WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND-1

Cycles, cycles and cycles, it is cycles everywhere. Planetary motion, appearance of the comet, waxing and waning of the moon, ebb and the tide in the oceans, the cycle of seasons, Nitrogen cycle, Carbon dioxide cycle, Water cycle. Life cycle (birth-death-birth or death-birth-death) and in life too, what goes around comes around, forming a cycle.

These cycles function noiselessly, ceaselessly, affecting the intended recipients. Cycles relate to matter and space (space science, environmental science), cycles relate to life, politics, society, behavior and so on. This article is focused on behavioral concern.

Completion of studies ends the classroom phase and directs one towards the field. The theoretical knowledge gathered so far is required to be put in practice. Companies recruit fresh graduates and train them to run their business. A fresh batch of graduates was posted in the field under the guidance of the senior operators. This phase is a unique phase in life; youth, knowledge and eagerness all gathered at one place are sure to influences promptness of the response.  With the slightest blaring of the announcement over the loud-o-phone the trainees would be on their toes. This behavior would irritate the senior operators, once a senior operator stopped a trainee as he approached to attend the loud-o-phone and said, you should reply only after the third announcement. The trainee succumbed to the senior operator and in days to come this statement became a policy put in to practice. Few weeks later the senior operator was promoted to the post of inside operator and transferred to another plant.

Few years later the trainee was now no more a trainee, he had turned into a confident operator and was able to manage his job well. He was transferred to the same plant where the senior operator was transferred. One day he was attending a critical task in the field; it took him, some time to reach the loud-o-phone. The senior operator in an excited tone asked: “Why does it take so long to attend, how many time should I announce?” The operator in the field replied “At least three times, sir”

Often we are not aware whether the thing or the opinion we are suggesting or expressing will in the long run be rewarding or embarrassing. We are always on the look for short term goals and never both about the far reaching effecting of it. It is only when a thing boomerangs on us we sense; oh! We did something wrong. But then lot of time has passed and maybe we have crossed the point of no returns. It is better to be positive and spread positivity.

The junior in the story was my colleague in the office, a co-operative team member of the Integrated Management System project. Working together is now a thing of the past but to date he is a good friend and never misses to visit me when he is in the town.

Whatever we do leaves an impression on the other person. And it is this impression that provides the basis of action in future at an appropriate time. See you next time with WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND-2