Tulsidas came to know about a unique behaviour of Rahim.
9/11/20 Tulsidas came to know about a unique behaviour of Rahim. While giving alms to the poor, Rahim gave with extreme humility. While giving, he kept his gaze downwards towards the earth. He never looked at the person he was giving alms to. Tulsidas promptly wrote the following couplet and sent it to Rahim. “ऐसी […]
The Difference in winning and not losing is most often not quitting.
9/10/20 The Difference in winning and not losing is most often not quitting. It took Walt Disney 16 years to get the rights to make Mary Poppins, now considered one of the best films of that time. He was turned down 302 times when trying to find financing for Disneyland before striking a deal with […]
In the beginning of David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water”
9/9/20 In the beginning of David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water”: There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually […]
The other day I watched a professional soldier being interviewed on TV.
9/8/20 The other day I watched a professional soldier being interviewed on TV. He was asked what it felt like going into battle for the first time. Here is what he said: “As soon as we came under fire, my training kicked in. All those months and years of daily drilling just kicked in. The […]
A story I read recently
9/7/20 A story I read recently, “The first time I was in Sweden , one of my colleagues picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was September,bit cold and snowy. We would arrive early at the company and he would park far away from the entrance (2000 employees drive their car to work). […]
Came across a very interesting piece recently…. “I was Dying”
9/6/20 Came across a very interesting piece recently…. “I was Dying” First I was Dying to finish high school & start college, Then I was Dying to finish college & start my specialisation, And the I was dying to finish studies & start working, And then I was Dying to marry & start a family, […]
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.
9/5/20 The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become only a teacher?” To stress his point he said to another guest; “You’re […]
*Law of Attraction*
9/4/20 Wayne Dyer says, “by the *Law of Attraction*, a ‘good-feeling thought’ will bring more good-feeling thoughts and, in turn, things to feel good about. You will build momentum and train your subconscious mind to look for the thoughts that make you feel good. When you are aligned, you feel good.” Here are some ways […]
Inner scorecard
9/2/20 *Inner scorecard* The big question about how people behave is whether they’ve got an Inner Scorecard or an Outer Scorecard. It helps if you can be satisfied with an Inner Scorecard. I always pose it this way. I say: ‘Look, Would you rather have tons of money and live a simple life or Have […]
*Ganesh Visarjan*
9/1/20 *Ganesh Visarjan* reminds one of the cosmic cycle of creation and dissolution. The Deity made of (Mitti) earth, returns to earth by dissolving in water. Similarly the mortal body goes back to its source. Salute to Lokmanya Tilak who hyped the Ganesh Festival into a major celebration to challenge the British and rebel against […]