Have you worked on a graph? Remember the co-ordinates indicating the vertical and horizontal integers? That dot is such a convenient and forgettable point, thing, form.
But when placed against the digits of value it implicates so much more; countries' populations, regressing economies, world hunger, poverty, a person's aptitude, his/ her heartbeat.
And what is the significance of the dot at 0,0 (X,y) co-ordinates, you would ask?
Nothing.
Or maybe something, depending on how the next values choose to take it forward.
0,0 is the most vulnerable state of existence. There is this insufferable anticipation on how the graph proceeds forward. In a company, you are the dot. The graph is your career. And the company, your management, your leader, I believe has the power of writing you down against the values.
I am often greeted by people who claim that the 'power of change is within you'. Some say that 'you can create that growth for yourself'. I am not saying anything to them. I am not debating them. All I am saying is try explaining that to the DOT.
Funny thing our world is; it calls itself Liberal. Well, almost all of the world. Then, there is the capitalist sense of liberal. A democratic sense of liberal. And those who are confused about both types, there is the communist sense of liberal. An intelligent man/ woman, centuries ago, coined a term- oxymoron. What a visionary I must say. I would like to congratulate him / her on foreseeing our current state of affairs from so far ago. And here we have our government of the greatest nation of them all , with its bevvy of uber qualified bureaucrats and economists, analysts are yet to figure out the status of our GDP over the next few months.
Frankly, I border on 'WTF' sense of Liberal.
So when people talk to me about empowerment, potential and growth, learning and time; I look into my neighbor's graph to compare notes. So here's me, the DOT, waiting at 0,0 wondering where I am going to move on the graph. And that other graph has had 7 imprints of the DOT. I wonder.
Should I break into a song of delight and kiss the hand, expressing my gratitude for giving me this prolonged opportunity of so called learning? Or should I pray upon the heavenly fathers for strength, endurance and patience to take me through this stormy phase?
Experts will come with their P.O.V. and that's that.
Here's my version of the story. The pause is unnerving. It's also frustrating. Most importantly, it's probably because your brains are not wired to take decisions therefore delay in the motor movement.
Whether it's towards the quadrant on the right, left, below or above; the dot is meant to move. If it isn't the graph is stagnant, the DOT is rendered incompetent and hand is dysfunctional. This spells 'GET H.E.L.P!'
Look it up- A dummy's guide to read signs.
Time lost is life lost. I believe so.
Now I have lost exactly thirty-seven minutes writing this really silly comparative, when I could be, let's see, drafting this really comprehensive excel sheet charting out my job status for the week. How fulfilling *yawns*
Oh, and there walks in 'the hand'. oxy-MORON-ed it again! :-P
DOT and I, we have a therapy session soon.
