A few years ago, I happened to 'chat' on line with an eminent neurologist far away.....
I did not realise the 'stature' of that great person, till he disclosed at the end of the chat, (out of necessity, to convince me that he is empowered to compenstate me in Australian dollars for the 'material' he gathered from me, .... Needless to add, I simply declined any 'credit' in any manner, whatsover, and with great difficulty, dissuaded him from persuading me to accept any kind of credit for it). Had I known his profile, I would not have dared to chat with a person of such great eminence! Anyway, he happened to ask 'what I do'..... and when I told him that I was a 'clerk', he paused for a while.... I thought he simply left (away from that chat window)..... and meekly tried to find out with the next line of chat.... 'Sir, are you still there....?'.... He said instead ... “India is perhaps the only country that tolerates people like you to maintain such low profile!” ... (I felt 'clean-bowled'! From their pitch, Aussies 'usually' clean-bowl most of us!).
I too, did resist the temptation to get promoted, and stayed contended as a clerk, though for my own reasons... Many people around me still keep wondering.. why? Not that I wanted to keep the reasons to myself..... what I told them simply failed to find a reasonable sense! I had tried to reason out that I liked to take only as much as I needed.... and a promotion was something that I never neededd to do what I liked to do with my life... instead, I needed some freedom to pursue my search towards the real purpose of 'life' (later, it so turned out that the word 'spirituality, spiritual quest.... suited well, as a description)..... and for that, the best compromise was, I ensure that I am not 'burdensome' to others around, and yet, had adequate wherewithals to do take care of my pursuit... that clerical duties suited me the best.... when even that had outlived the purpose, I simply gave it up.... nothing more to it.... But, there are others, who find that 'promotion' burdensome , for different reasons!
I was amused to read this 'no' to promotion....
I do envy the declaration 'Mindless seeker'!!! Exactly what I am still , yet, just at “trying” level!!!
I am reproducing a part of the post.... which is a common 'phenomenon' in the present day scenario... (for those interested, the link will take you to the entire content...
psn(15th January, 2012)
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b. Reasons for Rejecting the Title:
i. Organisationally: We do a job well and get promoted. We do it again and get promoted yet again. This happens in incremental progression, until we reach a position, where we no longer do well (i.e Our Level of Incompetence). Mindful Soul is such a position for me! Thus, I should be relegated back to my old position (before I get fired).
ii. Psychologically: The titles have a numbing effect on me. They create stress on two accounts: firstly the inability to cope with the extra demands for the title (read more hours on the Speaking Tree, more blogs, more comments etc.), which would cut my family time, personal time etc.. Secondly, it also creates a need to “MIND” my every move, every word as befitting as that of a “Mindful Soul”, wherein, Reality is that I am “Mindless”! (So more Stress)
iii. Sociologically: This title, creates an unnecessary pressure on me, to get more and more followers and blogs. This will eventually reduce the quality of the content I produce on the site. The phenomenon could be as damaging as Pseudo-Spiritual “Rat Race”. Studies have shown the conferee(s) resort to unscrupulous means to get ahead. Thus, the idea of Spirituality, of Cooperation, of assisting and aiding the mutual ascension process (on ST) will get replaced with that of COMPETITION.
iv. Spiritually: We already have so many castes, reservations/ quotas, rations and cut-offs in India, much to the bane of many of my countrymen. Please let God Decide the “Soul Certification” and let us be not divided. At least not on Speaking Tree!!! Let it remain a site of Sharing, Speaking, Seeking and Love. Please don’t corrupt the Universal LOVE, which is free and for ALL.
Once again, urging you to let me be ME i.e. without the Mind. Let me Experience the Tree, experience the Wisdom Fruit and Engage in Regular Chirp with the other Birds, without worrying about the Colour of their Feathers or the pseudo Halo they wear around their heads or even reminded of my own incompetencies.
Let the Birds be Birds without the “Labelled” Cage!
I hope you will relieve of my misery as soon as possible.
Thanking you from bottom of my HEART.
Spiritually Yours
A (Mindless) Seeker
(Disclaimer ONCE AGAIN: The views expressed in this OPEN LETTER are of a “MINDLESS Soul”, and doesn’t bear any MORAL OBLIGATION whatsoever on the part of other SOULS* to shun their Titles.)
*(in “Mindful Soul”, “Connected Soul” , “Awakened Soul” , ”Enlightened Soul” and “Masters” categories )
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