I was reading Gesu Aftab's blog.......and this particular one resonated deeply. Thank you Gesu for your evocative thoughts. I have taken the liberty of adding my own twist to it.......:)))
.......We have designed an education system which teaches us to compete. We are all asked to develop an ‘urge to win’. If you are not interested or are shy, you have to be 'shaped' to win (continuously making you feel that you are not good enough). We applaud those who are ‘born to win’. All examinations, tests, entrances, sports; most activities focus upon a lot of people participating and a single person winning (or in some cases a group/ few lucky ones winning). There is only one ‘first’ (obviously). (none of us question the validity of such competition; in fact we are all a party to it)
During our most impressionable age (as a child/ teenager/young adult), we are taught to complete and win. But the most hilarious part is that when we grow up and join the work-force (in corporate, government bodies, NGOs etc) organizations have to create special departments and hire specialists to train people into ‘team work’. People are taken through various psychological exercises to build trust in others, work together, communicate clearly, have fun while working, take it easy, laugh, have passion, show compassion, be creative, and allow healthy exchange of ideas. Really!!!!! (we expect the same in families too!)
Weren’t we exactly there when we were kids? Didn’t we play for hours with our friends without competition, having fun, being a team, working together? What a colossal waste of human energy and mental health!
With an education (societal) system like that how many of us can claim to be sane?? What are we doing to change those systems which have outlived their utility? How are we contributing in creating a saner world??
Difficult questions but a simple answer---------WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.........The Father (as always) got it right!!
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