Love
Today I broke the news to my boss, known to many as somebody that is incredibly unreasonable, that I am leaving the company to walk a path that would someday lead me back to school to study economics and politics. Under normal circumstances, she would have said how frivolous studying for fun would be, and how silly I am for letting a good opportunity (promotion) pass by. Yet, she didn’t.
Instead, she told me to follow my heart, not to compromise and to not let that fire die. I know that these words came from her heart, and they rose out of genuine concern and affection for me.
My collegue, one whom I have a lot of respect for knew that I wanted time to think about taking the promotion. I asked her today, ‘what did your instincts tell you about me and that promotion?’ She replied, ‘I knew you’d say no’. That too, came out of love and respect for me as an individual. I guess she believes that I know what I want, and what I want is good for me.
These are the people that I work with, and people that have thought me to love, and people that I have taught how to love. Once, I asked for sponsorship to go for Famine 30, an event where friends and family sponsor me to fast for 30 hours. Money raised would go to building a better future for impoverished children. When I returned to work on Monday after the famine, someone told me that at every meal she took that weekend, she thought of me and the children I was fasting for.
I realize from then, that if you look closely at people, you will see how much capacity people have to love. Yet, many fear love – both receiving love and giving love. Little do they realise that it is those who reach out to give love, that gains the most from love.
Instead, she told me to follow my heart, not to compromise and to not let that fire die. I know that these words came from her heart, and they rose out of genuine concern and affection for me.
My collegue, one whom I have a lot of respect for knew that I wanted time to think about taking the promotion. I asked her today, ‘what did your instincts tell you about me and that promotion?’ She replied, ‘I knew you’d say no’. That too, came out of love and respect for me as an individual. I guess she believes that I know what I want, and what I want is good for me.
These are the people that I work with, and people that have thought me to love, and people that I have taught how to love. Once, I asked for sponsorship to go for Famine 30, an event where friends and family sponsor me to fast for 30 hours. Money raised would go to building a better future for impoverished children. When I returned to work on Monday after the famine, someone told me that at every meal she took that weekend, she thought of me and the children I was fasting for.
I realize from then, that if you look closely at people, you will see how much capacity people have to love. Yet, many fear love – both receiving love and giving love. Little do they realise that it is those who reach out to give love, that gains the most from love.
posted by Shu @ 10:05 AM
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