Corona chronicles:- Buckets

In this world there are two types of buckets. One which are whole and the other one with holes. A simple alphabet “w “changes the buckets completely. The whole and the hole are completely opposite.
There is a bucket of water with a big hole at the bottom. The tap runs continuously and works very hard to fill the bucket. The water keeps leaking out and the bucket stays empty. The tap feels very depressed. It feels it hasn’t done it’s duty appropriately and efficiently. It feels it’s not doing well enough. It tries even harder. The water flows even at a faster speed. However the bucket stays empty. The tap is not at fault. It shouldn’t hold itself guilty. It should turn off and save water instead. The tap turns to the bucket which is whole. Within a short span the bucket fills up completely. In fact it starts overflowing. The tap is happy beyond imagination. It’s efforts have paid off .
In your life you will always encounter situations where you would be the tap trying to fill buckets. Whether in your personal life or professional. You will always encounter certain individuals who will never ever see your worth or reciprocate to however much you might do for them. However much you may give whether physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially in every and any way possible it would always be insufficient. You will be unable to fill the bucket with holes. You will be unable to satisfy the other person. You will feel guilty about not doing enough and try to work harder, constantly trying to appease the other person. Yet at the end you will be unable to do so. Appeasing those who do not see your worth is one of the most wasted effort ever. Stop trying to fill them,the problem does not lie in you or your efforts but in the recipient. They are incapable of valuing what they get. The loss is never yours to bear or feel. A better approach would be to Instead divert your efforts into buckets which themselves are whole. Which receive even a single drop that you put into them. Who value you, love you, reciprocate what they get, who see your true worth and recognise your effort.That’s who your focus group should be. Do not keep on wasting your time and effort with people who do not and cannot see your worth. The defect lies in them. They are unable to mend themselves and in turn make the life of others also miserable.
May we all become buckets who are whole and taps who fill only such buckets
In times of Covid channelise your energies in the right direction . Put efforts with the right kind of people . Do not unnecessarily waste time and efforts on things which are fruitless and a drain to your minds and souls and hearts.
Stay home stay safe stay put
#DontBeADumbPigeon
Dr. Riccha Sarin
Cmo