They say, wherever there is a
will, there is a way. And they also say, beauty lies in the eyes of a beholder.
Believe me when I say I’ve been through a plethora of similar soft-skills based
and motivational programs, but this brief week-long program with you people has
indeed been ecstatic, emotional, enriching, overwhelming, nostalgic, and full
of life and sentiments. I have earned twenty odd friends from these seven days,
and each of you have been refreshing and stand out each along your own ways. Each
of you contributed to our little family so far, being sporty, naughty and
gritty all at the same time making it nobly memorable for weeks to come.
Life as I define has two purpose
to be lived for - to be happy and satisfied in the long run and achieve success
in personal and professional lives. To be happy in my eyes, is to either make
others happy or pursue what you have always wanted to, be it a profession or a
hobby. Success again in my eyes, is to be happy in lives in our own ways by
accomplishing the finicky ephemeral actions and events that complete us into
what we are. Thus I see it as a vicious circle of most important building
blocks of a man’s life- happiness and success.
Mphasis ranks No. 7 in All India
Top Players’ Rank from IT Industry (NASSCOM ‘12-‘13). To be frank, people
around us scar us tagging as ‘BPO employees’ vis-à-vis other giants in core IT,
and that call-center agents lack in wisdom and that rich experience and
societal status which can be derived from working for a Tier1 IT company. M.A.G.I.C.
has, by now, proved the reverse. It has categorically taught us the virtues to
service humanity and values of the top-drawer which can be construed to be the torchbearers
of a person’s selfless psyche.
M.A.G.I.C. paved a unique way to a
glimpse over our past. It provided for a unique journey through our present. It
sourced a unique prospect for a primed, dynamic and vibrant future of us ahead.
M.A.G.I.C., in many ways, has tutored us in ‘keeping our friends close and
enemies closer’, has enlightened us to ‘never, never, never give up’ and to be
a human being who cannot be turned down in the face of gloom and turned away
from the feast of happiness.
We imbibed some morals about emotions,
the agents to cause them and the strategies to master them; to filter out all
the fleeting negative tizzies and muster up all those which matter. We must
each be educated enough to weed out anger and endear our cool in times of need.
Some of the morals are lessoned with values much more than life itself. The
biggest success and a live proof of you being humane is to let go and accept
who you are for all you know and all you care.
One of the most versatile
speakers I’ve listened to in days and years, stood in front of us as an elder
brother and a prized friend all along these seven days, instructing us all the
way in fun and triumph and as the short days passed by, we already began to
miss him as a valuable asset of classroom experience. Mr. Pradeep is an icon for
every college classroom teacher, coaching and tutorial classes. In his terms “I
do not preach what I do not practice”, he stood by it with his charming
explanations and beautiful expressions of how and what life brings to us and
how and what we are to bring to life.
Yes he deserved every single bit
of what homage and respect we paid him the last day of M.A.G.I.C. and that
showed in how he embraced them all and responded with an equal magnitude of
love and faith on us. It is now upto us, not in this company and not in this role
of a follower to live up to his expectations, but as a matured complete human
being for years and decades to arrive to feed the society with the best we have
got- to be tested of our values and learnings encapsulated in this short and
sweet week of M.A.G.I.C., made friends for life.
Sadly enough, most of the
fun-filled moments have culminated, but on a positive note. It’s time to “pull
up our socks and hold onto our horses” as we look up to glide along and
challenge for whatever follows. I wish all of you the best of luck along your
PST and on-floor endeavors. I hope what we have gathered so far is best put to
effect and meaning. Believe in yourself no matter what come may. Faith, love
and peace prevail.
As for me, Mr. Pradeep and
M.A.G.I.C. will be cherished through the test of times as two priceless
possessions carved for and beyond life. The values latched onto our brains will
deliver the best of results wherever we thrive for to concede along the
topsy-turvy successes and failures of life.
I'll leave you with this small food for thought -
“Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.”
- Charlie Chaplin
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