For almost a year I had not penned a blog post and was struggling to
find an exciting piece to write about. No wonder that the year had passed off
in a jiffy, I met my caring wife and life partner Ishita, quit my corporate
career to pursue my Phd and was being guided by one of the world's renowned
authority on private education. Now I realize that how quickly time flies and
its important to keep pursuing the good habits that once initiated, otherwise
they may fade away with the passage of time. Nevertheless, I have realized to
amend my folly and pen up the blog on my good friend and author Ram G's book,
'From Ouch to Oops'.
I knew RamG personally as I was also a part of the team at
iDiscoveri, where RamG had taken up the responsibility of a COO. During my stint
with idiscoveri, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet him and was touched by
his warmth and powerful ability to spread positive radiance around him and I am sure that every word of his book comes from the lively attitude that
he possess and shares with people around him.
Second It' is vital to draw lessons from the lives of people who
have struggled and I felt relevant parallels when I read the book (not because
I am am Tamil Brahmin Iyer, Ram would probably agree with me on this :-) ) but because
struggles have been an integral part of my life. The tenacity as well as the grit displayed by
Ram during his struggle is commendable and the lessons learnt through his book
are worth sharing.
One of the prime lessons that emanates from his book, is positive
motivation and the gargantuan energy of self drivenness. The tone is extremely
positive, he finds a shimmer of light in every grim situation. His ability to
turnaround things when they were going awry in the professional sphere, his
audacity to balance personal life, even when situations got worsened, enables
readers to take a leaf out of his book and implement them, when confronted with
such situations. (Off course not every one can emulate RamG and confront one's
own future father-in-law; however if you are lucky you can dare to do that too
;-).
Humor is an integral component of life is the second important
message that RamG's book reflects. The melodramatic way in which he describes
the incidents of his life essentially urges the readers to delve into their
past and draw similar comparisons with their own lives. The subtle satire
describing a Tamilian Brahmin wedding, or the perceptions which Tamilians as
well as the Keralites possess about each other is worth a read. Similarly, there
is a particular instance, where the author seriously describes about the
treatment that he undergoes for his disorder, at a Chicago hospital; however
even during those situations he combines humor by stating that the real
pleasure was the view of the Playboy head-office located right opposite to his
window in the hospital where he was admitted. His uncanny way of merging humor
with serious incidents is quite unique and makes the book worth a read.
RamG's tale gives me an immaculate model
that can be tried and tested in personal as well as personal lives and I would
coin it the the 3P and the 3D model. The three P's stand for patience,
perseverance and positive attitude extremely vital for maintaining strong ties
in your personal relationships. The 3Ds stand for Dedication, Determination and
Devotion, essential for succeeding in your professional lives. The model can be
called a star framework as the vertices of the star would hold up each
attribute. (Ram G you would need to give me the credit, if you are you using
the model in your book next time :-))
Overall the book is quite an interesting
narration of events and written in simple lucid english, keeping away the
complicated vocabulary that usually IIT'ans choose to write their piece of
literature. RamG takes into account the
average Indian reader and pens a sweet tale to touch human lives personally.
What are you waiting for then go ahead and
grab your copy of 'From Ouch to Oops' today, It encouraged me to gift a copy to
my father in law, who knows you may be lucky enough to considered as worthy
son-in-law. Finally
in RamG's words, a very important lesson which I drew from the book,
"Get married to a Gujju, who knows you would have the good fortune of being
served with the wonderful delicacies for your lunch and dinner ;-).
To buy the book, you can click on the amazon link http://bit.ly/ZYih4l
or for eBook http://bit.ly/1zGgHjZ
