“Collide
or Collaborate”
Last week I was
attending a live music concert and I just realized that there were about 200
different instruments which included types of drums, guitars, flute, piano,
bongo and a lot more. All the instruments forming the orchestra had many
singers who were singing in chorus. I was enjoying the concert when suddenly I
realized a deep insight into this musical mist.
I realized that even though
hundreds of instruments were playing together and each of them had its own
distinct sound but still I was astound to see that how come when all the
instruments are different are still producing such a great melody.
This was the moment
which made me realize the importance of team work. The music being played in
the concert was an outcome of a collaborative effort of the musicians. Each of
the musicians had a predefined role to play and the execution was a perfect one
made in such a way that every musician was emphasizing on achieving sync with
the partners. Every musician was playing his part and was giving a room for the
next musician to add a different flavor and taste to the show. So in all it was
an effort where every member of the team was giving best individual effort to
produce the best team performance and this was the point I realized one more
key to success.
If we compare this
musical concert with our lives, we will come to know that even our life is same
as the concert where we have many people who are associated with us and all of
us are playing some or the other kind of music. Success comes to those who play
this music as it is played in an orchestra, whereas success runs away from
those who just play their own drums and forget the importance of their team.
This does not mean that
individual efforts are of less importance, individual efforts are definitely
required to achieve team success but here the point is that if we are confident
about ourselves we should not forget the importance of others and should
respect and appreciate the efforts and qualities of others too. It is a
justified fact that if we work in a group with cohesiveness towards the
attainment of common objectives.
So be it the music
of a concert or the musical journey of life enjoyment and harmony only comes
when we all collaborate to achieve a common goal altogether.
Rightly “Said-Unity is Strength”