Spark of Celestial Fire: It's the matter of 'Acknowledgement'

Niki had tea every evening in the hostel mess and cribbed about its taste until one day she made an effort of explaining the taste of the tea to the mess worker. From the very next day she was more than excited to have tea that brought back the memories of her home. Most of us like Niki crib and complain about every single action around us that we do not like, but how many of us really care to fix it?

We make sure we tell our friends and family about a bad experience we have had either with an auto driver, shop keeper, customer care or for that matter with any product we have used, but when it comes to letting the person who can fix it, we simply ignore. On my way to office every day, I used to take a bus from my hostel and the fare of which was Rs. 8 for which I paid Rs. 10 for an exchange of Rs. 2 from the conductor. My destination was only three stops away. Most of the times the conductor would return Rs. 5 (out of Rs.10) and would not hand over the ticket. This initially appeared to me that the conductor was forgetful until I realized that this money is going into his pocket and not to the government. Ever since then I asked for a ticket, take a picture of the vehicle number and send it with the story to the chief traffic officer who controlled such activities. I have not stayed for a long in this place to see if there is any change, but the officer acknowledged me that surprise-checks would be arranged to avoid such acts.

Indians have been taught since childhood on compromising and not complaining. If a friend in school does not give you enough space on the bench ? compromise, if a husband ill treats you ? compromise, if the government does not lay proper roads ? compromise, if the new headset gives bad quality music ? compromise. Why don?t we confront the one who can repair them? It has been deep rooted in our minds that being vocal would not yield any results. Japanese car maker Nissan voluntarily called back over 22,000 units of its small car Micra and the sedan Sunny in India due to a faulty braking system. Ironically, the spokesperson said that they have not received any complaint in India due to the faulty part.

We sometimes complain about the products we have purchased that turned out to be faulty for the value of money and often forget that it also applies to relationships. Be it a smile of the security guard every morning while you enter office, a mail from your internet service provider seeking feedback, your beautician in the parlor or a colleague in office ? acknowledge them. This only makes things simpler and more comfortable. I have not known that my rate of speech is high until people told me that they don?t understand me when I speak, this solved the problem ? as simple as that.

In simple words ? Just open your mouth and acknowledge whether or not you like something. ?I don?t have time for this? is merely an excuse.

Let me know of what you did to acknowledge someone!

Source: http://peppyontherocks.blogspot.com/2013/05/its-matter-of-acknowledgement.html

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