Shakuni mama’s Professional & Management Tips__part 2

If you haven’t looked at part 1 here is the link :

www.managementparadise.com/article.php

Now that you have or haven’t gone through it ; let us move on and see what Mr.Shakuni has to say on a fine Sunday Morning .

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Sundays are a very good concept. In our days there was no such thing as a Sunday. I had to Soft-soap my Brother-in-law initially and later my nephew 24 X 7 . So rejoice and learn to retrospect positively on what you have in your fists ; the gift of time , it is so precious and invaluable that any amount of gold-mudrikas can’t bring it back.

Know when to pull the Brakes :

In my age we had chariots and they didn’t have any breaks. You had to tap the shoulder of your charioteer to signal to stop or slow down whenever you saw peril prancing towards you. Then he reigned in the horses, and it took a lot of time for the whole process to culminate.

Nowadays you all have disk-brakes in your vehicles but still there are a lot of accidents; why? I am not just talking about the roads. Even in life, it is of the essence that you know when to stop. If you rage on like a bull towards a matador; it will be as easy as pie, to move away from your way in the last instant and all your energy will go down the drain.

You must know what happened to the Pandavas. Yudishtra gave in to my provocations and rushed in like a bull; knowing in the back of his mind that victory will definitely elude him; I have a first hand experience with such people. Duryodhana was no good either, if he had one fault; it was his mountain-load of pride that he couldn’t take down with the quarry of experience; again as gullible as the bull when flashed Red.

The only one whom I consider my true adversary is Krishna. He also saw the bulls running around in Kurukshetra and saw many plans through, to the end. He even made the mighty Drona fall; again using the aforementioned Red-bull strategy.

So, in your life you will see the red flashing many times at you; but don’t let go of reason and rush in without a plan. There is a time and place for everything. I got my due (remember who sent Pandavas home; gift wrapped in loincloths, after losing everything? ) and so will you.

 

[Simran Rai]

Mr. Shakuni, in his wily and reflective tone, offers a surprisingly wise lesson beneath his trademark sarcasm and storytelling flair. Sundays, according to him, are not just holidays but opportunities to pause and reflect—something his own life lacked while constantly scheming and manipulating. His analogy of ancient chariots lacking brakes mirrors modern life, where despite technological progress, people still fail to slow down when necessary. The deeper message is about restraint and timing. Charging ahead blindly, like the Pandavas in the infamous dice game, or Duryodhana with his unshakable arrogance, leads only to downfall. The reference to Krishna reminds one that wisdom lies not in impulse, but in calculated thought and patient execution. Knowing when to act, and more importantly, when not to, is a powerful skill. Life offers many red flags—signals to stop, think, re-evaluate—and ignoring them often results in missed chances or self-inflicted chaos. The art of pulling the brakes, therefore, is not cowardice, but strategy. Shakuni’s message, wrapped in ancient metaphor, echoes strongly even today: let not pride or provocation decide your actions. Use foresight, pause with purpose, and navigate life with the calm clarity of someone who knows when to ride, and when to reign in.​