I normally look for information around topics, concepts, issues I come across in daily life, be it professional, social or familial. www has been a great source.
Over period of time, I seem to have developed uncanny ability to hit the most relevant page at the top of Google search. I wonder what else should I do, but seeking knowledge, wisdom, solutions!! Clifton says "Learner" in me is the issue. Some may even say I do not have any other job or work or responsibilities and that is the reason I pass time searching and surfing.
For some time now I have started sharing what I find. I feel that is my responsibility. I have created a broadcast group besides being member of a couple of professional and familial groups. Obviously these groups are ones I share my findings with. Clifton attributes this behavior to "Responsibility" talent theme, I am born with.
So far so good. I am doing what I like to do and what I am good at doing. It does not end there. At my age I should have digested Bhagwat Geeta's Chapter 2, Verse 47,
"कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन । मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भुर्मा ते संगोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥
अर्थात तेरा कर्म करने में ही अधिकार है, उसके फलों में कभी नहीं। इसलिए तू फल की दृष्टि से कर्म मत कर और न ही ऐसा सोच की फल की आशा के बिना कर्म क्यों करूं | ॥47॥"
As many say, preaching is easy. Practicing is not. I do expect outcomes or at the least acknowledgement.
I have, since the time I started sharing, observed from out of about 100 such recipients, a few and the same few, acknowledge, many of those few appreciate and some of those few discuss. But very large numbers remain unresponsive.
I wonder, have I chosen wrong cause, or wrong groups, or wrong means, or wrong times, or wrong topics?
Or is it that what I consider of interest, does not interest most?
Or do they have other more important or interesting tasks to be engaged in?
I will be worried only if apathy, lack of interest or motivation to improve and excel is the cause. And if so, I am responsible for motivating them to look at what I am sharing, since, as Rigved puts down:
"आ नो भद्रा: क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वत: |"
हमारे लिए (न:) सभी ओर से (विश्वत:) कल्याणकारी (भद्रा:) विचार (क्रतव:) आयें (आयन्तु).
Let noble thoughts come to us from every side. - Rig Veda, I-89-i
