In pursuit of perfection....

Sine last few days, the word 'perfection' was the buzz word for me. I came across this word at least three to four times on various occasions. After writing a blog "giving life to life", my uncle called me and guided me how to blog with a perfection with his piece of advice. He had pointed out few error crept in to the blog. The course which he completed in IIT Chennai was not of four year as quoted by me but of five years. I had also said in the blog that he had a meagre amount at his disposal. But to my utter dismay, he informed me that he spent all those five years with no money but only with couple of scholarships and awards and so on. And he finally advised me to go for a thorough search before writing a blog on any person so that a perfection can be brought in the writings. Indulging ourselves into the subject matter of our writings, he said, is what makes our work more realistic and enjoyable for that readers.

When my uncle mentioned about bringing the writing closer to the readers, the one name that popped up in my mind is of Mr Arthur Hailey. I am a great admirer of Arthur Hailey, the author of various best seller books like The Car, The Strong Medicines, The Money Changers.  etc. All of which, whenever released, would attract highest  number of readers from all over the world. Being amused with Hailey's flawlessness and precision I became curious to know more about Hailey and I surrendered myself to Google search. I was really spell bound to know that he spent many many years of his life to master the subject, on which he would then write a book! . Really a perfectionist beyond doubt. To sink into the topic is an art to be learnt from Hailey To become a perfectionist, you require a great amount of research and thinking.As my uncle told me, "Think before you Ink". 

I was watching a cine channel and the host addressed Aamir Khan with an adjective "Mr. Perfectionist". Aamir is called perfectionist because of his right choice of the stories, the befitting location to shoot, the right actors and actresses to suit the characters of the movie and his capacity as a director to bring out the best from the co-artists. He also prepares himself to get the style of the character, whether it is Ghajini, Mangal Pandey or a bubbly teenager 'Rancho' in '3 Idiots'.  Then slowly I started realizing that to get perfection not only you have to think in deep but doing right thing at the right time and at the right place is also equally important. That's called timing. Accuracy and timing is what makes Aamir so special. 

The buzz word "PEFECTION" was still echoing in my ears as I was listening to a tabla jugalbandi  between Ustad Zakir Hussain and his father Ustad Alla rakha. The way he plays tabla mesmerizes the audience. I request you to watch one particular jugalbandi of the father and the son. After their continuous performance for ten minutes, the entire audience were flabbergasted.  The fingers of Ustad Zakir Hussain were rather dancing on tabla with a perfection. The rhythm was so continuous and soothing that he never allowed to miss the total effect. Eventhough they missed a few beats in the middle, they disguised it in such a way that hardly anyone could point it out!. This showed how perfect both of them are in their presentations. Then I slowly realised an age old English adage "Practice makeths the man perfect". 

With all these incidents, my desire to become a perfectionist was increasing. Then I saw my elder sister, who is in Singapore was online on Facebook. I started to chat with her. Being a proud mother of a two year old girl child, she started to narrate me the tantrums of her daughter and she told that her daughter is a perfectionist. She told that her daughter little Sanjana will not get a sleep with a smallest wrinkle on her bed sheet. She gets up, makes it straight and then sleeps. She also told me other habits of little Sanju. Unlike other kids, she doesn't like eating roaming here and there. My sister also explained a unique style of her lovely daughter of shutting the half opened drawers and setting right the door mats even while she is crying. After listening to my sister about the naughty actions of my neice, I have no doubt in mind that all human beings have that basic instinct towards perfection. The only thing that matters is its development. Li'l Sanju's actions brought me back from my journey towards perfection. It taught me a simple but an important thing about what is perfection. It taught me that perfection is nothing but "HOW DO WE DO, WHAT WE DO"?. Li'l Sanju does it in her way and therefore she is perfect. After listening to Sanju, I got totally relieved and got the simple way of achieving perfection. Lots of kisses to my niece Sanju. :) 

Giving life to life!

We all know that voluminous literature is available on achievement motivation. Shiv Khera, Robin Sharma, Chetan Bhagat are few who authored the same. Even I have read few of such literature. Ultimately I understand that to get ourselves motivated more important is not reading the books but getting inspired to what is happening in and around you, looking at the nature, looking at your role model and drawing inspiration from all that. I had already blogged on my uncle, from whom I have drawn immense inspiration. And one more such personality who comes to my mind is my Ramakrishna Mama, my maternal uncle, who has given life to his life and not tired even after he retired!. He is the eldest son of a poor school teacher who left his house at the age of 17 to persue his graduation in engineering at IIT Chennai and passed out with flying colors. I didn't get an opportunity to ask him how did he manage all the four years with 400 kms away from his parents with a small amount of money available at his disposal. He also did his post graduation in engineering and served Govt. of India in water resources department as a Chief Engineer, nearly for two scores. Throughout his proffesional life, he has applied his engineering skills in the department. The reason behind explaining his background is to tell about  his immense interest in subject of engineering. But the point which I wish to underline is his interest in medical science. 

