DOING MORE WITH LESS
“When
you don’t have resources,
you
become resourceful.”
K.
R. Shridhar
I must’ve
spoken to, or chatted with, at least a dozen people today. Invariably, all of
us have checked with each other by asking - “How are you?”, or “All is well?”
And, invariably, all of us have replied by saying - “I am good”, or “Yes, all is well.”
Now, all of us were
not honest here: All has not been well for all of us during last several
months. For most of us, the primary worry and anxiety has been our drained
resources.
But, despite
this reality – and despite an uncertain time ahead – almost all of us have
learnt to wear a brave face and say – “I am good”… “Yes, all is well.”
Not having
enough resources and not being enough resourceful are as different as a
day and a night. Complaining about our tough times makes us even weaker.
On the other hand, doing whatever is possible, with whatever we possess, and,
importantly, from wherever we stand… yes, this is what being resourceful is all
about. Long before me, Arthur Ashe had, already, said it:
“Start
where you are, use what you have, and do what you can.”
When we are challenged
- pushed against the wall - we learn to
fight the best… We learn to tap on our hidden resources. The way gets carved in
this process… We find new energy and we reinvent ourselves…
Yes, this is
something only our tough times can do for us: They can enable us to bank on our
inner strength – our creativity… our resourcefulness, even when our bank balances
are completely drained!
You see, a lot
of money in the bank can send us to sleep. Being constantly alert and alive is
a fine virtue. It comes very handy when the sea is rough… It’s not something to
complain about, but an opportunity to find new ways to survive…
My friend and a
fellow-trainer, Dr. Deepak, always, had this story for our young ones…
The folklore has
it, that the fishermen in Japan, who went into the deep sea to catch fish, erected
large tanks aboard their fishing launches. The objective was to bring home fish
alive. And then, to doubly ensure it, they did one more thing: They dropped
into those tanks some big sharks!
It was a delight
to watch the puzzlement on our youngsters’ faces… “Sir, why big sharks into the fish tanks?” They had this question to my friend…
“I won’t tell
you that; you find out!”… This was how my friend liked to tickle the young minds.
Building water tanks
aboard our fishing launches does not necessarily ensure, that we will be able
to bring home live fish. A few big sharks in the tank are more likely to keep
the fish alive!
Do we see some ’big
sharks’ in our water tanks?
Just asking…
GERALD D’CUNHA
Pic’s: gettyimages
Video: Andre Rieu
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