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What's a pundi?

Once upon a time, a pundi lived in our downstairs toilet.   No one ever saw pundi, no one ever heard pundi, no one ever spoke to pundi   - All except Mylolos!   But even she never touched the pundi. MyLolos – met the pundi one evening in the toilet.   Apparently the meeting was not agreeable, because immediately after the meeting MyLolos came out of the meeting place shouting. There is a pundi!! We all raced to see the pundi. Where is the pundi? There. Where? There. Where? There pointed MyLolos. What is a pundi? I do not know. How does pundi look like. I do not know. Where is the pundi? There. What is pundi doing? I do not know. What is pundi saying? I do not know. What is a pundi? I do not know. None of us could see a pundi. Hear a pundi. Touch a pundi. Know a pundi. We did not believe pundi existed. …but pundi hang around. Before long pundi became real. Pundi grew some characteristics. Pundi had attitude. Pundi became

Compliance vs responsibility

Compliance, “the state or act of complying with a fixed standard, regulation, or requirement with or agreeing to do something” versus responsibility, “the state, fact, or position of being accountable to somebody or for something”. I have been thinking about this for a while now, especially with respect to how I work. Do I work because I have to comply to the rules set in the organisation, or do I work because I make it my personal responsibility to fulfill the obligations the organisation has placed on me?     Do I work so that I do not receive a “show cause why” letter?   Do I work because of the consequences of breaking the rules and not meeting the requirements?   Or do I work because I understand what I do and why I do it?    What kind of person am I, if I work towards compliance?   What kind of organisation do I work for, if they accept that I work towards fulfilling only standards and requirements? The characteristics of a person who works for the sake o