--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ankur Saxena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Please tell me he didn't write this specially for this post. I really have no idea what it says, but it sounds awfully high mided based on the first line or two. lurk > > The present-day young generation is being increasingly attracted > towards personality grooming programmes. Scores of young men and > women, and even teenagers, are joining grooming institutes and > spending hefty amounts with a view to improve and smarten their > personalities. Many such places charge as much as ten to twenty > thousand rupees for 5-7 day courses. Nevertheless, the youth are not > getting the desired benefits. In spite of all the labor and expense, > their personalities fail to develop the magnetic pull which they so > cherish, or the character traits which could ensure their success in > life. The famous maxim "All that glitters is not gold" is proving > right in regard to these institutes. > > There is, however, a positive aspect to this phenomenon. It signifies > an increasingly strong desire in the youth to refine and reshape their > personalities, their awakened awareness about themselves and their > growing sense of responsibility towards life. This pleasant trend > gives a sense of hope. Lucky indeed is the nation whose youth is alert > about their overall personality development. They appear to have > realized that now-a-days labor by itself is not sufficient for opening > the doors to success. The psychological impact cast by the > personality, too, is important. > > If we want to make a mark in the world, we will have to cultivate some > specific attributes in our personalities. > > The first of these is effective witnessing: That is, objectively > witnessing with deep understanding what occurs or exists before and > around. Only those who have this penetrating understanding are able to > utilize their strengths effectively. Witnessing requires a very keen > and perceptive vision; a vision, which is free from the defects of > prejudice and ego-sense and whose essence is what the scriptures call > 'neer-ksheer- vivek', that is, the subtle discriminative power. We > should be able to assess, in the very first meeting, the general > temperament, firmness of character, grasp of the subject matter and > foresight of the person whom we are meeting. It is this discerning > ability, which will tell us how we can deal with the concerned person > in the best possible way. If we are able to do this, every encounter > will become an educative experience. This method is particularly > effective in times of interviews, etc. > > The second attribute required in this connection is far- sightedness. > It has been a much talked-about quality for ages but very few actually > know the art of its effective application. Those who do are able to > ensure a bright future for themselves as well as their co-workers. > What is required is to pick up clues and trends from the present and > make a projection on this basis about what could possibly happen in > the future. Chess players, successful businessmen and good > administrators possess this quality of penetrating foresight. > > The third characteristic feature of a magnetic personality is > pragmatism. This quality is always beneficial, whether it be a matter > of examination or carrier advancement. What is our correct position > and situation vis-à-vis the circumstances? What are our strengths and > weaknesses? We must have an objective and realistic assessment of all > these factors. > > The fourth attribute is thirst for knowledge. People acquire some > degrees and think that the task is over and now the only thing they > have to do is to earn a livelihood, somehow. This thinking is > retrogressive. Personality acquires power of attraction only when it > has a never-satisfying eagerness to acquire wider and deeper > understanding and knowledge of itself and the world. In modern > parlance it is called updating. All experts of career counseling > advise that one should keep acquiring more and more knowledge, and > learning newer and newer things in one's field of work. They even > recommend that, apart from inculcating a reading habit, one should try > to develop the capacity for effective writing, too. > > These are some of the salient guidelines for bringing about refinement > of the personality. The questions like "Where are we?" "What are we > doing?" etc have their importance but of the greatest importance is > the luster personality. That is why Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya at > Gayatri Teerth, Hardwar has compulsorily incorporated 'The art of > personality improvement and living' in all its programmes. It is > another matter that at this unique center of sacred and mundane > learning, one has to repay for his or her education not in terms of > money but altruist service; because selfless service of society > through the talents and expertise is the only genuine certificate of > success of any worthwhile personality grooming programme. > > for source please visit : http://www.awgp.org/gamma/LiteratureEnglish > > > > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! 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