Monday, January 17, 2011

Share Knowledge- Gain Knowledge

Way back when I started my career, me and my colleague struggled a lot when some of our technical queries were not solved. Those were the days when internet was not that popular, was not approachable to a common man and was available with only bigger companies. We always went to many technical guys with our questions and found out that it was difficult in really getting queries solved. Two things seemed to be the criteria. A proper way of questioning and a proper way of answering. Though I have something in my mind which I want to get answered, I may not be able to frame the question properly. When a proper question is put forth, definetly we get the required answer. For this the person in quest should learn the art of questioning. Secondly even if a person has good knowledge, if he doesnt have a proper communication and presentation, he may not be able to completely explain it the person in quest.

So there lies a gap in between the person in quest and the person in solving or explaining the concept. Basing on our personal experience, we felt that someone like us should not undergo the same thing. Then onwards we started this concept of share knowledge and gain knowledge. From our personal experience we found out that the more we share, the more we gain. At later stages of my life, I have experimented with this concept in other areas of life. The end result was always same. It follows the simple principle of newtons third law "Every action has got an opposite reaction".

When we do any action, definetly it is bound to have some reaction. What is the reaction depends on what is the action done. If you take a positive action, definetly the reaction would be positive and if you take a negative action, definetly the action would be negative. Now somebody take a positive action cant have a negative reaction. For this I dont need to give any proof , already the great person newton has proved this. Everyone during their high school might have studied about these principles in their physics textbooks.

One more important thing is the timing, how fast the reaction will be. Definetly it depends on what kind of action is taken. If you throw a ball to the wall, it may immediately rebounce back to you. Where as if you plant a seed it may take months to see the result of a plant or a tree. Similarly if you start a business it may take months or years before you get returns on your investment. It is the same thing with the knowledge, the knowledge you share today will help you in gaining, which will definetly at some point of time of your life support you. It may be the same thing with investment of money or donation of money. Some results are immediately visible and some results are visible only after certain amount of time. Just because the results are not visible immediately, we cant claim that there is no result.

Just imagine the situation today, if somebody would not have shared their knowledge on the internet, would it have been possible for so many people who are utilising the internet to survive. Definetly not, we always have to be open in mind and heart in sharing. The action of sharing will get us the reaction of gaining. Closed minds are like the wells which gets spoiled due to the mass,fungus,dirt etc and open minds are like the wells which are useful to everyone. Let us not restrict ourselves and become useless, rather be useful to everyone by sharing our knowledge. It may not be specific to anyone, but maybe useful to someone who is in need.

Anything which is not in use becomes inactive,dumb and useless and thing which is always used will be in condition and ever active. In this era of technology where humans are becoming dependent on computers in their daily lives, it becomes to keep ourselves updated all the time, to be in the race or else we will be thrown aside. For this to happen we need to have open mind in sharing our knowledge with others, when the same thing is reciprocated both of us will be updated and both of us can live. Here also the darwins theory of "Survival of the fittest" comes into picture. The nature also will give chance or scope those who can withstand its changes, all else will become extinct.

In summary, recollecting the memories I spent with my colleague with due regards to him, thanking him for all his inspiration and support, I conclude share knowledge and gain knowledge





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