My dearest gang,'Give away everything you know, and more will come back to you'
Don't we all remember, at school how some students would fight tooth and nail to hide what they know? Let's not just stop at school days. Even at university to think that they are already somewhat adults, this still happened. Saddest is, having said that, this amazing small-mindedness is still rampant at work, rampant everywhere.
'The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you'll become stale'
That is exactly true. When we don't share, we feel we already know plenty and therefore it gives us a false sense of accomplishment. It makes us comfortable where we are, thinking we are so well endowed with knowledge. We then, stop being hungry, to hunt for more knowledge. I have said this before, to be hungry is quite a prerequisite for success. When we are not hungry for anything, we will go the complacent route. We will want to remain in our comfort zone. We no longer have that insatiable push. That's when we go stale. That's when we lose it.
'If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish.'
I believe in sharing.
When you share with one person, your knowledge, you have then elevated that person to your level. Having regurgitated that knowledge to that someone, you have an added sense of fulfilment, and that gives you an added push to want to know more, to share further with the same person or perhaps with some other. Point is, you are not only elevating the other person, in so doing you are elevating yourself as well. If everyone did their bit, can you imagine how much the society would have changed? How the society could be made of dynamic individuals? Can you now see the benefits? How wonderful it is of being part of an intelligent society. Being part of a courteous society. Being part of a dynamic society. Most of all being part of a safe society!
Do we lose out, when we share knowledge?
I don't think so?
In doing so we only improve the quality of each and everyone of us. The side effect is...that, we just sort of get a better society. Voila!
Isn't that what we want?
To be in a good society is a dream, especially with our current scenario now. The rampant existence of both big and petty crimes from all around us. The rife state of apathy amongst our people. The excessive lack of skill and knowledge amongst our youths. The prevailing lack of sophistication in general. More than ever, now, I understand how great it is to be in an intelligent society. Life is that much more meaningful and untroublesome. There will be less of unnecessary undue stress brought upon by substandard services that is so prevalent everywhere, now.
'Somehow the more you give away the more comes back to you.'
Lets chew and ponder upon this, and do what we can.
Cheers,
Ruby.
All quotes in blue have been extracted from 'It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be' by Paul Arden
Illustration: www1.cs.columbia.edu...just look at the two babies already displaying sharing skills...lovely indeed.
16 comments:
Hi Ruby,
Been away and have not visited your blog for a while. I like this one. Deep. True, we must share our knowledge. Thats the only way we grow as well. Keep on blogging dear.
Nikki.
Hi Ruby,
Talking about our society I do feel the downslide of quality somehow as compared to some years ago say. Those wEre the glory days. Wonder why?
LT.
My dear Ruby,
What a passionate entry. I totally agree with you. How wonderful it is to be in a dynamic society and especially a safe one. You rock girl.
Salmah.
What a dream, to be part of an intelligent, courteous, dynamic and safe society. Amin.
I know Ruby, you have said, it goes hand in hand both prayers and effort. One cant do without the other.
Khatijah.
"pay it forward" Just like in the movie of with this title.
but i guess, we all, as mere mortals, does have our own pang of *selfishness*. Sometimes, theoretically, it is easier to just give in, but at times, it is an almost no compromise situation.
No?
My dear K Ruby,
I do believe in sharing, be it in a form of knowledge, thoughts or even feelings.
It adds to the meaning of one's life.
When you said about being hungry for knowledge, I couldn't agree more.
This is something to be shared with my little students,for sure.
Hope they'll be inspired~
To be part of such society may seem to be a dream,K Ruby.
But let's pray and act so that it'll not remain as one.
InsyaAllah.
p/s:thanks for sharing!
My dearest K Ruby,
I really enjoy reading your blog, so do keep it up, especially with more thought provoking piece like the one you posted here.
Sometimes, K Ruby, people tend to forget that the more knowledge we share/impart, the more we acquire for ourself. I am not a lecturer but I used to tutor some of my friends back in uni who were not well versed in some of the subjects that I consider myself strong at. Amazingly, I found out that I tend to learn more and understand it better.
hai K Ruby
Badrul here, uitm. I agree, as a lecturer, I tell my students that I am not going to give my knowledge to them. Kalau dah bagi, nanti tak ada lagi untuk diberi kepada yang lain.
So I tell them that I will share my knowledge with them and I expect them to share their knowledge with me.
In a counseling class, I was feeling a bit down, but a presentation from a group of my students managed to help to lift my spirit up. Eventhough I had shared on a particular counseling theory with others before, but when it was presented to me, and I evaluated them, it has deeper meaning and understanding for me.
So, do not be afraid to share your knowledge. The return on this investment will definitely be much, much more than the capital.
wassalam
Badrul FSR UiTM
Morning Nikki,
Lama tak drop by. Nice to hear from you. Yeah! There's that magic when people share. It comes back multifold, without even expecting them.
