In India, workshops, seminars or meetings are generally inaugurated with the lighting of the traditional lamp. A lit candle or single wick oil lamp (match boxes & lighters, too) is used to ignite the multiple wicks of an impressive brass lamp. However, this simple ritual sometimes turns difficult for the "inaugurator" when the wick of the lamp does not light up despite the best of efforts. Whenever such a stalemate occurs, the "wise" in the audience offer solutions.... "Put the fan off", "check whether there is oil in the lamp", etc. etc....
My instinct is to check whether the wick has been soaked adequately in oil... whether it is truly absorbed by the oil... Just like the cotton wick needs to be "connected" by the oil, we too require to be "connected" to the opportunities around… We must immerse ourselves into understanding the multiple dimensions of opportunities. The more we are soaked, the greater will be our glow of our success. But too often, we wait for occasions to connect to opportunities.
A young man built a beautiful bungalow as a gift of love to his parents. Although it was ready he waited over two months for the auspicious day of Gudi Padwa to move into the new home. Sadly, his mother passed away a week before. The man still rues the fact that his mother never stayed in the home built for her, due to his unnecessary emphasis on waiting for the auspicious day!
New Year is when we do new things! Every moment can be the beginning of a new year in our lives only if we choose to add new dimensions to our attitude and approach. It is not the occasion that decides the action… it is the action that defines the occasion. If the action is good… so is the moment. So immerse yourself in oil of opportunities, develop new dimensions and initiate new actions…
Don’t wait for the coming of an auspicious occasion…
Create it yourself and “develop new dimensions”
Regards
Pravin
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