‘Problem Solved’
02nd April, 2023 The teacher wrote on the board, 36X + yx, 2/3yx+3x(66y +12x)/b =0 He turned to the students and said, “Solve the problem.” One of the students walked up to the board, picked the duster, cleaned the board and said, “Problem Solved!” Wish some of our problems had similar solutions, but many of […]
‘It doesn’t add up’
28th March, 2023 A lot of things don’t make any sense. The numbers don’t add up, the explanations are full of holes. And yet they keep happening – people making crazy decisions, reacting in bizarre ways. Over and over. Historian Will Durant once said, “logic is an invention of man and may be ignored by […]
’Winning Lobster’
24th March, 2023 Hierarchies are everywhere. It is often argued that they are a social construct, invented to allow certain people to have power over others. But not everyone agrees. While promoting his new book, ’12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,’ psychology professor Jordan Peterson, of the Univ of Toronto, has sparked debate […]
‘What is Evil?’
21st March, 2023 I recently read a book called ‘Evil- The science behind humanity’s dark side’ by Julia Shaw. It looks at why people do terrible things. One of its points is that most evil people do not think they are doing something wrong, because they can justify their actions in a way most victims […]
‘Look for the Extraordinary in the Ordinary’
20th March, 2023 Two masons were approached by a reporter who asked the first mason, “What are you doing?” His response was to complain that he was virtually a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days wasting his time, placing bricks on top of one another. The reporter asked the second mason the same […]
Humility – Character in Action
16th March, 2023 Sam Rayburn served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States Congress for seventeen years. As the Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn wielded incredible power and prestige. He was third in the line of succession to the presidency. One day, he found out that the teenage daughter […]
“Practice Being in the “Eye of the Storm”
01st March, 2023 Storms are a natural part of life. They come in the form of the death of a loved one, disease, job loss, separations, financial collapse, and numerous other trials and tribulations. We can wish and pray that a storm will never find its way to our door, but they always do. You […]
’Be Thankful’
25th February, 2023 ‘The more you thank life, the more life gives you to be thankful for.’ A construction supervisor from the 16th floor of a building was calling a worker on the ground floor. Because of the noise, the worker did not hear him. To draw his attention, the supervisor threw a Rs. 10 […]
‘Visualize The Life You Want’
22nd February, 2023 The dream will manifest. The worry will subside. The right people will appear. The results you wanted will happen. The Universe will bless you and will conspire to make it happen. You just believe and Visualize the life you want. No matter what the odds, we can make this lifetime, the best […]
‘Adopt the Pace of Nature’
19th February, 2023 Just take a look at nature. She has been asleep, resting and waiting these past winter months knowing that there will be a time to wake. She is slowly awakening. Not in a rush or a mad dash to full bloom, but a slow trickle. Each day a minute longer. Each morning […]