I recently went with family to watch Manjhi - The Mountain Man. Here are the subtle things that I learnt from the movie, which I can somehow relate to. I would call them the "Dasrath Manjhi's Laws of Action". My humble tribute to this man of grit and determination. Every entrepreneur has to learn a lot from his story.
- Age is just a Number
- This man showed us that age is just a number. Age is no bar to achieve something that you set your sight on.
- Love to your fullest
- One can move mountains in love, and if you cannot move them, cut through them.This is what this man did.
- Commitment
- Ek baar jo maine commitment kar di to phir mein apni bhi nahin sunta. This is a dialogue from the movie Wanted. This is the perfect fit here.
- Evil - To contain or to Part
- He was bitten by a poisonous snake in between his endeavor. He tried to contain it for some time but when he failed he took no time to cut his toe off his leg. There is a very important lesson here.
- Goal Setting and Peer Engagement
- Set your goals and people may not be convinced. Do not get influenced by that they say or when they try to discourage you - Just keep rolling with your eyes on the supreme goal. The rest will follow.
- Fault Finding
- Even in his direst of consequences he would introspect and try to see what he is lacking to overcome the issues that he sees on his path towards the goal.
- Never Ever Give Up
- This is by far the most important one.
These laws or commandments which I see being depicted in this movie can be case studies in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Army, Big MBA or Grad schools. This is a learning for people particularly in research who get stuck in the trough at times for longer and tend to give up. He may not have been educated in the Bhagwat Geeta - but I strongly feel that his actions are exemplary of the verses of the Geeta. He was living the Geeta!!
You will always an inspiration for me!! Thank you for being there!!
