Originally posted by: Ramyalaxmi
Wow .. first of all ramyađ... a very interesting post... i was laughing throughout...and coming out of a self appraisal recently ,could very much connect to your analogyđđ
Ravan was in an imaginary won mode with the planning for the future life status of Sita. What an asura who not only thought great of him but also about his wife w/o knowing anything about others!!! Its a self-contradictory statement by Ravan. He proclaimed himself as a great warrior and great shiva bhakth and his wife the great chaste. Has he gave an opportunity by creating an unbearable situation to test Mandodari? I agree she is one among panch kanya but certainly not equal to Sita, who didn't face the hardships like Sitađ. Leaving this apart, Ravan's egoistic approach towards Shiv dhanush indicated the dharm path that self-appraisal leads to self-destruction.
đ - @bold loved it...
very well put... while we were discussing afew posts before on panchkanyas i was surprised to read that there are many articles claiming mandodari was troubled by angada to make ravana forfeit a yagna he was doing... don't know the authenticity of it... .but yes for me too sita and mandodari couldn't be equated together their circumstances are very dfferent
In our working circle, we are asked to submit self-appraisal form every year which is merely to analyze our improvement in the standard. But if the form is filled with too much of praising themselves, it becomes the place for fun. Yes, nothing wrong in saying what we did so far, but the way in which we render the words shows who we are. Self-Appraisal can be about what we did and not what we will do.đ
lol... đ ...
A sharp answer from King Janak đwas quite enough for him to enter the compulsory zone. He talked more than what was actually needed on the place.
On the other hand, even though Ram has done enough good at that age, he was seen only on the self-assessment mode when Sita questioned him.
There is no need to utter words like, we know this and that to showcase ourselves, just lets do our work with perfection and the world will automatically know us.
The very good example is Thiruvalluvar, (idk how many in the forum knows him). In his thirukural, nowhere he mentioned about his god, caste, educational qualification and importantly his language. But right now, the world knows him and his beautiful work.
Very well put... my dissatisfaction with selfappraisal is the reward system attached with it... it's asking to appraise how much worth you are... and in many case sadly it demeans one's selfesteem too and somewhere loose the interest of trying too...
Yes its said the rewarding system is to encourage but i wonder does it really do good,especially in the educational system that too in some kindergarden level where you were given stars if you do perfect else nothing... shouldn't learning be for the joy of learning itself? especially when a child first explores the world...why do we need a rewarding system or a grading system ?
In reality does it really encourage or do more harm? we applaud people who excel yes.. but what about someone who is trying yet couldn't reach there ...would they not loose interest ...
What do you say a child who asks why didn't i get a star .. i do try didn't i? a little child ..
sorry for trangressing ,but since these questions are uppermost in my mind these days and so many good thinkers are here i'm putting this so that somwhere i could get someanswers?
Yesterday, I noted these following three points:
1. The moment Ravan entered the sabha and started long lecture of self appraisal, I was eagerly waiting for his ego to crash.
Here I went to self evaluation mode, yes I am so happy with the downfall of superiority complex person.đ
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2. If one talks too much about himself, people will be irritated and lose their interest.
Giving non-stop lectures is easy but its difficult to be in the receiving end.đĄ
ROFL ...
3. Sita said being independent still being together. Yes, she was in sabha but none of Ravan's actions/words affected her.
IDK, whether a normal human being can be still in that state.đ
you have put the word normal which put me in selfevaluate mode ,so i don't know its normal but we could or rather i do when something bores you so much or you are not interested in it but you have to as its considered polite đ.. may be sita is so bored uh "i got to go through all this till ram comes"đđ
I stop with this as too much of anything is good for nothing
Thanks for an entertaining post... it's a pleasure to read and please do write more often đ