Often this statement is used in organizational context & sometimes in personal lives. Effectively it means that we as human beings don’t matter and the life of others keeps going on irrespective of your presence or absence. But is it so? While the world does move on in the absence of any human being, as it has to, but the question we need to ask is, is it the same without him, is it better or worse? Chances are, it is not the same. Often in organizational, national or group context we find someone who comes and changes the character of the group drastically. Sometimes it is for good & sometimes it is destructive. Either way, when he departs his absence is felt. When a good person leaves, it becomes difficult to fill the void & the lives of many become tough. But when a demonic person departs – though examples can be many, Hitler may be a glaring one – world changes for better. Either way, it may not be appropriate to say that the absence of that person did not have any effect. Similarly, in personal lives someone’s arrival and departure can change the life of the individual permanently. That person may be friend, lover, spouse, child, teacher….this change may be towards any extreme, good or bad. I strongly feel that to say that ‘nobody is indispensable’ is belittling our importance as individuals & human beings and the contribution we make to the society. But then, as human beings we all have to go – from organizations, nations and the world. And we all have a unique place in the scheme of things,where our absence does have an impact. Challenge therefore is to dilute this ‘indispensability’ to the extent possible, knowing fully well that it can’t be erased completely. In the organizational or governance context create worthy people ready to take over from you who not only carry your legacy, but improve upon it, when you happen to go. As individuals, try not to be so important for anyone that your absence from his life makes it difficult for that person to live. After all, they are your loved ones. On the flip side, don’t make anyone or any organization indispensable for you. Don’t make any one person indispensable for the organization. There is no permanence in any relationship, personal or organizational. Every relationship, personal or organizational, has to break one day. Question is never ‘if’ but ‘when’. So be prepared for ‘dispensability’ of that relationship. Lesson is that while no human is ‘dispensable’, we as human beings have to work consciously towards ‘dispensability’ of every individual.
1. Nobody is indispensable
Published by Sanjay Agarwal
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Sometime we are just too busy in life that we forget about the little things that matter. We hardly notice change as it happens so often. This post is the reminder of things we don’t always see. Things that we don’t notice.
Hope to see more 🙂
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Thanks Anish. Yes, I shall write more. After all you inspired me 🙂
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Very well said Sir….We need to be conscious of this at all times. ..This helps in many ways…keeping our egos under check and also in containing attachment.
Best wishes for many more such beautiful articles
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Thanks Lekh….just a reality check
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Dear Sanjay,
With all the action happening around me that you know, couldn’t help but read your blog.
It made incredible reading and the sentiments come out well. A good article. Keep writing.
Best regards,
Sunil.
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Sunil Bhai, I felt honoured that you read it despite the current circumstances. Many thanks for encouraging me.
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Eye opener for all ….looking forward for more such timeless article. … kudos to you Sanjayji 👍
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Thank you for your encouraging comment Sarbani ji. As you can see, I’ve named it as My Little Thoughts of Life. These are just my own understanding of life as I see it. And I may just be the blind man feeling the leg of an elephant and saying that elephant is a pillar..:)
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very true and very well written. it reminds me of a saying that ” One cannot stand in the same river twice”. it implies changes r a very important part of our life. where every player plays his part to perfection either good or bad. How we take to the outcome is our wisdom.
Enjoyed reading .Wish u the best for more such educative blogs sir.
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Thank you very much Sir for your kind words. I have learnt a lot from you about life..
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Well written post. Enjoyed reading it
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Thanks Vish 🙂
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Again a superb one ….recently I lost a very dear friend due to some mis understanding …its not because of me but due to my surrounding…. I am totally hurt but trying to cope of with it ….but going through your article surely made me feel better. ..its as if you have read my mind ….thanks a million!!!
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pleasure is all mine..:)
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Dear Sanjay
I must mention that you have been able to put your thoughts on this topic very nicely… This has certainly made, I believe all the readers, to rethink on this assumption or belief.
I completely second this thought. Please keep writing and sharing. Your blog has actually tempted me also to start writing blogs and zot down varied similar thoughts I keep generating in my mind…
Could not meet for some time, let’s plan it soon..
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Very nice read….so very true…..could easily relate to so many things that happen all the time around us.
Though my heart says that nobody is dispensable but by nature everybody is indispensable in life. Life is nothing but change and change is Nature’s delight.
Whenever a person moves out in our life, be it personal or professional, we go through a sorting process for some time, let go things one by one and choose to make a new start again. The spirit of life sees a star in the night of death and chooses a brand new beginning each time every time.
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