He started to evince interest in medical science and over a period of years, slowly graduated over the many subjects of medical science. He is an voracious reader and an "Ekapathi" . Be it in Pathology, be it matter of endocrine or cardiology, opthalmology, oncology, etc he authoritatively speaks on it and guides you. But the point where I draw Inspiration from him is his passion to regularly call his friends, relatives, well wishers, and inquire about their health and to guide them . He also calls my dad in a regular interval and also informs within which limit his glucose, WDL, creatinine, RBC counts, etc should be. He also explains how to control the diseases and health disorders and provides suggessions regarding what to do and what not to do and these suggestions are valuable and moreover you have to pay exorbitantly when you consult a practicing physician and you wonder at last you get the same suggesions.  Aquiring knowledge is not a big achievement but sharing it for the benefit of others carries more weight. I have learnt a lesson from him, 'Share the knowledge for the betterment of others and increase your knowledge'. Thanks to my Mama ji.

Diverting the interest is his unique strength. The one more area which he has immensely studied and mastered is the history. He is capable of explaining in such a way that you feel that the history is repeated in your presence. From George Washington to Mikhail Gorbachev, from  Bismark and Hitler to Anwar Sadat, from queen Elizabeth to king Hussain from Chandragupta Maurya to Bahadur Shah Zafar. The diplomacy they all practiced during their regime, The tactics they applied, the plans they formulated to break down their enemies, all are on his finger tips. I am unable to analyse that how he shifts his interest from engineering to medical and then to history which are not related to each other. Yet he is successful. The lesson I learnt from him is, 'don't limit your interest or confine to one subject. Your interest in the life helps you to get interest in more and more subjects'.  

Now he is slowly evincing interest in philosophy. He is having a gallery of books of Ramakrishna Mission and upanishaths. I won't be wondering if he comes out shortly with a critical study and analysis of the gospel of Ramakrishna. Having dealt with plethora of files in his department, he never treated his life a file. You may be reminded of a sanskrit shloka "Unshtraya lagna velaya gardhabaha stuthi pathakaha". My dear friends, I beg to differ. I can introduce him to you. But being a nephew, it's my privilege to introduce him and hence you have to contact me only. With his knowledge, varied interest and the enthusiasm and energy he has provided "life to the life"!!.. 

My pranams to my mama shri!! :) 

My Uncle.

Off late, I was repeatedly thinking of writing a blog for my uncle who is a real source of inspiration for me and I have drawn immense motivation from him and assimilated within. Of course, I was restrained due to paucity of the time. I was unable to do so. I felt really ashamed that I was unable to blog for the above reason as a person from whom I derive the motivation is a master of the time management.
On account of a regular transfer which my father gets in his profession, I shall say that I am not so lucky to stay with my uncle who is permanently staying in Mangalore. But thanks to e-media and social network through which I keep myself, rather he keeps in touch with me.


The very reason why I call him master of time management and the source of inspiration will be evident for you while you go through the entire blog. My uncle is a government auditor, auditor of State Govt. of Karnataka. Travels day in and out and returns to home by 9.30 or in the late night. But every night at 11.00 pm he calls me and narrates a story which he had designed in his mind during journey period. Instead of having a nap in the bus, he looks, peeps through the window, studies the behavior of the co-passengers and even studies the crew members and gets inspired himself to write a story. Not only he writes but also ha patience in abundance to narrate me the same in the night and is so humble and asks me for an expert comment from my side! This is where I wonder at this man. He is really a perennial source of enthusiasm. After travelling for three to four hours he is left with tons of enthusiasm!!!. Even to teach his own children at home, to do his office work at home. etc. A few months back even I was also travelling to Margaon from Panjim everyday and was spending equal hours for journey. However, I had never utilized the time for a creative purpose other than reading my notebook and doing some academic work. Kudos to my uncle for the formidable energy he possesses even at the late 40's  of his life. 


My this great uncle is a patient of Diabetic Mellitus. And as all of us know it is a dangerous disorder though not a disease. And walking i the best medicine. Despite his busy proffessional schedule, once he gets down from the conveyance, he walks towards the house and the road gets tired but he never gets!.. He reaches the home. The distance may run to 6-7 kms, I have never seen him waiting for a rickshaw or any other mode. I have seen people walking in the morning. But the speciality of my uncle is that even after walking in the morning and even after getting fully tired of office work, even after the tedious journey, still he walks and with his endless energy and with the same enthusiasm which ordinarily a man will have in the day time he calls me at the night and asks how are you. Now I have started slowly understanding the funda of the life :) The body tires but the mind never. Thanks to my Uncle!.. 


My aunt is also a working woman and they have two kids who are 13 and 9 years old. The morning is so busy for them that getting the kids ready for the school and getting ready for the office and the movement of the clock stops for them for the speed at which they work. But the beauty of my uncle is that he equally shares the road of domestic works, right from cleaning the room and washing the utensils, clothes, etc. He gives his full shoulders to aunt and doubly ensures that everything goes perfect. When I stay there during vacations I had keenly observed my uncle and I have learnt from him that how to become a good dad and a too  good hubby too!. 


At last, he has got immense faith in god the almighty. The pooja he performs is really worth seeing. The shlokas, mantras, ashtakas, sahasranamas that he enchants is worth listening. His unstinted faith in the almighty might have given him this endless energy in his body and mind. My hats are off for my great uncle, not only for the reason that I share blood with him, but his qualities are worth sharing for me.