Amol's Blog

I got into thinking about some experience I had in the past. It is related to a business organization. I remember the organization because I remember some people fired from it. Obviously, it is remembered.

There might be an interesting pattern to observe here, in terms of group behaviour. I think, that, it is a very prevalent pattern in the world, of, looking at a particular type of person, in order to gain some kind of guidance. It might seem like an over-estimation, but, I think, that, there is a good amount of majority that engages in this kind of behaviour. They seem to have some kind of “sixth sense” when it comes to detecting such a person, to offer them some kind of guidance. These people, who seek such a guidance, might detect such a person and might do something around them, which is not a fixed action, but, a set of actions, they do may be one or two of them around such a person, it could be termed a “compulsion”. In this context, I can fit certain behaviours I have observed at the above mentioned organization. I remember, going back, that, they had some kind of convoluted and rather too simple rules. The organization, with its small size, obsession about the leader, rules and a taboo about saying anything negative about the leader, can be termed as a cult. But, I think, it is more of a group seeking refuge from the world, and some kind of spiritual guidance. I have to mention that, this particular business organization might have failed at a few aspects when it came to the goals. For one, it was a business organization, it is necessary, I think, for such a social construction to offer spiritual guidance, the rules in this organization were too simple and seemed convoluted. And, although, it might have helped a good portion of its members, it might have failed miserably for some, as I remember 2 suicides from the organization, a possible marker of it, lacking a spiritual component. It comes to the mind, that, people from certain geographies seem to do it very well in comparison to others.

I have to note that, I draw my opinion from a cult, the members of which committed suicide, en masse, and, from observations of gurus from all over the world who had success. Suicide is a failure.