Instantly recognize!

There are many basic human natures that inadvertently come out of every individual typifying their personality. One of them is the need for recognition. Everybody wants to get recognized at some point or the other. And there are no exceptions to the previous statement. What might change are the levels of recognition one wants and the group of people from whom they want the same.

It starts right from the time we are born. The baby needs attention always and the constant attention it gets from its mother is the recognition it desires. The youngster needs recognition from his peers and the teachers. The teenager tries all his might to get recognition from his opposite sex, however trivial may the matters be. Similarly the employee seeks it from his managers, the society etc. It’s a never-ending game, a game where satisfaction is never achieved.

What is recognition then? Is it something you desire when you do something out of the ordinary? Is it getting a genuine applause after a presentation? Is it valid for only big things or do small deeds need to be recognized? Depends. Depends on the individual. Depends on the various facades in one’s life. The same person has different needs as an employee, as a lover or a husband, as a member of the society while the levels of the needs vary according to where their hearts lie the most.

What is instant recognition then? Simply put, you do something and expect it to get acknowleged instantly. In a cricket match, as soon as the batsman scores a fifty or a century, the crowd applauses in union. But generally, instant recognition is for the small deeds. You do, get acknowleged and forget about it. It may be as simple as a ‘thanks’ one gets for opening the door to a lady. It is the only form of recognition everyone expects and gets daily. And the delight that one gets for such a trivial thing is so immense that it can keep a whole day going.

Ofcourse there are a few occasions that might be called ‘exceptions’. These pertain themselves to one of the facades of a person’s life. Only when this happens the word ‘humble’ has its meaning. Do ‘humble’ people in office remain the same at home? More often than not the answer lies in the negative. It’s an energy waiting to be released but only others can release it. Accumulation of it leads to stress and other complications. What can we do to help it? Give it to others! Give recognition to all the small things and the people who help you or make you happy, instantly. Give them the happiness even when not asked for and you’ll start receiving them more frequently. Give it to your parents (they never ask for it or need it, but surely a thanksgiving to your parents makes them happy!), give it to your lover (dare not to!), give it to your peers, give to a stranger on the road, give to everyone. In the end, you’ll have some nagging feeling in your heart which makes you smile.

P.S: Always know that the author here doesn’t expect you to comment everytime. But think. Does it make him happy?

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