Many thanks to heera for giving soft copy of such a nice book "Animal Farm". It is a best book of its kind that I have ever read. The writer has however written the book in the context of Russian revolution. But it fits greatly to everything around us like politics, corporate and even our society. Its just reflect the way we are.
The best part is that writer has not taken any name explicitly. He has given a wonderful analogy using Animal and the society of Animals. After reading this book, i have started wondering, What I am doing ? and for what i am doing ? and above all for whom i am doing ? Do hard work ever pay ? I always believe to be non political and keep my self away from politics whether its my home/family, office or friend circle. But now I am totally confused. But one thing is sure that this book made me think a lot. And I think this single book is going to help me a lot to shape my thinking process covering broader horizon. Well, i must agree that first 2-3 days after reading this books gone totally weird specially after reading the fate of horse (A very hardworking animal projected in a book) and the reason of this was his absolute faith on his corrupt handler. So the best learning from the book is "Absolute faith corrupt and its corrupt absolutely".
Well, thanks to God, I got gyan, and that is what i want to share with you all and this is the purpose of writing this blog. After reading the book i have realized that how much truth was there in a book. It always says Absolute faith corrupt and i realized that even absolute faith on this book will surely corrupt me. Read the last line again, this is the crux. Gyan kaam aaaya, "Absolute faith corrupts".
I guess, now i should quickly summarize my learning from this book:
1) Do not have absolute faith on any thing, put your reasoning and facts for any decision making
2) In work/job, You should always know 3 things for sure
2.1) for whom you are working (who will benefit from your work)
2.2) what is the objective behind your work ?
2.3) why are you working ?
This is all for today. You guys/girls can revert me if you need that mind blowing book.
Note: 6 thinking hats is a very nice book to learn about decision making.
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Thoghts are the wonderful things, which comes and go instanteneuously. Some time they comes with very high freequency, sometime they don't. Here i am trying to put some of them so that i myself, my friends or anybody can read them and put their thoughts as well, what they think about the same. I think my this initiative will help me, my friends or anybody to know lot many diff. thoughts about the same subject. Thereby enrich all of us intellectually.
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3 comments:
You have given such a good review of the book that now i definitely feel like reading it!
Nice blog!
I read the book...long back. But, your review seems to have reminded me how woderful it actually was.
Yes the analogies illustrated in the book are truely wonderful. I liked the analogy in end a lot that compares the pigs and humans...
The book clearly shows that how living beings in power twist rules to their advantage! and how the weak, who have strength and dont realise so, are left stranded without directions in life.
CP sir...ya u r right! The book closely shows how "Absolute Power Corrupts..."
@reply_to_shruti: Thanks
@reply_to_Eshita: Thanks for your comment eshita. Here, i would like to clarify one thing that my emphasis is not on "Absolute Power Corrupts...". It quite obvious, everybody will get agree. Here my emphais is on "Absolute Faith Corrupts...".
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