The concept of Begetting….

Begetting begins with ‘moi’ [‘me’ in French].

The dictionary says to ‘beget’ means:

• ‘to bring a child into existence by process of reproduction’
• ‘father or sire’
• ‘give rise to’
• ‘to bring about’
• ‘to generate’
• ‘to provoke’
• ‘to induce’
• ‘to incite’

It is a seldom used term in business…. I am contemplating about its application.

Kindness begets kindness, so does generosity of spirit and even joy.  So what’s the connection with the business world?

The young and ambitious tend to think that moving to the top of the pyramid requires shrewdness, nose for money, a can-do attitude at any cost, and in more recent days, make money [lots of money] fast, etc.  The ‘what is in it for me’ / ‘how can I gain’ mindset is all too prevalent in the business world. 

So with this as a backdrop, my thoughts drift to the experiences that I have collected and pensively, I find ‘begetting’ to be long forgotten value.

Long ago, businessmen understood the idea – ‘to beget one must be’.  We must ‘be’ because we are ‘human being’ – we are a being - not a machine, not an animal, and most certainly not an inanimate object.

We need more leaders across all sectors of society to remind us the power of being. When we are fully present, fully accepting of ourselves, fully surrendered to the will of the Almighty and fully at peace, then we will surely beget.

There is no need to strive, to be jealous / anxious, or to be stressed. When things don’t seem to pan out, we do not step on the accelerator with both feet.

We can truly rest and trust that the seeds of every act will bear fruit and we will reap what we sow.

Hmmm, I sound philosophical and may have lost some of you. Just remember, be yourself!  There ain’t another YOU out there across the time and space continuum. It does not take effort to be you.

JUST BE!!