Equality, Delhi style!
It is high time we admit that class difference will persist in human society and polity in some form or the other, whatever George Orwell had to say about it!
Read this news from Hindustan Times:
No VIP numbers for common man
Only ministers, SC & High Court judges and high-ranking officials to get fancy numbers An executive order has been passed to this effect which simply means that no privately- owned vehicle would be able to get numbers like 0001, 0002, etc., from now on. Declared a senior officer of the Transport Department of Delhi administration.
FOR ALL those Delhiites who like to flaunt their status, this piece of news might not go down well with you. From now on, the Delhi government has decided not to issue any fancy or VIP numbers to cars other than those belonging to high ranking officials, ministers and judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court.
But if you still desperately want one, the only solution is to get your vehicle registered outside Delhi.
“An executive order has been passed to this effect which simply means that no privately owned vehicle would be able to get numbers like 0001, 0002, 100, 786, etc.,” said a senior official of the Transport Department. Officials said the rule even applies to private vehicles of ministers, judges and senior officials.
The decision comes after months of indecisiveness on framing a policy to give fancy numbers. With this, Delhi becomes the only state in the country where only senior government officials would get fancy or VIP numbers for their cars. In most of the states, a VIP number is auctioned and the revenue generated goes in the coffers of the respective state government.
The Delhi Cabinet had stopped giving fancy numbers in August last year after it was found that land scam accused Ashok Malhotra had one and a half dozen cars with fancy numbers. Till then, the Transport Minister, at the recommendation of elected representatives or other important dignitaries, issued the numbers.
Sources in the government said the transport department toyed with the idea of putting numbers on auction and also prepared a Cabinet note which fixed the minimum price for each fancy number. The Cabinet did not clear it, as it feared offending the VIPs of Delhi who are continuously on the look for a status symbol.
“As no solution could be found, we decided to extend this facility only for government vehicles,” said the source.
Officials pointed out that the government was not ready for any fresh controversy which the fancy numbers usually generate.
“First it was a dealer who imported foreign cars and got VIP numbers which led to a major controversy in the year 2005. Then the Ashok Malhotra episode happened. From now, the entire mechanism wherein people of dubious background get these numbers is scrapped,” said a senior official.
Interpersonal Relationship
Your success in all your pursuits depends on how effective you are in interacting and transacting with your fellow human beings. You can’t afford to be an island or a recluse in this world! I have listed some techniques that you can practice to make the most out of your relationship with others that you rub shoulders with in the journey of life. Please read on!
SOME HINTS
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Understand yourself!
Do you fancy this to be a pushover? Come on, you have another think coming!
Perhaps you can scale Mt. Everest in mere slacks and shirtsleeves, but this will be tougher, believe me!
- Me, a doormat? Never!
Have faith in You!
Never denigrate yourself. You are brought to this world for greater things.
Believe in you, since all you have is YOU!’
- Keep matters in suspense!
Don’t show up your hands easily.
Keep an aura of mystery around you!
- Know your core competencies.
Identify them early and enhance your mastery over them.
- Never exaggerate!
Be frugal in adjectives. To overvalue something is a form of lying!
And in the process, you lose your credibility.
- Don’t put all your cards on the table - Face Up!
Don’t let people get tired of you and sigh, ‘Oh, He…’, when you appear!
Keep them close to your chest.
Don’t show off everyday!
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Make your friends your teachers!
You have something to learn from everybody!
Benefit from others’ knowledge and experience!
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Be brief and to the point.
Good things, if brief, twice good! Bad things, if short, not so bad!
Don’t be tedious & tiresome!
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Don’t talk about yourself all the time!
Avoid Narcissism and self-adulation!
You can’t be a bridegroom in every marriage and a corpse in every funeral!
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Do, but also seem!
A fine exterior is the best recommendation for the fine interior!
Remember, people look at what is apparent!
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Don’t be made of Glass!
Little things upset little people!
Be teflon-like, not a ‘touch-me-not’!
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Make others miss you!
You must quit when people ask ‘why’, but not ‘why not’, like what Don Bradman and Sir Frank Worrell did!
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Don’t be frivolous.
Be focused.
Life is a pretty serious business!
Radiate self-assurance and purposefulness!
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Criticism is futile.
