Achievement and recognition: A personal view.

Hi, friends..it has been for a while since I last wrote in my so-called "blog" page. A period of more than a month or so gave me a lot of new insights of my own life that certainly gave me more encouragement to live my life the way it is. The Lenten Season was actually a very useful period for me to re-establish my personal relationship with the Lord, as I felt that I've been away from Him for quite a while; yes, I admit it. I put the Bible at the sideboard but yet I spent not a single moment to read it. I never asked the Lord to speak to me. Rather, I would viewed Him as a 'wish fulfilling object' of my human desire. Such a wretched and filthy sinner I was! No wonder why my selfishness had caused harm not only to myself but to those who were surrounding me! As a believer, I always put my entire faith in Him and I think I've made it! I tried not to involve myself in anything that was related to any social networking page. It seemed that I successfully refrained myself from writing anything in the Facebook wall or in my blog site for the entire Lenten season and finally, I'm back!

First of all, I would like to inform that this post is nothing to do with anybody in my life, be it dead or alive. It's just a reflection on things that I had experienced all this while and I'll love to share with those who are concerned. No hard feelings, friends and don't take it too personally. Well, if you expect that I am going to write another 'heartbroken and melancholic story of a frustrated lover', you have guessed it wrongly. I would like to write about it, but I guess it's better for me to accept the facts and go on with my routines. 


Regarding the things that had happened to me all this while, I would rather to share in a more 'general' term rather than to specify to any particular areas of my life. No more a "touchy aspect of a sad love story" or even a "heart slashing phrases" that would put someone who is already heartbroken into a consideration whether he should end up his life in isolation. I am not a perfect person; instead I am striving to reach a nearly-perfect condition; perhaps. What I am going to share here will inspire some people to be more aware of their surroundings and to improve their performance, be it in the their personal or professional life. 

If you had worked so hard all this while and not being appreciated for what you had done, is it worth doing something like this?

Everybody needs money, no matter how small the amount is, it's still money and people will do anything for it.

When we heard the word "recognition", everybody would think of the "reward".Yes, a real reward actually. It's not only a pat on a back or a verbally 'good job' remark given to you by your superiors. Even the students will easily get fed up with "candies" given by their teachers each time after they successfully answered a question. To be frank, those who worked hard throughout their career life should receive their reward, be it in a cash form, a certificate of recognition and more importantly a rise in your salary or even offered a higher post in your organisation. 

For illustration purpose only; nothing to do with the "real" APC.

We cannot say that we are being selfish if we demand for what we should have. Instead, it is us who should be considered as 'selfish' since our egoistic nature prevents us from admitting our faults. If you are already in the 'deserved group' and suddenly you see others had their 'reward' while you are not, what would you think? 

Being jealous???? Naa....why should you envy someone who already had a happy life? Perhaps one day you will be in their position and see how does it feels if someone get jealous of you?

Missing the last bus? Perhaps you would say " WTF???"

There is no point for being envious here since your colleagues deserved it, just like you and me. They deserved the reward. When you are the 'only one' who is 'missing from the list', what would you think? It feels like "missing the last bus' trip". As a result, you will end up waiting with a sour face for another hour or soThere will be thousands of questions that will crowd your mind; "Am I not hard working enough?" "Am I showing a good work ethics or having a bad reputation? "Am I a noticeable employee?". When a friend, a very close friend told you that you need to 'do something' to make sure that you will be on par with those who are supposed to be 'there', things are very clear now-you are not in the list and perhaps you will be "eternally" left out (sigh...).




Perhaps it's time for us to have a deep insight towards ourselves. There's no time to blame anyone, no more finger-pointing, no more the "blame game", "I'm right, you're wrong..." etc. That's all for now. I'm now still on a stage where I need to be alone, secluding myself from the madding world; because at the end; no matter how good you are trying to be innocent, it is you who are the one is going to be blamed no matter how faulty others are. So, the solution is: Be quiet but at the same time be observant. There's nothing worth more than silence.