I see so many people making compromises to get promotions, some become "yea sayers", some publish half baked papers, some overwork their PhD students, some fluff up their CVs (I personally know an Ex-IITD prof who used to call B. Tech. projects "dissertations" 🤦 when projecting himself for administrative positions - it worked 🤦).
And look at someone like Swami Vivekananda in comparison: No need for anyone to give him any title, position, promotion! Lived a life of such integrity, such character, that even people holding the highest positions humbly folded hands in his presence. And which home hasn't opened their doors to welcome his spirit even after his passing?
As I often remark: All "Full Professors", "Dean Sahabs" and "Director Maharajas" on one side and the simple straightforward Swami Vivekananda on the other - Swami Vivekananda wins hands down.
It's time people got over chasing this madness; Assistant this today, Associate that tomorrow, "Full" the day after, Junior this, Senior that, ...
Be still. Live lives so solid, so good, that you feel like a beautiful human being within! Bring yourselves to a point where it doesn't even matter whether the world pays any attention to you or not. You know within that you're good - that's quite enough!
Then you will know fulfilment.
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