The one and only error of nature!

The one and only error of nature is the existence of human beings within it!

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Salem Abusaif
Greed


Jay Wren
Interesting thought, Mijan.

THOMAS AW
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Five Natural elements dancing, joyously .....................


Anjan Kumar Bhattacharjee
Human beings , it seems found it out. Now they are trying to destroy this natural disaster [or error] by eliminating themselves.


J M Garg
Sorry, could not get it, Mijan. Will you please elaborate a little.


Bert Robinson
Mijan, I like this subject. Well, the question is, is humanity a mistake of nature? Something that's developed that should've never developed and is now the dominant species on the planet. If we cannot find similar life anyplace else any time in the distant future, then possibly humanity was a mistake of nature.


Mijan Rahman
Thanks everybody for your nice comments and valuable contribution which enlightened me on the way of overcoming my darkness. However, I'd like to supplement some thoughts on the subject to clarify my standing. I think nature is a super system that is blended with systems and each system has its subsequent sub-system. Events of natural systems are complete, interdependent, and compliant within itself. Nature dominates all events naturally to exist and grow unless manipulation occurred. Time is the expression of nature’s domination and the ultimate force of change (exist and grow). This is the law of nature where no event can happen that is harming for the nature itself and beyond explanation by natural rule, which we call scientific theory. Nothing can manipulate the events of nature except humanity that is the only threat of nature for its existence!

I'd humbly request your open thoughts and criticism. I'd appreciate your query and feedback.

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Happiness is not an optional issue!

Happiness is not an optional issue; it's mandatory for optimum potentiality of a human being!

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RAM SUNDER SINGH
So true. It works as catalyst for scarce resources and proliferate to maximum.


J M Garg
I agree with Mijan.


Salem Abusaif
Agree with the post and the two previous comments


Anjan Kumar Bhattacharjee
Living in a human society and finding Happiness is a mirage and ever elusive. You face conflict the moment you start your day, which may lead to a sleepless night at the end of your busy day..


Ken Tasch
“Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want.” 
― Jim Rohn


Bert Robinson
Anjan, Agreed, Even our Constitution states Right to the Pursue of Happiness. But happiness for many remains is very elusive.


Mijan Rahman
Thanks everybody for contributing! @ Anjan @Ken @bert Sir, yes! Happiness is one of the most elusive and variable word. I think 'happiness' is the most widely used but the most narrowly understood word! Does happiness mean absence of unhappiness? Do the experiences of happiness are individual or universal? Could it be possible to define happiness objectively? Does the happiness depend on its sources or its observers? Do we have objectively verifiable indicators to measure happiness? Would you please share your thoughts on the issue?!


Edilson Botto
Search happiness is an essential purpose in life and whenever possible we should try to make our activities bring us happiness.


Prof. Mohammed R. Ahmed
The experience of happiness is the result of environment surrounding an individual, group, or nation. Bhutan's Gross National Happiness is a good example of how a tiny nation is measuring its prosperity by a measure of Happiness...


THOMAS AW
....... Do Enjoy your breakfast heartily or simply ................ with Coffee or Tea


Akhilesh Gupta
Happiness/ optimistic mind the key to solve problems.


Gandhi Heryanto
Happiness is a state of mind or an option. You can have everything in the world and still be miserable. Or you can have relatively little and feel unbounded joy. There is a stimulus to be chosen and responded on what you find in your life. As Viktor Frankl said that “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”


Abdul Baasit Sathar
Behind every decision we make, happiness remain as the core reason


Prayukth K V
Hi Mijan, depends on how we define happiness. Some might be happy dealing with challenges while some may be overwhelmed. It is advisable to develop a mindset that learns to be happy and stays positive in adverse circumstances.


Gunjan Bhatia
Aristotle has said Happiness to be the Ultimate Purpose of Human Existence. 
I believe that doing what we like is freedom and liking what we do is Happiness!


Gandhi Heryanto
Don't aim at success - the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue... as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself. (Viktor Frankl, Man's Search For Meaning)


J M Garg
Do not aim for happiness but be happy under all conditions. It keeps our happiness and capacity to achieve in tact.


Warren Huang, Ph.D 5700
Only happy , contented people can maximize their innovation and performance potential


Cynthia D'Amour, MBA
If you believe happiness is not optional to maximize people, how would you lead differently? Should we lead with happiness in mind?


Bert Robinson
The need for Happiness was recognized by the founders of our country, as they wrote into the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.


Mijan Rahman
We are mostly unhappy not because of absence of happiness, we are not happy just because of we are not good at predicting what will make us happy!
To me happiness is the essence of human life and Learning, Working and Playing are the ultimate sources of happiness; Working and Playing are same subjects with different objects and also the ultimate source of Learning. Learning by Doing is the most enjoyable Playing and the most efficient way of Working.


