Making of Managers ::: 8 - Appreciating paradox in a deeper sense !!

Prelude ::: Did you notice that there is a slight change in the series name...it is no more "Making of a Manager".....but it is "Making of Managers"...this is in line with my earlier posting...and will continue to be so....
Dear Gowri
In one sense, I am not sure whether we can tell today as Tamil New Year's day with recent MK's announcement....Looks like the wonderful government has even suggested the temples not to entertain any special pujas in the guise of "new year" in order to be synch with the New Government Order making Thai as the first month of year....
I got some clarity on the whole thing (rather just accepted some body else's view) when I read Madhan's response that July month was inserted by Juleit Caeser... I am sure he is not any Prophet and perhaps our MK can rank parellel to him in terms of his experience as a "ruler" in modern days' definition.... While Madhan gives an opinion that such things are always shocking to accept initially but no one seems to brude over the 31 days in July.....I nodded my head quite unconsciously.... I will not get surprised if - perhaps over a period of time - Karunanidhi's funny rule may become the order of the day....!!
Coming back to this posting, Anoo's appa was bruding over some thing....THis happened when we visited his home yesterday night as he had rushed back to home in an auto due to a very serious sprain that he had at office...unable even to shut down the computer...ie., handle the mouse.... He had infact visited a hospital on a way - did not dare to travel in the scooter - and got diagonised the pain that he had was due to a muscle catch in the back....may be because the new scooter is too heavy for his old age.....!!
The point he was bruding is about a yearly ritual which he reverentially does every Tamil New year (I Mean the "old" fashion !!!) .... He use to buy 15 - 20 Panchangams and gives it to a local temple priest who in fact got so habituated with this long time gift AND will wait for anoo's appa to reach on Tamil New Year's day....Perhaps it is win win deal for both of them....they always say that getting this sentimental book from a temple is auspicious for the devotees and I assume the donor gets divine grace inturn....You see, we can never question or challenge others' sentiments.
I volunteered to do it on his behalf and got the details....I was scheduled to reach Tambaram today leaving from Kodambakkam as early as possible but did not mind spending 15 - 20 minutes for a sincere soul's sentimental value....IT was so sure he may not be able to be normal today morning & further he did not have the two wheeler with him to do it himself as it was left at his office itself....
Here I am today morning visiting AYodhya mandapam at 7.30 AM and surprised the vendor brahmin (Am I permitted to be so blunt ??) with a bulk purchase for which he generously offered me a 1 Re discount per copy..... While I took a U Turn of my scootie the man candidly told me with lot of happiness over a bumper sale ..."We need to be honest in business"....for which I responded with a broad smile "santhosham mama....."....
Now I headed towards the Temple...it is an Anjaneya temple close to 5 Lights...which is some thing I like very much and had gone couple of times on my own... This one is basically the hall of an old house and a very pious person aged around 50 years is taking care of it...ALl over the wall you can see the display of "silence please".....While you get amused with too many such card boards across the small place of worship, you tend to get surprised with the pin drop silence and the devout people - most of them regular visitors - who adhere to this instruction which by itself is a rarity in our society. I have alwasy seen temples are most talkative and loud places but for the main praharam but this place is quite radical in this sense....
Even when I went previously to this temple, I have had the glimpse of this man of this temple, who has a tuft and looks extremely handsome and glowing and never opens his mouth (leads by example).....!! I have heard that Krishna Premi was associated with this temple and had started his career in this same place only...when he was a teen age boy.....!! I have always felt a tranquility in this place and in fact during my days of depression, I consciously have avoided going to this place fearing not to pollute this place....!! I am just being honest...
Now here I am visiting this temple with a clear and cheerful mind, fully fresh physically and mentall peaceful eager to honour the deed of some one who does some thing religiously.....!! after sitting for few minutes in the temple, I was searching for the head man who was not found near by....While I was thinking perhaps I can hand over the Panjangams to some one sitting there requesting them to hand deliver to this person, he appeared from the inside of the house for getting some thing from the shrine..only to go back inside once again...
I hurriedly followed him and gently tapped the main door of his house....from the dark interior, the glowing face with sharp eyes pierced me with a question on the face...I showed the bundle of Panchangams in my hand to him from where I was standing and told "Sent by ........." clearly aware that no more words were necessary...
The intense and handsome face got into some gentleness and with a radiating smile nodded in recognition. I took my hands forward to hand over the bundle...he showed the bench lying near me and gestured to keep it there....with the smile still in his face and meeting my eyes intently....
I kept it obediently AND folded my hands in reverence and nodded my head as if to say "good bye"...and left out very calmly...
Silent people always make me craving and in fact I do remember I had posted about a shop owner in front of my house "hare rama hare krishnaa" movement.....who is always on the vow of silence....in this musings.... THis is another gentleman AND this effective communication between him and me put so much of nice feelings into me....
Yes..... craving for a profession which is all about raising the pitch of the people around and inspiring whole lot of them, extensively using the communication skills, It may appear to be an irony to read this posting... BUt I have had the first hand experience of the power of such tranquility during the break of the session...when I handled a session during last week...While I sent the participants for a break, I sat back in my chair just closing my eyes enjoying the vacuum of mind till the time I start hearing the noises of them coming back to their seats...
Powerful communication emanates only from rock like silence.....!! It will be stupid of me to get carried away with wrong notions AND get too involved with the music of my own voice.....!!

Suchoo