HAPPINESS @ WORK
Gems of Ancient Wisdom
Beware
of the rotten apple.
Camaraderie in a team is threatened even if there is one
person who
·
shrinks work or
·
is a gossip monger or
·
plays politics.
Like foul smell these traits infect others quickly.
While Rani Chennamma of Kittur was
against any alliance with the British, the Brits found allies in her noblemen-
Mallappa and Venkata Rao. After the deaths of Chennamma’s husband Mallasarja and her stepson Shivalinga Rudra
Surja, the British moved into Kittur to take control.
While she
beat them in the battle, she lost the war when the British got their regiments
from Bombay Madras
During
their seize of Sri Ranga Pattana, the British found the fort impregnable. But
the ranks of Tipu Sultan had a mole – Mir Sadiq. He told the Brits to
concentrate their shelling on the weak northeastern wall, sent all the soldiers
to get their salaries and then signaled to the enemy to enter through the
breach.
In the tussle
between the gods and demons, Indra kidnapped Kayadhu, the pregnant wife of
Hirnayakashyap, while the demon king was busy doing penance to gain more
powers. Narada intervened and persuaded
Indra to leave her at his hermitage. There he told the queen and her
unborn son Prahlad about the glories of Lord Vishnu.
When the
boy grew up, he accepted Vishnu, and not his father Hiranyakashyap, as
Almighty. Fearing that this sentiment would spread, the father tried many ways
to kill his son, but failed. Finally, Lord Vishnu emerged as Narsimha and
killed the demon king .
In their
teenage, Yuyutsu, son of Dhritrashtra born to a Vaishya woman, informed the
Pandavas about the evil designs of his stepbrothers. Later during the
Mahabharata war, he switched over to Kaurava’s side. He was the only son of
Dhritrashtra to escape the carnage at Kurukshetra.
As many as
1,500 soldiers in Babar’s army had been cut to pieces on the first day of he
battle against Rana Sanga on the battle field of Khanwa in March 1527. So, the
wily Babar changed tactics and bribed Shiladitya, Sanga’s Minister of Defence,
to betray his master.
“At my
langar, all those who to wish to work and eat were welcome. But we have no room
for idlers,” said Guru Nanak.
There is
no work prescribed for Me and nor am I in want of anything. Yet I am engaged in
work, declared Krishna in Gita(3.22)
While
queen Kaikeyi was at the coronation of Rama, her maid Manthara opened Pandora’s
box with her poisonous words.
Stem the
rot before it spread.
-
Sai R. Vaidyananthan. The write
can be contacted at svaidyanathan@tribunemail.com
Source: Jobs and Careers, The Tribune, December 21, 2011 .
