Discipline – a bridge
Meaning of discipline in dictionary is “ system of
rules of conduct or method of practice”. In every walk life there is principle,
rules which teach how to conduct, behave in the periphery of environment a
person lives. Discipline is one of the fundamentals of smooth sailing of ship
of the environment one adopts. Hence we have to adhere the rules strongly in
order to move comfortably, peacefully but we sometimes fall in
the hands of elements who believe in principle of indiscipline perhaps they are
the product of environment wherein they
are born and brought up. Because of such elements ships of environment we
travel sink. Whatever profession we choose, wherever we live, whoever we came across
in different walks of life, discipline
is the most powerful tool through which we can succeed in passing our lives
comfortably and successfully. Mike Ditka said “ Success is not measured by
money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner
peace”
Gautam
Budha said “ To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to ones family, to
bring peace to all, one must first discipline, and control one’s own mind. If a
man control his mind, he can find the way of enlightenment, and all wisdom and
virtue naturally come to him”
Discipline
starts right from the time a child reaches to an age where he begins to
understand the things through the activities in surrounding, observes the things
happening around, all such things are based on discipline, a child observes and
goes through. If a child is nurtured as per the good rules he grows healthy, he
emerges virtuous, he possesses a feeling of reverence to others. Education of
good discipline a child learns only in the lap of his parents. Though the
things such as how to eat, how to drink, how to sleep, how to speak etc look
trivial but these are the foundation stone of structure of disciplined human
beings. A good disciplined parents can impart good discipline to their
children.
A
Student can not get through in competition unless he plans his study time,
allocate hours for studies, make a schedule for his daily activities, What time
he should up get up, what time he should go on bed, how to give more emphasis
on the subject he feels weak and how to strengthen more the subject he wants to
make career upon. A student can be winner even after having limited resources
provided he is disciplined.
Similarly People in any profession irrespective of
their different areas have to be punctual in reaching the office on time, plan
for the days meeting, sort out the pending works, follow the other office
rules. Some times professional may have to face the circumstances he is forced
to deviates from the rules of office at that very juncture his knowledge about
the repercussion of being undisciplined save him from plunging in crisis.
Every
profession has its own rules. Doing promises during the election is rules set
by system of politics hence politicians can not deviate from promising in front
of gatherings. They can not say that development of his areas is work of one or
two days, If they say that within a month they can make their constituency
developed they breaks the rules. They become undisciplined and if the forgets
their promises after the election. People become disciplined since they root
out such politicians who can not stick to their promises and become undisciplined.
This is famous saying “ Discipline is learnt in school of devastation” When a
person faces devastation he gets disciplined and shun the activities he commits
when he had not gone through such phases.
For instance when a cook gets undisciplined. He prepares dishes not as per the
system applied in making that particular dish such as putting red chilli powder
continuously beyond proportion which instead of making dish spicy causing
distasteful or jeopardize the function of stomach but immediately cook gets disciplined when
punitive action is taken because of his indifferent attitude towards his
responsibility. He thinks that he might also loose a job therefore he
immediately follows the rules. Lucius Anneus Seneca said “No evil propensity of
the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by disciplined”
Reformers, experts in different fields often introduce and bring various rules
to control the anarchy, in order to make
environment disciplined. A ruler of the country can never continue
to be ruler if he is not disciplined towards
his people .
Accomplishment of goal can never be achieved
by becoming undisciplined instead it creates chaos, anarchy. Some elements
because of lack of knowledge follows the path but the time comes they have to
face its negative impact. Such elements are called gambler since they want to
be become richer in short time through a little effort. Discipline takes people
towards the target who believes in. Jim
Rohn rightly said“ Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”
Successful
are those who stick to discipline in both good and bad circumstances. We often
see people getting upset, loosing their attitude, breaking the rules which they
followed in their lives. It is human tendency to loose patience when they don’t
achieve what they set for themselves consequently they get undisciplined and
take steps which further aggravate the situation instead of sorting it out. We
should control our mind so that we walk peacefully on path. Vince Lombardi said “ Its easy to have faith in yourself and
have discipline when you are a winner, when you are number one. what you got to
have is faith and discipline when you are not a winner”
Hardly
a person want to be unhealthy, ugly, destitute so in order to achieve he tries to follow the rules through which he
could save himself suffering from all such things. On the contrary some think
differently they think that through
undisciplined acts he could save himself from all such things…….
Abraham
Joshua Heschel said “Self respect is the fruit of discipline, the sense of
dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself “
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