Imagine what this world would be if it was only
about I, Me and Myself. Recently, I watched an interview of a very senior and
popular actor and the interviewer asked him: Tell us Nana, how you delivered
that master piece (referring to one of his classic movies). Nana replied. that
we think that its all me who is doing the work, but its not that. It is because
there has been series of good work coming together is when the master piece is experienced
by the audience. When I reach the set, most of the work is already done – the writer
has written the perfect script, the light man has projected the perfect light,
the director has imagined the perfect shot – all I have to do is deliver the
scene. This scene gave a fresh perspective to the already known fact that its
all team work. When we are together, we are strong.
There was a time when I used to say that I am a
self made person in my job interviews or when sharing my life journey with friends and acquaintances. But as I
gained more experience and think back into every detail of my life, it became very
clear that no one is self-made. They are made by combination of efforts, put at
the right place at the right time.
The feeling of I, Me and Myself comes when there
is lack of acknowledgment for external efforts. So while I totally endorse in
being self-sufficient, confident to rule the world and staying connected with one’s
self at a very profound levels, there is no replacement of ‘Gratitude’. It
baffles me specially when people compare their contribution in a very commercial
way – may be monetary or very close to deeds that yield in monetary outcome.
Lucky are those who are given a chance to help and unlucky are the ones who
blew it off. It is very easy to say that ‘What have you done for me?’, ‘I am
what I am because of me’, and ‘There is nothing that I can benefit from you’. It’s
a road to dead end. I am grateful that I
have this platform which I built through years of love and affection. Through
this platform, I can urge human race to have more compassion and vision to see
through beyond monetary gains. Because at times the people who are your support,
do not necessarily blow their own trumpet.
Jini
