Gurus. Sirashaa namaami. For all the differences, in their own ways, they have made me. We are shunya without them. Starting with mother, father, siblings, friends, teachers, and colleagues. Many Gurus. Some are core, they make us switch gears, perspectives. They transform us. They appear when we are ready, and give that critical deeksha, initiation towards the core purpose of our reason for existence, and guide us in their subtle ways. We may not even realize often that we are getting guidance. They come seeking our help but to guide us. We may think we are ‘their Gurus’.
Maybe, they challenge us; criticize us; fight us; ignore us; humiliate us; test us; introduce ‘resources’; take us into ‘chakra vyuhaas’; threaten us; support incognito; incentivise us; take us to possibilities; remove the obstacles; build our ‘will’, abilities; facilitate our spaces; elevate us and we did not even get a clue. They may ask our ‘thumbs’. They may handhold us. They entertain hope, faith, promise, and love, and be with us in their own ways, and they build ‘these into us’. Some we choose, and some choose us. A set of Gurus have been working on us to make us realize our possibilities, purposes. And they are making us join the portfolio of letting others realize their possibilities. We have Gurus and we become Gurus. Gurus come in various forms – human beings, old, young, women, men, living beings, alife, and non-life. Beings, doings, actions, words, texts, books, pictures, videos, thoughts, imaginations, dreams, examples, incidents, events, accidents, turn of events, et al. Let us be thankful, grateful. Let us be humble. Let us be kind, generous.
Most worldwide customer surveys conclude: 80% of customers repeat transactions, if we care for them. Most customers want global goods; willing to pay higher prices; if we care for them. They spread the word around. If customers insist on certain produce, products, quality, et al, enterprises, producers may rise up and deliver the same. Can we work on the customers? Can we care for customers’ needs?
We are a country of 145 Crore. 110 Crore are in working age – there are large numbers, majority of elders are in the workforce. 62 Crore are in Labour force. Can we appreciate: if we work one hour a week, we are employed; If we work 30 days a year, we are employed; even if we work for free, we are considered employed. With this background, only 3% adults are unemployed. 58% get ration.
As per trends based on above assumptions, it is confirmed, we are an enterprise, self-employed country with 80% workforce therein- 40% are self-employed, and 20% are unpaid helpers. 20% are casual labour. Only 20% are in regular jobs. Decent regular jobs may be 7% in the labour force. For self-employed, monthly earnings – about Rs. 15,000 for men, Rs.6,000 for women. For Regular jobs, monthly earnings are about Rs.20,000. For casual labour, it is Rs.430/day for male, Rs.290/day for female. After 30, people at large do not remain unemployed, picking up any job despite low wages, or not so decent. Interestingly, illiterates are least unemployed; prosperous states have higher unemployment. 50%+ labour force engaged in farm, allied, and related work. 40%+ is in services including construction. Total Government jobs are only 2.5% of the labour force, i.e. 16/1000 people, as against 77 in the US, 57 in China. Farming. Manufacturing work for self is also considered employment.
Can we care to improvethe decent employment status? Self-employment, local enterprises, beyond regular jobs? With decent well-being. Can we nurture support those providing services @1/50 decently employed?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, if we bring coexisters into flowing. In N? krsheevalayoga for 7L.
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