2. Service
Minded – We have two kinds in this. One refined and other coarse.
(a)
Refined are the persons whose mental makeup is that of social service. They utilize
their time in practicing conscious social service. Let us call them social
service minded. They get engrossed in the social work without expecting any
returns from the social work. The result of such kind of service is twofold. Firstly
they spend the time effortlessly and secondly as there is no attachment while
carrying out the service, they don’t get perturbed by the adverse or favorable
outcome arising out of that social service.
Not getting perturbed by the outcome is the key to joy. In the worldly phrase they are leaders. They
dwell in the physical world unattached with any outcomes. Examples are – Chatrapati
Shivaji, Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi. Recent examples are Narayan Murty, Azim Premji, Narendra
Modi, Bill Gates and other giants.
(b) Other than social service minded (refined)
and rationalists almost all, belong to this class - from the successful
entrepreneurs to failed beggars. These get engrossed in self service/ work but they get
influenced by the end result. This is the major distinction between Social
Service Minded just explained and Self Service / Work Minded, – that social service minded
get engrossed in the social work without expecting any returns from the social
work. This is the only distinction between social service minded and service
minded. The whole perspective changes because of this attribute of social
service minded from self service/ work minded persons. Self Service/ work minded persons get
perturbed by adverse outcomes and get pleased by favorable outcomes. This
attitude lands them in constant worry resulting in unhappiness and grief
interspaced by some happy moments. This class is common in the society. Materialistic
improvement and modernity of the world is because of them. Thriving of science,
commerce and trade is because of them.
Growth of economy is because of them. In the worldly phrase, successful service
minded persons are pathfinders and achievers. Failed self service / work minded persons are
losers and culprits. Examples are entrepreneurs, salaried persons, artists and
persons solely working to make money and win bread for the family. Majority of
the society is made up by them. Many times they break down when faced by
adverse outcomes or succumb to greed in order to achieve more in very less. They
are devoid of any anchoring. They remain devoid of joy. They enjoy few happy
moments but they seldom remain happy for long, unless eventually with maturity
or with effort or with devotion they refine up from coarse to become social service
minded or become rationalists.
Keep reading ...............................and ..Happy new year
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