It is often said that people should live in the present and not in future..... otherwise they cannot ....
Often many philosophers and spiritual masters’ advice people and profess around to drop the past, drop the future and be in the present. Is it wise to follow the above philosophy in verbatim and literatim?
If you are totally with the present and neglect the future, you will become diabetic. The above possibility must be understood more from the management angle than from the science. The hypothesis my run eccentric, incredible and provocative as it is not based on science but on irrational thinking and is meant only to convey an important management message as how unwise to be totally ‘with’ and ‘in’ the present.
The entire biology is based on the principle of ‘present for future’. Every organ and even the tiny cells that build the total body are not and should not be ‘with’ and ‘in’ the present. When they are at present, they should remember that their role at present is only to keep their same role in future that will be played by their daughter cells.
Look at the patho-physiology of diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a disorder where the end product of digestion of the carbohydrates – sugar (glucose) not getting converted to glycogen. Why the glucose converts to glycogen?
As a result of digestion, generally the release of glucose is more than what our system require as its ‘base fuel’ to execute its normal function. Our system does not want to waste the excess glucose as such prodigal approach may cause havoc when there is a shortage of glucose. How frequently we get carbohydrate rich food and how frequently we eat such food are not known to the cells or to our system.
Hence, as a precautionary measure, the cells convert the excess glucose to glycogen and store them for future use. When there is shortage, the glycogen is re-converted to glucose and then cells carryout their normal function.
An absolute future thinking and future anticipation only makes the cells to keep converting the glucose to glycogen and store them. When the cells along with the associated system looses its future thinking and concern, the glucose remain in our system as glucose without getting converted into glycogen and thus one become diabetes mellitus patient.
It is easy to speak and preach as future is an extension of the present. But one should position oneself in the present more for the future than for the present. If that distinction is not well conceived and well received, disaster becomes the end result.
Remember, if one attempt to be in the present and be for the present, become a diabetic patient.
The corporate employees must remember the fact that even the cells in our body carry the future vision. If they negate and neglect their future vision, the consequences are debilitating.
Let the focus, orientation and position of your present be towards future and only then your present will be continuous and contributing one.
Have a clear wish and vision about your future and work towards it. Never sticks to the present, as many more valuable ‘presents’ are awaiting you.
The corporate where you may be working is like ‘you are with the present’ and once you start thinking about your big role in other bigger corporate, you are positioning your present to future, certainly it will be rewarding.
Never get lost in your love for your corporate but get lost in your love for yourself.
Dr S Ranganathan, ClinRise Derma Pvt., Ltd., Chennai
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