Prof. Mohammed R. Ahmed
Happiness is not a random occurrence... If we are not good at predicting..Why? Happiness is an experience as a result of a human process. We need to understand how our mind works. Learn to manage emotions, and uses energy to generate synergy to achieve desired outcomes such as working and playing... and be happy. If achieving is happiness.. we need to focus on Emotional Intelligence (EI). http://goo.gl/qHQEf6


Maria Melania Pop
Letting go of toxic people is just as important as EQ.


SUCHARIT CHAUDHURI
But what is happiness? Can we define it?


Bernard Njemanze
I tend to totally agree with Mijan, however, i still believe that happiness is a matter of choice; which is relative to an individual`s situation or context.

Olayide Atanda-Obalakun
I concur with Mijan. People perform at their optimum when they are happy doing what they do. In that situation the employer and the employee are all winners.

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To be a good leader, we need to be a good listener!

It could be said, ‘To be a good leader, we need to be a good listener’!

To be a good leader, we need to be a good teacher; To be a good teacher, we need to be a good student; To be a good student, we need to be a good questioner; To be a good questioner, we need to be a good listener; To be a good listener!

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Vivart Kapoor
Matching your analogy..I would say, to be a good leader, one must be a good follower (ofcourse with a good leader as your idol)..


Ken Tasch
Listening is one of the hardest skills to master, especially for leaders who like to hear themselves talk.


Bob Nordlicht
agreed , listening ,hearing, understanding,, in the super faced paced world of a CEO, can be he difference between failure and success.


Abdul Baasit Sathar
Its merely one aspect. However, something that is very important is Listening and Understanding what is being told!


Mijan Rahman
The word 'listening' should mean what is being perceived by the sensors! Is it possible to understand exactly what others are telling?


T.T.Shagufta Hussein
It is possible if you are a good listener and good interpreter. Interpreting has a role to play in listening skills which requires good understanding and perceiving. Thanks Mijan for interesting discussion. Thanks n regards


Abbas Alimorad, CPC, CSM, PMP
Winston Churchill said: "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." So yes to be a good leader you must listen…


Edward Simangunsong
listening is part of a leader's job...a leader will bring harmony to his/her organization by listening first...


Colin Coverdale
Absolutely right. Here is a leaders secret to put it simply - the more you listen the more you understand about a problem and the more you understand about it the more obvious the answer becomes. You use that techniques by listening and asking questions but don't tell others about it because it becomes your tool to solving problems. I guarantee you it works and as the boss you need to know how to solve problems. Act confidently at all times which reassures your people you know what you are doing by probing and their confidence in you rises when you deliver the answer.


Chris Davis
Yep two ears one mouth .. to be used in proportion!


Arun Kumar Davay (11,000+)
Learn to Listen; Listen to Learn..!


Lino Rodríguez Blas
Absolutely agree with that statement. It's and essential factor.

Stanford Mphahlele
I less disagree with the statement. there are no other better words to describe a good leader.


Wilma Slenders, PhD
Yes!!


Sebastian Thalanany
Listening, where the texture and tenor of expression is heard and understood, foreshadows the qualities of leadership excellence, which in turn inspires a culture of excellence, evolution and well-being.


Eunice Nyadu (FCCA)
Nothing beats good listening skills. Most leaders are made or unmade by their listening abilities.


Mijan Rahman
Thank you all for your nice comments and valuable insights! I am ever grateful for your contribution developing my understanding. But still I have some difficulties on this issue. Is it possible to understand exactly what others are telling? Because in any language merely words itself even, sentences carry no meaning unless a person inflicts some meaning on it. Moreover, the same word does not carry same meaning to everybody. Words and sentences carry meaning according to our individual cognitive process of the learned words or sentenced, which is completely unique experience of an individual. ‘Listening’ should mean ‘being understood contextually’. Would you please share your opinion!


Douglas Bush, M.A.
Most people attribute leadership to the person who knows how to communicate, and active listening is a critical skill to a leader's effectiveness and subsequent success!


Eberhard Bohrisch
Mijan, I can't but agree with you wholeheartedly! Understanding is a circular process, not a linear transfer of "information". Listening as the recursively structured attempt to understanding my counterpart by hearing, giving feedback, and hearing again. As we are all living in our own, singular world, listening is an endless process!


Baltazar Calafell
Active Listening is a skill, that should be practiced daily. Communication and truly understanding and testing for clarification to ensure the message is accurate is priceless. Everyone wants to be heard and have their words and thoughts valued.


Edward Simangunsong
well, listening bring two meanings to those who bring the issue to the boss , one is that there is a process of appreciation, and second that the issue need to be analysed whether or not it is concrete issues so solution can be endeavoured. you see many people are longing to be heard and recoqnized regardless the issue is concrete or not in the eyes of the boss.

so first just listen to your team member and then give feedback accordingly..by doing that your team member would appreciate that and make their move accordingly. further after you listen you know what to do and you can harmonize various demands from your team members...there may be ideas worth or not to be absorbed is the tasks of the leader...but harmony is achieved buy adding whats more relevant and cut down whats create negativity..

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