I can be better than that....

Its really quite amazing how people and organisations have amnesia and suddenly forget history. I have seen many situations where someone's good work is forgotten. All we see is the mistake they have made...even when it is the organisation's fault for having set these people up for failure.
Its quite a sad way to live because it reduces people to one specific event instead of seeing them a whole people. The other interesting thing has to do with how unrealistic organisations are with regard to their idea of an ideal employee...that this person has to be upbeat with positive energy and always achieving their targets or goals...give me a break!!... everybody has their moments....sometimes a top performer can slip and someone who has been lagging behind can shine. This is the law of balance. as bosses, we have our moments too so what cant the people who report to us.
This stems from being able to see ourselves in others afterall the people around us are a reflection of us. Its about basic "humanness", many bosses expect the people they work with to be generous in spirit towards them but do not do the same when it comes to their turn. They are quick to criticise and judge and they dont take a holistic view of the individual in question.
Yes work is work and we cant let too much our personal life encroach into our work and yes there are exceptions ....people who may abuse their work life in that way. But work is a part of life and Life is way bigger than work and sometimes we lose perspective by letting work dictate all aspects of our life. What will happen when we retire?
This is why some people die (physically or emotionally) when they retire because all they have in their life is their work. Suddenly there is such a void that they cant fill.
Dont get me wrong, work is an important part of life for some and for these people, it is an expression of themselves. these people attain their identity from work ...but the most important work we have to do is on ourselves. As human beings we are way bigger than any job title, salary or perk. Whats the point of having a big fat title when basic "humanness" goes missing....When we forget to look at people as whole people with a family and a life outside of work.... When we forget to see a part of ourselves in others. Whats so different about us from our fellow colleagues? Death is such a equaliser because a Prime Minister of a country or a pauper leave the planet in the same way!
I think the trick lies in realising that nothing is permanent, we are all in transition and we need to make the best of each moment to be better people......what else can be more important than this? what better moment is there than this moment in time? Reminds me of a song called "better man" by John Butler and the chorus goes " I can be better than that...." its playing in my head now...helps me to lift higher in my own thought process and to challenge myself to rise above and be better than what I can be in each moment.