In Work, we are always serving someone.
To illustrate this using a diagram.
As someone serving in a company, the targets of my service could be the boss, my colleagues, the clients, and the company as a whole. The fact is that we are always serving someone, or an entity.
In doing so, I obtain a reward via a salary and better bonuses for myself when the company makes a profit. I also gain a good reputation for good work performance, not to mention other intangibles such as friendships and other connections.
These boost my confidence, and with repeated contributions, make me an outstanding person.
In the same way that a hired person can serve his superior, colleagues, clients and organisation at work, a student can also serve his school. If one accepts the role of student, one must accept that she or he attends to the subjects and knowledge that is learnt. The student ought to love them as masters and understand them, so that she or he can achieve complete grasp, which increases confidence. The result is an academically outstanding student, especially if one were to do so for all his subjects.
The above diagram would illustrate the relationship between “I” and the entities whom “I” serve. It may be my boss, colleagues or customers whom I serve. Or it could be the knowledge that I serve, since all true knowledge comes from the Creator.
My aim should be to maximise the value of the entities whom I serve, by
- ACCEPTING that the entities are the ones I will serve.
- Taking time to UNDERSTAND the entities.
- LOVING the entities I am serving.
The reward from doing so would be gaining important skills for myself, like being able to communicate well (Languages) and calculate well (Math) for instance. Getting good grades academically gives rise to confidence and higher self-esteem, which encourages me to continue to study and understand my subjects better.