Hi LT,
I do agree we had our glory days. Those were the days even the kacang putih man greets you in english and he has some kind of personality too. 'Morning sir, what you want...muruku, vade. We have everything here for you sir. Delicious.' Ha ha ha.
The secret is in nurturing from young. In a nutshell, we need good character building both from home and at schools.
Hi Salmah,
I am so passionate with these issues. I love to be freed from fear when we park our cars in public carparks. I can't even jog now, as the other day, a car pulled up and invited me for a ride. That was scary. I'd like to walk on pavements without a care and not being worried about snatch thieves. I 'd like to park and leave car doors unlock like how it was 15 years ago when I worked in a neighbouring country. I'd like to know if I accidentally left my hand phone at Delifrance, I will get my phone back from their 'lost and found' corner for sure.
All these can only happen in a dynamic society and especially a safe one. I rock??? Hmm..thank you my dear.
Dear Khatijah,
It is true. If we want something we must first desire it. Then we work for it. It needs both the prayer and the effort indeed. One cant go without the other. If you just desired and prayed for it till you are blue, it still won't fall from the sky. You must work towards it.
To realise a dynamic society it needs concerted effort from everyone not just from the power that be.
Love y'all for brightening and making merry here.
Ruby.
Hi Stupe,
I have not seen 'Pay it forward', but read the review. It sounds like a good movie. You are right, in theory this idea would bring back our glory days. But in reality we are all hesitant. We always expect someone else will do it for us while we busy ourselves with our own issues that is unending and pretty much the same day in day out. It is hard to change that moment of inertia...to try and get out of orbit just to do one good deed for society (read..in the end for yourself). You are such a sport Stupe. TQ.
My dear sweet Fizzy,
Some of my favourite teachers are from my Convent days. They were pro-active, they were caring, they were generous. I benefited from them not from the teaching of subjects per se. I benefited from their nurturing us, their encouraging us, their nudging us endlessly, to be excellent individuals in all aspects of our lives. To be dynamic people to serve the nation. The teachers then had character, had passion, had interest, had love for the nation. As students we simply became their mirror image.
So I encourage you to look this way my dear, though I already sense that in you, but I wish we had more all over the country.
We must all be hungry for the betterment of our lives.
Good morning Seen-er,
Nice to hear from you again. It brings some excitement to me the ring in your expression. TQ for your kind words. Encouraging and I feel very complimented indeed.
I fully understand your experience. Sharing as I said is magic. What you share, what you give, you will receive by leaps and bounds, even if you didnt ask for it. Do drop by always. *wink*
Cheers,
Ruby.
Hi Badrul,
It is so nice of you to drop by.
I feel so impressed as to your interaction you have with your students. I can see you impart some good philosophy to them. You'd probably fall into the category of dedicated and compassionate nurturers in my book. How lovely to know that. How wonderful that all is not lost, knowing such educators as yourself still exist.
Heyy I like what you said: 'The return on this investment will definitely be much, much more than the capital.' Look what I received from you just by sharing. Drop by again.
Ruby.
My dearest K Ruby,
If we look at a bigger context, besides sharing of knowledge, our very own concept of zakat is where we get rewarded back for sharing what we own. I have many friends, esp those who are doing their own business, who have stories about how things changed wonderfully for them after they pay the zakat.
I agree with seen_er about concept of zakat as an act of sharing. But then on the other hand, some people view it as duty and giving over and above that is sharing. To me as long as we do it, it is great lah dah tu.
Anne.
Dear Kak Ruby
I really like your blogs, they are so comforting to me.
There are times when I feel personally & professionally challenged, that I start to lose sleep worrying about problems that might not even exist..
But your blogs can re-charge me & make me feel better about myself. So I hope you will continue writing your motivational blogs!
Thanks & Warm Regards,
Liza T,
tkc.
K Ruby
Badrul here. thanks for your feedback.
as part of sharing knowledge,
1. uitm may be organising a selfdefence workshop for women only. would be nice if tkcoga can send some participants. it will be on aikido.
2.uitm is also hosting 35th iftdo, conference and workshop on training and development 21-25august at klcc convention centre.
for those who are interested, please visit iftdo website.
wassalam
Hi Seen_er,
I agree that we should all discharge our duties in the zakat aspect, and of course insy for such sincere acts, there's the reward at a time known only to God. But I also understand that we must discharge our duties without expectations, for if God were to bestow challenge on us, He will do so, regardless. Thanks Seen_er for accompanying me in cyberspace.
Hi Anne,
I am not an expert in this field of zakat to be saying much. All I can say is, do it sincerely, within the means that is possible and only you know it yourself and God too.
Hi Liza T,
It is so heartwarming to hear your kind words. Thank you so much for making the effort to share your thoughts here with me. I am so happy to share as I too need all the perking and motivation just as you do my dear. Drop by again.
Hi Badrul,
Why dont you mail to me all the details and I will post it to my e-Group.
Fyi, my son has very high interest in Aikido.
Thanks for the invitation.
Cheers,
Ruby.
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