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Impana Murthy Impana Murthy Cupertino, CA Impana Murthy Cupertino, CA Cupertino, CA
What does Kayakave Kailasa mean in today’s world ? What does Kayakave Kailasa mean in today’s world ? What KayakaveorKailasa meanKailasa” in today’s “Workdoes is Worship” “Kayakave is aworld very ?famous proverb both in Eastern and “Work is Worship” or “Kayakave Kailasa” is a very proverb Western cultures. The word “work” means „a physical famous or mental effort both spentintoEastern produceand or “Work is Worship” or “Kayakave Kailasa” is a very famous proverb both in Eastern and Western cultures. The word “work” means „a physical or mental effort spent to produce or accomplish something.‟ The word “worship” comes from an Old English word, “worth-ship.” Western cultures. Theto word “work” „acomes physical effort spent to or accomplish something.‟ The word fromoranmental Old word, “worth-ship.” “Worth-ship” means „give worth“worship” tomeans something.‟ Therefore, theEnglish proverb “Work isproduce worship” accomplish something.‟ Thetoword “worship” comesTherefore, from an Old “worth-ship.” “Worth-ship” means to „give worth to something.‟ theEnglish proverb “Work isa worship” means to show an effort produce or accomplish something and do word, it with sense of “Worth-ship” means to „give to something.‟ Therefore, the and proverb “Work means to show an effort to worth produce or accomplish something do it with isa worship” sense of worthiness or respect. means to show an effort to produce or accomplish something and do it with a sense of worthiness or respect. worthiness respect. In today‟s or world, all of the things available is a result of hard work. We have created In today‟s world, all of scientific the things available is medical a resultachievements, of hard work. created technology, space travel, achievements, andWe the have list just goes In today‟s world, all of the things available is a result of hard work. We have created technology, space travel, scientific achievements, medical achievements, and the list just goes on and on. Many men have given a lot of time and hard work to achieve everything they have technology, space travel, scientific achievements, andthrough the listthey just work goes on and to on.today Many men have given aachievements, lot time gotten andmedical hard work achieve everything have gotten skyscrapers. Today, menofhave powers fittofor the gods the on and on. Many men have given a lot of time and hard work to achieve everything they have gotten to today Today, gottenbecause powersoffitthe forblessings the gods of through the work they have done skyscrapers. as a collective. This men only have happened hard work. So, gotten to today skyscrapers. Today, men have gotten powers fit for the gods through the work they have done as a collective. This only happened because of the blessings of hard work. So, this proves that work is indeed worship. theyproves have done as a collective. This only happened because of the blessings of hard work. So, this that work is indeed worship. this proves workthat is indeed People oftenthat realize work worship. is worship when they don‟t have any work to do. For example, People often realize that work is they don‟t any of work to do. For example, Alexander the Great wept after heworship finishedwhen conquering the have majority Europe because he had People often realize that work is worship when they don‟t have any work to do. For Alexander the Great afterHis he finished conquering of Europe because he had no more countries to wept conquer. life‟s work had comethe to majority an end. This is often is a example, common Alexander the afterHis he finished conquering the of Europe hedays, had no more countries to wept conquer. life‟s work hadthe come to majority anofend. This is often is afew common occurrence withGreat retired people. They might enjoy feeling no work for thebecause first no more countries to conquer. His life‟s work had come to an end. This is often is a common occurrence with retired people. They might enjoy thehave feeling of cut no short work because for the first days, but after that, they feel worthless and like their live‟s been theyfew have no occurrence with retired people. They might enjoy the feeling of no work for the first few days, but after that, they feel worthless and like their live‟s have been cut short because they have no more work to do. but after that, more work to they do. feel worthless and like their live‟s have been cut short because they have no more work to do.the phrase “Work is Worship” is not only just a great proverb, it holds a lot of As you can see, As you can phrase only justlife a great of meaning in see, it asthe well. This“Work phraseisisWorship” applied inis anot student‟s very proverb, often. If itweholds don‟ta lot work As you can see, the phrase “Work is Worship” is not only just a great proverb, it holds a lot of meaning in it asour well. Thiswe phrase applied in abad student‟s very often.problems. If we don‟t hard to achieve goals, mightisend up with gradeslife or classroom To work keep meaning ininit order, asour well. This phrase applied in abad student‟s life very often.problems. If we don‟t work hard to achieve goals, we up“worth”, with grades or classroom To keep everything we have tomight giveisaend lot of time, respect, whatever you want to call hard to achieve our goals, weto might up“worth”, with badtime, grades or classroom keep everything inour order, we have givebetter aend lot things of respect, whateverproblems. you want To to call it to achieve goals, so we have happen to us. everything in order, we have to give a lot of “worth”, time, respect, whatever you want to call it to achieve our goals, so we have better things happen to us. it to achieve our goals, so we havethis better thingsand happen to itus.in their daily lives. You must I hope that everyone understands proverb applies Ialways hope that everyone and applies in their daily You like mustwhat show respect understands and try your this bestproverb to do everything youit have to do. If lives. you don‟t Ialways hope everyone this andyou applies it have inrespecting their daily lives. 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