नमस्कार न Hola
They say- There is no substitute for hardwork....
But nobody said part of the work is best delegated....
I happen to be interning in a law firm these days. It's just the way I'd expected it to be- Incredibly busy, little impatient, overworked and an air of arrogance. The person I am interning under is supposedly one of the messiahs in land dealings. I happened to be very excited as land issues are one of the most common issues that make/break a whole family and even blood relatives aren't spared in the quest for land. Learning about the same would have been very crucial and exciting.
I enter and I realise, all I was supposed to do was take over his work and do some clerkship without a salary. My guru was profoundly adept at ridiculing me as the efforts I made weren't what a lawyer does. He instead handed me his work complaining about work pressure and I go to his desk with a doubt... Voila... he's checking out lyrics of Chahun Main Ya Na at lyricsmint.com.
Blood boiled as I saw him do that when I had thought the poor guy is pretty worked up and needs my help to get done with his work.
In frustration, I go and start talking to the typist. Believe me, that 30 minute chat with him gave me more knowledge about laws than I had recieved since the last 15 days. The only obstacle between him and atleast an attempt at becoming lawyer was that when he tried becoming independent... lawyers gave him the stink eye and avoided him like plague... he was practically jobless for 6 months with the others spreading stories about him being COUNTRY BUMPKIN to prospective clients... he's back to the point where he began... typing.
This just made me wonder... are we becoming less humans and more like crabs... clawing our way to pull a person trying to rise above the shackles of poverty and make him go back right where he BELONGS...
Why do we have to feel threatened if somebody "INFERIOR" wants to reach our level if not better than us... Does doing him wrong make us more successful.... do our earnings deplete if somebody's increase... ???
I don't say Jealousy isn't a must in this competitive world... but need we bring someone down to feel complacent about our achievements... ???
I am no saint but yes I too nurse a dream for which getting a plush job at a law firm is is essential... Sometimes earning is a kick, sometimes a necessity, sometimes for need fulfillment and sometimes to fulfill a dream...
If we work endlessly towards our dream and are lost when it gets shattered to smithereens.... why should we purposely kill somebody else's too ???
I had no solution to offer to him, being a 19 year old unemployed student... But he killed the MONSTER in me before it could be born... I hope we too kill our inner demons.... and show a little appreciation of what we have in platter and not try to empty other's...
Cheers,
Have a great day ahead,
They say- There is no substitute for hardwork....
But nobody said part of the work is best delegated....
I happen to be interning in a law firm these days. It's just the way I'd expected it to be- Incredibly busy, little impatient, overworked and an air of arrogance. The person I am interning under is supposedly one of the messiahs in land dealings. I happened to be very excited as land issues are one of the most common issues that make/break a whole family and even blood relatives aren't spared in the quest for land. Learning about the same would have been very crucial and exciting.
I enter and I realise, all I was supposed to do was take over his work and do some clerkship without a salary. My guru was profoundly adept at ridiculing me as the efforts I made weren't what a lawyer does. He instead handed me his work complaining about work pressure and I go to his desk with a doubt... Voila... he's checking out lyrics of Chahun Main Ya Na at lyricsmint.com.
Blood boiled as I saw him do that when I had thought the poor guy is pretty worked up and needs my help to get done with his work.
In frustration, I go and start talking to the typist. Believe me, that 30 minute chat with him gave me more knowledge about laws than I had recieved since the last 15 days. The only obstacle between him and atleast an attempt at becoming lawyer was that when he tried becoming independent... lawyers gave him the stink eye and avoided him like plague... he was practically jobless for 6 months with the others spreading stories about him being COUNTRY BUMPKIN to prospective clients... he's back to the point where he began... typing.
This just made me wonder... are we becoming less humans and more like crabs... clawing our way to pull a person trying to rise above the shackles of poverty and make him go back right where he BELONGS...
Why do we have to feel threatened if somebody "INFERIOR" wants to reach our level if not better than us... Does doing him wrong make us more successful.... do our earnings deplete if somebody's increase... ???
I don't say Jealousy isn't a must in this competitive world... but need we bring someone down to feel complacent about our achievements... ???
I am no saint but yes I too nurse a dream for which getting a plush job at a law firm is is essential... Sometimes earning is a kick, sometimes a necessity, sometimes for need fulfillment and sometimes to fulfill a dream...
If we work endlessly towards our dream and are lost when it gets shattered to smithereens.... why should we purposely kill somebody else's too ???
I had no solution to offer to him, being a 19 year old unemployed student... But he killed the MONSTER in me before it could be born... I hope we too kill our inner demons.... and show a little appreciation of what we have in platter and not try to empty other's...
Cheers,
Have a great day ahead,
