of professional efficiency we end up being nothing more than a broken, unfulfilled person. By being a sincere worker, we definitely are a boon to the society, to the organization, but being a complete person from within can get us unending joy, unending peace, and a better being. That is personal efficiency and that brings spiritual growth. That enriches your life in the true sense of the term.
Riya: umm understood..umm.. enough of it now. Enjoy the meal. ☹
Thank you for reading ...
Riya: Hey nothing much, just thought of daal, rice and some vegetable pakoda.
Rashmi: So, enjoying cooking?
Riya: ah! Nah. Not even the slightest. Just need to answer my hunger.
Rashmi: Did it help your mind, whatever you cook?
Riya: What nonsense are you talking about? What has cooking got to do with my mind?"
Well...well...Aah! wait. Yes I know pretty mouthwatering, those who are lovers of simple cuisine, like me, daal and vegetable pakodas sound great. And why should it not? It's simple and easy to cook, saves time and it's pretty delicious. Now just take a breath and just think about it: How did it help you grow today? Yes, sounds little ironical, but then can we do it? Can we convert a simple task of daily cooking little interesting? Can a simple daily chore help us grow in quality?
In our fast-paced modern world, where almost everything is at our disposal at the click of a button, Let us just sit back for a while and look back at us. Are we growing in the actual sense of the term? Cooking daal was just a simile, let us not go into it in the literal sense of the term. Since we are into our pre-teens or at the most teenage we get used to being productive. We are taught how to maximize the usage of time. how to be productive, how to work harder and smarter and make the most of it today! In other words, we are fed the concept of productive efficiency, everyone seems to be waiting to teach that to us. And definitely, that is very important. We can never think of undermining its significance in today's modern civilization.
But what no one teaches us is the other dimension to it. Just ask yourself, are you growing today qualitatively? Or did you just quantify the material dimensions of your life? There is the catch. We miss out on this. We just keep on growing quantitatively, and after years of professional efficiency we end up being nothing more than a broken, unfulfilled person. By being a sincere worker, we definitely are a boon to the society, to the organization, but being a complete person from within can get us unending joy, unending peace, and a better being. That is personal efficiency and that brings spiritual growth. That enriches your life in the true sense of the term.
Riya: umm understood..umm.. enough of it now. Enjoy the meal. ☹
Thank you for reading ...
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