As I was walking into my workplace today I saw a man walking in ahead of me. He did not have the employee badge, buy his attire he looked like he works as one of the support staff. As we were both about to enter the automated glass door, he did something which caught my eye. He touched the glass and touched his forehead and his eyes. [This is a gesture called "kannigotkolodu", in other words saluting a divine entity]. We usually do this when we are praying to the god, or entering a temple as we consider the temple a divine abode. His action was impulsive and am sure it was part of his daily routine.
I do not think his gesture is blind faith or superstition. In it, I see a lot of respect for the place which is giving him his livelihood. His act made me think,
How many of us employees have this feeling of entering a temple as we enter our workplace?.
Do we really value and respect our job as much?
Are values like these outdated in todays fast paced IT world?
It is because of what we do–our jobs–that we can stand up and face the world, after all.
its just the change in the attitude and values I guess
kannigotkolodu
I didn’t know one could actually write that in English! But yes there are people who revere their work places, and work tools. Even i have witnessed such actions. I don’t think its superstition, I think its more to do with not letting yourself become arrogant and vain.
We find a way to spell anything in english isnt it