CONFUCIUS QUOTES; A TRUE MANIFESTATION OF HUMAN VALUES.

" Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit  yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of known"                                                                          ------ Confucius-----


"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed;if in terms of ten years, plant trees;if in terms of 100 years, teach the people"                                              ------- Confucius-------

The above two quotes by Confucius (Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher) have indeed been a source of inspirations for me to express my opinions relevant to life. Having acquired a vast dynamics of knowledge and experiences through teaching and dealing with people as a teacher and politician, Confucius' quotes are truly heart touching. Out of thousands of quotes, these two quotes for me are truly inspiring. 

The first quote underlines the cases where people complain about the circumstances and environment they wish to work. Generally, people seek comfort and satisfaction in  the job that they do. Optimistic people do not complain about whatever tasks they are assigned with. They possess positive views, attitudes and they succeed ultimately with ease. If people are not optimistic and hardworking, anything that they do project as a restraint towards success. All in one, it is an attitude of an individual which determines to associate with people and work. 

It is not through names that people are remembered but obviously through good deeds. Media hype may temporarily create an image of a person in public domain but real picture of a person will unearth with time. Such incidents have happened in the past, happening today and will continue the same trend in future too. Therefore, a true colour of a man is his achievements and good deeds during his service in public life.

Second quote is yet another interesting one which relates to a character of a person. A good man does not look for short cuts and instead he executes the tasks with true diligence. In life, we meet and deal with people from different walks of life. It itself is a diversity and complexity which requires a clear conscience while working. As rightly quoted by Confucius, we need to think and work for the long term benefits and happiness. Name and fame will naturally follow.

Knowledge has been a super tool which polishes, refines and grooms uncivilized human beings. Through ages, teaching/preaching has been a conventional method/practice to make people know each other, recognize and discover the possible fault lines and thus safeguarded human community into a harmonized society. 

With time, life is becoming increasingly tough today. But the fact is that, it is an individual who matters. If you are good, do good and think good; you naturally are projected by people around you as good and PEOPLE remember you even after you no more on this earth.

WHY BHUTANESE JOB-SEEKERS DREAM FOR CIVIL SERVICE JOBS?

Why select jobs?

Every country has a national policy of maintaining a small, compact and efficient civil service to deliver public services. Similarly, Bhutan has such policy and Royal Civil Service Commission is a constitutional body vested with responsibilities and powers to manage the core man power of the country through comfortable, viable and stringent legislations to govern civil servants as enshrined in the Constitution of Bhutan. Numerous legislations (Acts, Rules and Regulations) that pertain to improve the quality of civil servants came into picture based on past statistics and records over the years.

For every Bhutanese, I guess it is a dream to become a civil servant and serve TSA-WA-SUM. Civil Service Commission has a good framework of rule to recruit young graduates through different stages of tests (preliminary examination, main written examination, viva voce). RCSC tries to explore, discover and test the capabilities of young graduates. Once recruited, I think civil servants of Bhutan have a secured life and good future prospects.

As far as I am concerned, the private sectors of Bhutan need to nurture and create impression to jobseekers for a secured life. There are not many Multi-National Companies (MNCs) in Bhutan where job opportunities are created for Bhutanese. Interestingly, private and corporate sectors of Bhutan are gearing up for the same and many jobseekers are looking for jobs in those sectors. Jobseekers are gaining confidence in both private and corporate sectors gradually. However, there are many factors that determine the attitudes of jobseekers. All if not most of the jobseekers want to get into civil service due benefits, incentives and healthy working environment.

RCSC serves as a guardian for all civil servants across country and looks after the welfare of each and every civil servant. 

MY PERSONAL VIEWS ON GIVING NU. 2 MILLIONS AND SERVICE UTILITY VEHICLES TO GEOGS OF BHUTAN.

Being a Bhutanese, the pledge of giving Nu.2 million to each geog had generated a set of mixed feelings in my mind from the day this pledge was formally made by People’s Democratic Party during election campaign. Though, it would be absolutely unfair to oppose on this topic at this time yet I strongly feel making my own personal judgement is worth justifiable in any forum. Therefore, I request readers’ discretion at first instance before I precede blogging. It is not my intention to undermine/underestimate any institution neither to hurt anyone at any cost. This blog is purely based on personal views.

Politically, the pledge of allotting Nu.2 million to each geog might had been a tactic to garner votes but this idea seemed very genuine and beneficial to general public at larger interest. Such a step is a true manifestation of devolving of centralized powers (Wangtse Chirpel) to common people in reality. Moreover, it also signals a direct assigning/vesting of responsibility to people at grass root level (local government) for the first time in Bhutanese history and making them accountable to what they plan and do. All in one, what I am trying to say is “Gups are given full financial powers in terms of planning, implementation and follow-up to directly benefit their geogs”

Unlike in the past, Gups need to be extra careful in discharging their duties especially in financial matters. According to some sources, the biggest concern for Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for next five years is how this budget will be utilized effectively by the geog in most transparent and accountable manner. Similarly, National Council members expressed their concern about how this budget will be meaningfully utilized during the first sitting. There are many factors why ACC and National Council members are worried; a handful of uneducated gups (No formal education) in some geogs, inexperienced and lack of competent human resource dealing with financial matters at geog level, etc. I personally feel it is immature at this stage to give Nu. 2 million to a geog before considering possible loop holes which might hinder the implementation. If serious attention is not given, it may result to fraud, corruption, misuse of fund etc. Some Gups may land behind jail after five years.

The Service Utility vehicle (SUV), Bolero for each geog is yet another good pledge that many people will cherish when it is materialized. This vehicle will help common people to carry dead bodies (corpse) to cremation grounds, ferrying sick people to hospitals during emergency, carrying surplus farm produces to markets, etc. However, there is every chance that this facility may be misused by local leaders for personal gain. Therefore, it is always recommended that a stringent terms and conditions are placed properly in the system before the geogs are provided with vehicles.

In Bhutan, the degree of physical development in geogs varies from each other. Some geogs already have roads, electricity, clean drinking water, good communication facilities, good irrigation channels etc while some geogs especially in the east, south and north are deprived of such facilities. Instead, the past government had entertained these geogs with other alternatives. Therefore, I think fund may be allotted to the geogs based on the factors like availability of facilities, population, area, etc.

It is my premature views and the real scene will be witnessed by every citizen in next five years.