We start our life in the Primary care of our
Mother, followed by the Father and then the siblings and close relatives. Our play partners as an infant have no age
barriers. The young and old, the
relatives and neighbours, friends and passers-by, turn play partners. We then get into school to learn. The journey of learning formally lasts about
16-20 years. Then the struggle for
suitable job begins.
The pressures of the Jobs, the politics, the
sacrifices to be made to achieve economic and personal objectives and goals,
all begin at the same time. Life takes a
new turn. The wedding adds more spice
and responsibilities to the life.
Children are born to the blessed ones and more responsibilities enter
the life. Many of post marriage
responsibilities are often duties of a spouse/parent. The responsibilities and duties towards our
parents continue. Life begins to be move
into a stressful zone for most.
There seem to be no relief to it. The duty of getting the children married,
taking care of the Grandchildren, etc, the list goes on and on and the journey
continues in a different phase, style and mode.
This is common for all. But in each one’s life from being an infant
to a grandparent, there is one thing common in this materialistic world –
Transfer. At every stage of life
Transfer takes place.
As an infant Joy is transferred by people
around you by making you happy and smiling.
At school, the Teacher transfers his knowledge. At home, the Parents transfer the values and
culture. Friends transfer the
Trust. In Sports the teammates and coach
transfer the knowledge of teamwork. The
Tutor at professional and co-curriculum courses Transfer skill sets. At work, the Seniors transfer experience and
the Management transfers Money. When you
get promoted at work, you begin to Transfer your Experience and Skills to your
subordinates. Once you are married, the
spouse transfers Love and affection. You do the same. When you blessed with Children, you transfer
Happiness and Joy to your Child. When
the children go to school, you transfer the Values and Culture.
The Cycle continues and you are on the path of
Transferring what you got. From
knowledge to Wealth, everything gets Transferred. Through this wonderful process, one gains
Wisdom. Now one understands why they say
Life comes a full circle.
If you are found wanting in any of the areas,
do not blame anyone. It is just that the
transfer did not complete successfully.
Among all these Transfers one need to invent and reinvent
happiness. Happiness is truly a state of
mind. But the state of mind keeps
changing at every stage of life. So,
happiness also needs to be unearthed from the pile of responsibilities and
pressures one has to go through in Transfer process.
Transfer process is easy for some at some
stages of life. These people relish it
early. For some, the Transfer process
becomes stressful and heavy. There comes
a stage in everyone’s life where Dual Transfer Process takes place. One has to get something transferred from
others and at the same time Transfer it back to one’s below you.
The Process of Transfer never halts. Many
lessons are learnt in life during the Transfer process. The Transfer process only allows you to be
prepared to face the tough questions of life.
In life the biggest lessons are learnt only after the Test is over. Check if your Transfer process is successful
and going in the right direction.
Enjoy life but do not undermine the importance
of the Transfer Process.
(The above article was
written as an Editorial for publication in Dec. 2019 issue of PRINCE’S VOICE –
A Community eMagazine)