In every corner of India, you will find a scrap dealer called 'Kabadi'.
They stay on the go in their hand held rickshaw throughout the day, shouting 'Kabaadi vaaleya' 'Kabaadi vaaleya' from door to door to buy some household waste.
All day these people deal with dirt, dust, rusted iron, old bottles used papers and broken equipments.
Once I got a chance to interact with one such person.
I was selling some old unused boxes lying in the store room of my factory.
As the guy took out the boxes, there was so much dust that all labourers and I, had to immediately rush downstairs, coughing and grasping for breath.
After a while, when I was sure that all the boxes have been taken out and kept on a side, I went upstairs. (I have severe allergy issues)
I asked that guy-
'Whole day you have to roam around in so much heat and then all this dust, and you often get wounded also. Do you still like what you do for a living?’
He laughed hard and said-
'Sir, we are scrap dealers, we create gold out of dirt. In today's world any business can be ruined in minutes, but our business stays blessed, no matter what. What else do I need?’
Listening to his words, I asked higher rates (Just kidding). I was very inspired by his high spirit and level of motivation.
The relevance of this incident for the question asked is that, we cannot claim a particular job to be satisfying and unsatisfying.
It's not about the job, it's about us, the humans.
If we do what we like and enjoy, we love doing it, no matter how people look at it, but if we are forced into a job out of circumstances or any pressure, we feel demotivated and unsatisfied.
If you find your job dissatisfying, don't blame it, introspect and aim for a change.
-Anubhav Jain
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