A human being who will whole-heartedly admit his mistakes when criticised is yet to be born.
~ Dale Carnegie.
Criticism is dangerous because it wounds other’s pride!
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Don’t preach
Get to the other man’s point of view!
Can you take a calf to the barn by preaching?
Don’t be telling what you want others to do or not to do!
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Never say “YES” when you want to say “NO”!
Never accept impossible and outlandish tasks meekly!
Then you’ll end up in a perennial misery! -
Never assume!
Brain caches data and assumes!
That blocks further input of real-time info!
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Be assertive!
Don’t quietly swallow your pride and submit meekly!
Insist on what is due to you - you most often get it!
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Be diplomatic.
Hand out sugar coated pills!
Shroud even unpleasant things with words that won’t hurt!
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Accept the fact that we are living in an imperfect world!
Don’t expect the world to revolve the way you wish!
Life is one heck of a compromise!
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Sport a sense of humor!
Unwind yourself and those around you with your wit!
It will create a relaxed atmosphere in which people will have a dispassionate view of things!
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Never enter into an argument - It gets you nowhere!
A man convinced against his will, is of the same view still!
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Encourage disagreements.
Yes men are dangerous!
You don’t get to know the real picture if your team simply nods for all you say!
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Never hurt a man’s ego!
Recognize the existence of Ego and super ego!
Even if you wish to show you are smarter, make it subtle; don’t rub it in!
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Don’t carry pre-conceived notions about people!
Avoid bias and decide on merit of each event or subject!
Be level-headed and try to compartmentalize events!
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Approach things objectively, not subjectively!
Don’t reject someone’s ideas just because you don’t like his nose!
Pick out the gems from any source!
- Don’t let personal prejudice mar your judgement!
- “Who” may not be always important, but “What” will be!
If you can conquer yourself, you can conquer the whole world!
“You are your own friend and your own enemy too!”
~ Bhagavat Gita.
You have a duty to yourself!
And to those dependent on you.
Don’t be too obvious!
Keep people guessing!
All could achieve eminence in some field!
It is a gift of nature.
Superlatives cast doubt on your judgment!
It doesn’t show good taste!
You will stop surprising people!
Display only a little of you each day!
Blend learning with conversation.
Develop mirroring relationships.
Brevity is the soul of wit!
Well said is quickly said!
Apply the “KISS“Keep It Short, Stupid”“principle!
Don’t praise yourself! - It’s vanity!
Don’t criticize yourself - It’s meekness!
What is invisible, doesn’t exist!
Both are important - Substance as well as Packing!
Image is more important than performance!
An ounce of image is more powerful than a Pound of Performance!
Don’t be oversensitive & fragile!
It will annoy others!
You’ll be full of self-pity!
Make a lasting impression!
Rivet Peoples’ attention!
Quit when it is bullish!
When your stock is up on the market, to wit, when you have your folks in a spell!
Make a Grade in exit pollsThat is, what folks talk about you at your back
- people tend to do it when you had just left a place after a conversation with a group of people.
Are you with me?.
People will lose interest in you if you are flippant.
Show others that you mean business and you are a kick-ass deliverer.
Puts people on the defensive and they’ll start justifying their actions!
Remember, one’s mind is always biased towards oneself.
This is one of the mechanisms built in the human genes to ensure survival
- Ask Sigmund Freud about it!Overt criticism is counterproductive.
Never try to please everybody!
It is a tall order and an exercise in futility!
Let this not be your “No
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You’ll make an “ass of u and me“!!!
Assumption blocks understanding.
Teach this from childhood.
Whatever you say, make it sound convincing.
Modulate your voice to manifest self-assurance.
When in doubt - mumble.
When in trouble - Delegate.
Remember that human beings are creatures of Emotions, not of Logic!
Give allowance for other’s follies.
Pray tell me, aren’t you compromising with yourself?
Always look at the lighter side of things!
Even tight situations can be turned around by lightheartedness.
Even if you win in an argument, you will ultimately lose.
It leaves a tinge of bitterness all round.
It will bring out new ideas.
And prevent disasters in the end.
“When two partners always agree,
One of them is not necessary!”
It’s a sure way of making enemies!
“Be wiser than others
But do not tell them so!”
Don’t be opinionated!
Take time to observe and study people.
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