‘His Hand is bigger’
18th August, 2022 A little boy and his father visited the country store, and upon leaving the store, the owner of the store offered the little boy some free Sweets. “Get a hand full of Sweets”, the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated […]
‘Kindness’
13th August, 2022 You tell people to be kind, and the most common reply is, “what difference will my small act of kindness make in this cruel & unkind world.” I am reminded of the famous William Penn quote” “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can […]
‘Normalization of Deviance’
03rd August, 2022 Dr. Diane Vaughan of Columbia University coined the term “normalization of deviance” in her analysis of the Challenger space shuttle disaster. In her book, she explains that “normalization of deviance” is the process by which deviance from correct or proper behavior becomes normalized in a corporate culture. On January 28, 1986, six […]
‘Be Grateful’
02nd August, 2022 Lewis Howes, in his book ‘The School of Greatness’ talks about creating a grateful mindset which he calls an ‘Attitude of Gratitude’. He goes on to say that ‘Life is better if you develop an attitude of gratitude’. I just love this line, which comes from a quote by Melodie Beattie: “Gratitude […]
‘The Communal Wine’
19th July, 2022 There was once a tribal group living deep in jungle with a very wise elder as their leader. He as leader not only led his people well but could often be seen giving meaningful guidance to the people. One beautiful day, he gathered all the heads of the families. They were all […]
Service to Mankind is Service to God
05th July, 2022 To serve God is to serve others and is the greatest form of charity. The gist of all worship is to be pure and to do well to others. Dharmaraja Yudhishter had uttered some lies during the Mahabharat war in order to foil the plans of the enemies and for this, after […]
Knowing When to Quit
23rd June, 2022 On May 22, 2019, Mount Everest saw a traffic jam as 300 mountaineers made it to the summit that day, creating a traffic jam, a picture of which went viral the next day. German alpinist, David Gottler, was not among those who summited. He was just 200 meters from the peak when […]
Buridan’s Donkey
30th May, 2022 Buridan donkey is a philosophical term or paradox that refers to a hypothetical situation where a hungry and thirsty donkey is placed exactly halfway between a pile of hay and a bucket of water. Since his hunger is supposed to be equal to his thirst, the donkey is reluctant to eat and […]
‘Forgiveness’
26th May, 2022 Sharing a message from a book on Forgiveness I came across recently, by Gerald Jampolsky, “Forgiveness The Greatest Healer of All”: What we need to forgive in others may be something in ourselves that we have hidden from our awareness. Do I want peace or do I want to be right. Forgiveness […]
‘Giving and Sharing’
20th May, 2022 Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea. As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea. It’s so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can […]