GUIDING LIGHT|Take care of the 4 e's

Somewhere along the line of development, we have taken some short-cuts, which are harming us, write Seema Sharma.

In today's times, we hear a lot of 'e'technology. It has influenced us in more than one ways. We seem to be becoming more efficient and capable day by day. What we seem to be missing along the way is our planning as a human being. Somewhere along the line of development, we have taken some short-cuts. These have been in the form of 'dependency' on the other agents for our ripening as an individual.

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At a time when the boundaries, physical and technological, have melted and the entire world has come to be known as a'global village', we seem to be committing the fallacy of melting our own 'boundaries' as well. This would have proven beneficial if only we would have melted the correct ones. But we have merged those which shouldn't have been and vice versa.

There are two courses that we have to take in life. One, which is important for the general growth of ours whereas, the other which is important for our own evolution. These are the only two processess which should run parallel. We seem to be slowly forgetting as to how to manage these two together. We get confused and maddened by the superfluousness of the situation. Never giving ourselves sufficient time to find and evolve in the deeper sense.e.g. eating and not being involved in the process of eating. Similarly, travelling but not absorbing.

These shallow behaviours make us inherently weak in our control over ourselves. If only we start training ourselves in living in the moment, a lot will change for better. We are pacing ourselves without realizing that pace alone will not help. A good sense of control over situations and our own self will help salvage the self.

This is a deeper dynamics underlying the sense of 'nonmotivation,non-focussed attitude' etc. We will have to also now take care of the other forms of 'e'.These are 'efficacy,effectiveness,efficiency and empathy'.