Optimists look for the sunny side of life
and are attracted to the cheerful phenomena that are worth doing. While
everybody is aware that life is a series of sunshine events and dark areas, just
like day and night, we should be looking out for the bright spots and avoid the
shadows. Plants when they grow invariably seek the light that is the source of
nourishment and right minded people should be like that. Global Institute of
Business Studies in pretty Bangalore inspires the smart boys and girls to not
only find business success but also seek the bright surface rather than dive into
the dark depths.
Two approaches and
lifestyles
Just like movies and stories present two
poles that are distinct opposites, one with many virtues called the hero and
the character of darkness called the villain, life offers the choice. From an
early age, it is clear through characteristics and temperaments that some are
fated to belong to the world of goodness all lifelong while others prefer to
remain in the shadows. Does it lie in the genetic makeup or is it the circumstances
of life that decide which side of the law a person would belong? Or is it
possible that one who has chosen the shadow world would be reformed and turn
towards the light?
A hundred reasons could be cited for the
adoption of good or bad characteristics by persons during upbringing. Maybe a
few incidents like ill-treatment or abuse, violence or cheating occurred which compelled
the person to veer off the straight path? Exploitation and dishonesty, child
labor and injustice could change a person’s ideas and bring about a
transformation and an embrace of the dark way of life.
War, terrorism,
smuggling and narcotic drugs as businesses
The label ‘business’ is attached to the
most terrible occupations on earth! Since money and management of labor or
materials or both are involved in almost every undertaking, it may be
technically defined as a business. And so business it is for the vilest
activities that involve illegal substances and human trafficking and even
terrorism and poaching. It is hard to believe that such organizations nowadays
use technology so easily and label themselves as corporate bodies to cleverly
run businesses through the internet in the dark web.
If the world of easy money is attractive
to some, what about the many great characters of history and mythology who
earned fame and enlightenment through honest and sincere labor and worked
diligently and patiently through the decades. Such service based lives are
common even in the neighborhood. The rise of mega businesses that span the
globe arose only in recent decades with the spread of industry and technology. Service
has been the traditional lifestyle with wealth accumulated through a lifetime, ending
in peaceful retirement.
It is the business profession alone that
offers chances of quick promotions and fast wealth and fame in the contemporary
world. Does that mean that ethics and values are sacrificed on the way to the
top?
Corruption, crime and wrong have always
existed in some form or the other. Some societies are more corrupt and violent
than the others. In an organization, it is hard to tell who is honest and who
is not. Money brings power and those who handle money or valuable materials
like in procurement would face the temptations of tampering with records to
favor themselves. Besides, there is the humanitarian element involved. What
would you say about the woman who stole bread to feed her starving children?
Those officials who find themselves in
positions of enormous power are similarly in a position where they can make a
fortune by being corrupt. Digital technology made the task so much easier.
Those who travel a great deal across international markets doing sales duties
similarly find many loopholes that may be exploited.
Wants and desires
are limited
Just like a person can eat a limited
quantity of food, similarly there is a limit to human consumption. We adopt the
standards of the society we grew up in and frugal lifestyles are found among
many societies. Affluent cultures similarly would have greater targets to be
fulfilled in keeping with the environment.
Sharing as a way of
life
In good time, after honest and ethical
effort and service, wealth will come just like the apartment and the car,
marriage and children. It is true that some would desire fame and celebrity
status while others would be content to serve in remote locations, isolated
from the mainstream. While a few are
content to remain within the native city or state, most desire to work overseas
in rich countries in search of greener pastures. Whatever the lifestyle may be,
probably it will be a return to the native place after some years or decades.
Giving back to the society that nurtured you and being compassionate towards
those who have less would become the hallmark of a life well lived.
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