Changing Perspectives: How Beliefs Evolve Over Time

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

I have never compromised on my ethics and values. Neither in personal life nor in my professional career.

There has been numerous instances where I was asked to perform against the system but I declined politely but firmly.

Few of the instances were confronting with top most person in the organisation. I was fully aware of the consequences and I was prepared for the same. It is a practice in corporate that you show good results and get rewarded, and the results at times are not real. Very few people have courage to speak truth.

It was most difficult path for me to travel but I was brought up in such manner that I could never change my stand other than truth.

However while dealing with loved ones, you have to be flexible in fulfilling their wishes. Of course keeping the basic values un hurt.

For example we come out of our housing society for a long drive and I turn right to go in that direction and my family says let us explore left side. I change my stand and turn left again. Family comes first and their happiness is more important than my decision or opinion.

Actually it is evolution of our beliefs like mentioned by fellow blogger Aparna. As we grow and understand the world around us we evolve. I get reverse mentoring from my daughters on many topics and issues. This new knowledge forces me to change my opinion or stand. Finally we have to adapt to new generations and their beliefs. But keeping in mind the core values and beliefs.

In fact the more rigid you are with loved ones, the relationship is stressed and the fine layer of friendship starts dissolving. Adapting to Millennials and Gen z is the best policy.

I did my annual medical health check up and informed my elder daughter about it. Immediate response was, please share the reports with me and I will come to you. Then the phone call came that papa we need to speak about mamma’s report. Some Italy’s are border line and she has to take care. Then the meeting is set up to instruct all sorts of things right from diet to exercise routine. And it is followed up. This is funny but I call this as reverse mentoring. Even when I dealt with my young subordinates, I used to check with my daughters for the best possible way to communicate with them.

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