Acknowledging people
For the past few days, I have been busy with my thesis work and am getting ready to graduate. While writing up what all I have done is tough, the part where you have to acknowledge the people around you is not easy either. In short, I don't know who all to thank. No, I am not saying there is nobody to thank. Just that, there seem to be too many people who have helped me in this roller coaster ride. I can't name all the people in my thesis. Many of them might not even know they inspired me or were a source of strength or confidence to me. Getting one's name written in somebody's thesis might not be a big deal, after all, who is competing for an award here. But for me, I feel, that the person has thought about you, however angry they may be with you or however annoying or irritating they find you. Isn't it a form of saying thank-you, I appreciate your just being there? I might be wrong here, but somehow that's how I feel. There are many more people who were there in the whole process but I can't name everybody. This thank-you goes out to all the people who were there with me in thoughts if not in actions.
Another interesting thing I noticed..does everyone miss something/someone only after they don't have it/them or is it only me? I tend to miss people more when they are not around. I keep thinking, it would have been good to have them here. Sometimes its the situations I miss. Those times were good, I feel. Incidentally, I am listening to a song sung by "Jewel". The song goes something like this..."I am leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again..". I am a sentimental fool and I tend to cry when people leave me or I see someone off. I have grown up now so that I control myself in front of others. But when I am alone, I feel sad. Hmm..time to grow up!! But again, I never listen to my advice.
I got in touch with a few of my old friends from school recently. It felt good talking to them and I was reminded of days gone by and how I missed talking to some people. Since, I started this post with acknowledgments, rambled off to my inane thoughts let me finish this post by saying, I will remain a sentimental fool all my life. Someone will feel good someday that I thought about them.
Another interesting thing I noticed..does everyone miss something/someone only after they don't have it/them or is it only me? I tend to miss people more when they are not around. I keep thinking, it would have been good to have them here. Sometimes its the situations I miss. Those times were good, I feel. Incidentally, I am listening to a song sung by "Jewel". The song goes something like this..."I am leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again..". I am a sentimental fool and I tend to cry when people leave me or I see someone off. I have grown up now so that I control myself in front of others. But when I am alone, I feel sad. Hmm..time to grow up!! But again, I never listen to my advice.
I got in touch with a few of my old friends from school recently. It felt good talking to them and I was reminded of days gone by and how I missed talking to some people. Since, I started this post with acknowledgments, rambled off to my inane thoughts let me finish this post by saying, I will remain a sentimental fool all my life. Someone will feel good someday that I thought about them.
5 comments:
Came to your blog from Aparna's Blog.Quite nice.Yes, the acknowledgement part is indeed difficult of is of great essentiality.In my experience(which is limited), when one writes a paper,a clear distinction must be made between one's original thoughts and contribution and ones that have been borrowed(even in a remote sense).Attributions must be made.
And coming to the second part of your post,yes,we miss something/someone more when we are separated from it/them.I can say you are not alone in this.
Sathej
Sorry, atypo.My post should read ...but is of great essentiality.
Sathej
Basically I was talking of acknowledging people who have no connection whatsoever with my work but have helped me in the journey. I understand referncing and giving due credit to a work of science is important. But, giving your thanks to people around you is equally imporatant..after all they are the ones who pull you out of the dumps..Thanks for the comment.
Phiolosphically speaking,yes.You need to acknowledge all your well-wishers.All those who have made it possible.All those who are responsible for your present achievement. But,in a way, this can be done in a subtle way.By wishing them well,by returning favours, by being of help to someone in need-all these acts go to acknowledge similar acts of which you were the beneficiary.Hope I am not sounding too obscure.
Sathej
A comment about this part of a comment-
"I understand referncing and giving due credit to a work of science is important."
I was just wondering whether this meant -> 'only' a work of science. Is it something that comes with being a student of science? I recollect that in times gone by, essay/debate topics used to consist of things like "Is Management a science or an art?" and "Which is more important - Art or Science?" I really think Art (or so many other things for that matter) can be as much inspired or inspiring as science is, and whoever/whatever the inspiration is deserves credit even in that scenario. All this if at all what you meant was 'only' a work of science. Otherwise of course, you are as always CORRECT (pun not intended, but then not everything in this world is intentional :) ).
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