Comments on: Do you do what you say?

By: Vinay Nagaraju

Vinay Nagaraju — Sat, 10 May 2014 09:42:36 +0000

In reply to preethiprasan. Thank you Preethi :). It is completely on topic. Expectation certainly is the result of all heartburn and the more painful factor is we start expecting from scenarios where our control is limited. This way, it not only hurts us that we didn't get it but also hurts that we couldn't do anything about it. Sometimes I feel that Karmayoga might be the best description of how to lead life, although hard, the principles seem fantastic every time I read it. I agree, expecting someone to be thankful or respectful might be actions in vain. Instead just doing it cos we like doing it and for the purpose of doing alone might take us a longer way. And finally I guess we are what we are with areas we can improve upon :)

By: Vinay Nagaraju

Vinay Nagaraju — Sat, 10 May 2014 09:22:08 +0000

In reply to Mousumi Saha Kumar.

Thank you Mousumi :). Nice to hear from you! Very true Mousumi, I guess all these factors, the sayings and quotations are the thoughts on the back of our mind, something that defines us, makes us think the way we want to. Although a complete 100% is a misnomer, I guess the impact it creates on a continual basis is impressive.

And true, it’s perhaps a little easy for us to factor those rules for others – kinda like ” Do what I say and not what I do”! Maybe one of the reasons is that we think we are what we say but others seem to digress on that. Maybe the process is about the journey and trying to live up to those as much as possible :)

Thank you for the thoughts Mousumi, would be lovely to keep hearing more from you.

Cheers,
V+

By: Mousumi Saha Kumar

Mousumi Saha Kumar — Sat, 10 May 2014 09:16:25 +0000

Absolutely right question. If we seriously ask the same question to ourselves, we can save us from several wrong doing factors but the problem is we set some ‘what we say’ (rather what should be done) factors for suggesting others not exactly implementing in our actions..

By: preethiprasan

preethiprasan — Sat, 10 May 2014 03:23:36 +0000

Expectation is the cause for all heartburn. One thing i do understand is that its better not to expect anything from anyone. Even simple basic respect . While there are people who do what they say, there are people who do one thing in front of everyone and another in their absence. And if you are trying to be nice, good, helpful..etc..in a sincere way..be happy for yourself. don’t expect others to be thankful for it or respect you for it. That way we can be happy that we do what we say and want. And i simply love your last line. We are what we do, lets not worry about what people make of it. don’t you think ? My comment may be a little off in relation to your post..but this is what came to my mind :)

By: VinayNagaraju85

VinayNagaraju85 — Fri, 09 May 2014 07:54:48 +0000

What you say and what you do! http://t.co/jcOwvOsq7Z