Put yourself in your work

Where there is only hard work (labour) no commendable results are expected. Add mind to it and the ‘work’ becomes a ‘craft’. When heart becomes a part or when the work is done whole-heartedly, it becomes a piece of art.

That is why art is considered to be of high order—be it music, dance, painting or your daily routine work.

‘Eat while you eat and then play’ teaches us to put in whole-heartedness in whatever we do. We should do one thing at a time. This means that we give full attention to the job at hand. The results will naturally be the best.

There is a lecture going on in a big hall. The audience is large. The speaker is a well-known orator. Look around and see what is happening. Some people are sleeping, some are talking, some are yawning, some are attentive. Surely, one can imagine who will receive what. It will be directly proportional to the involvement of the individual.

This word ‘involvement’ defines whole-heartedness. It is easier said than done. First of all, involvement requires interest. It requires respect or faith. It requires a sense of purpose, a clear understanding of future benefits. Then, above all, involvement requires a strong will to control the mind and, through it, our senses. Involvement is the key to awareness about what we do.

Doing a job is purely physical. But there has to be some emotional touch to enjoy what we do. There has to be some positive attitude about the work, as well as the results. There has to be some good intentions behind our deeds. Then, and only then, shall  we reap the best of fruit, in life.

Add thought to the work in hand. Develop a feeling about the work and the good results that it will bring. Put yourself in it, see yourself doing it in the best way possible. Your feelings will keep you always in the work. You will see the work as your mirror image. When you are not present in the work, it will not represent you.