Thank you Maitreni, I have a new habit now, to kinda look forward to your thoughts on the post. It makes us feel more connected and more real when we write about these things and to know that they can evoke a thought is quite a great feeling indeed :)

Thank you Richa :). He he its in just one word, one very simple word :)

Thank you Sahaj :)

Thank you Tara, these words mean a lot to me and I would consider it a real honour if the words and thoughts expressed over this site can be part of your daily activities. It is one goal we are constantly thriving at and to know it can make a difference makes us humbly proud indeed :)

Thank you Sunita. Without doubt, I absolutely loved this quote, so much of depth and character to it..

I would like to think it is out there Kashpal, Maybe in small pockets, maybe in instances but it is out there. Just need to be there more consistently and that makes all the difference.

Thank you Subhodeep :) . I couldn’t agree more mate, humility is a life skill whereas talent is just talent and it needs a lot more than that to be successful in life and also the ability to recognise and learn from the success of others and draw inspiration from it instead of feeling insecure. I have been an eternal fan of karma yoga, esp from the time I read Vivekananda’s rendition of it. It is one book that should be read!

Thank you Shamsud :)

Just to add to this, I would like to talk about a phrase which Uncle Bala (Dr Bala Balachandran, our Dean at Great Lakes Institute of Management) often says “Ability with humility”.

One can be super-talented, but without humility all that is hollow. On the extreme end, one can be super-humble, but without talent and ability to complement it, there is no point behind such humility, that is weakness, as Swami Vivekananda says.

IMHO, to be truly humble, as opposed to fake modesty, we must go back to our Indian roots of absolute duty orientation (karma yoga).

Thanks!
Subhodeep