Wednesday, December 15, 2004
what does x signify
X signifies different things to different people. X is like a general value when we are not naming somebody or not stating the number. Then we say a Ms. X is waiting. Or there are x mangoes. X is of course the third last alphabet of the English language. In courts, they mark documents which have to...
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Friday, December 10, 2004
Legalisation v/s non-legalisation of prostitution; abortion v/s pro-choice.
Often there is so much debate on whether there should be legalisation of prostitution or not or whether abortion should be allowed or not. Sometimes I wonder whether we can get out of these parameters. After all what is it that we are looking at? Humanity and humaneness with and to every human...
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
HARD WORK AND NO PLAY
Know the story about the ant and the grasshopper? The ant made a difference to her life with her hard work. But some time you can make a difference to your life by just relaxing. Don't they say that ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY...and I would add "and JILL A DULL GIRL. So there are...
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Monday, November 22, 2004
What does a drive mean for you and what do you see?
People drive for various reasons, most often for the sheer use of the vehicle to get somewhere. But there sure are people who drive for other reasons too. Like the man next door who takes a round with the imposing car of his manager to kinda feel up there. Or a dad next door who wants to satisfy his...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2004
What do books mean for you?
Books mean different things to different people. To some they are what you need to read to go through high school. For others they are necessary before going to sleep. For still others, they are an inspiration. For yet others, the contents of some of them provoke anger or reaction and result in the...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Essential - what's essential
Essential? What is essential? different things for different people. Someone who has basic food will not even think of food as essential Someone who has no food to eat will cry out about food being essential. It also depends on the time. If there's a drought, people will see water as essential no...
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Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Diplomacy
She didn’t know diplomacy. All she knew is that if she saw wrong, she’d target all who she thought were responsible for that wrong. We have often heard people say that if you are being troubled, target the main person who is directly troubling you. If you try targetting all those who are directly...
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Sunday, October 24, 2004
Variety is the spice of life
Variety is the spice of life, they always said. How does one deal with one's opponents? By taking them on? Some do that. A man I know has a mission in life to deal with the inequities of the legal system as also of lawyers by personally filing case after case in the court against different persons...
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
Fw: On good questions and bad questions
I read to-day an interview with the blind climber, Erik Weihenmayer. Asked the question, So anything is possible? WEIHENMAYER: "No-there are limits. I mean, I can't drive a car. But there are good questions and bad questions. What if I were smarter, or stronger? What if I could see? Those are...
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Sunday, October 3, 2004
Each person is unique and fascinating
Have you ever noticed that each preson you meet is unique Even if they start by talking the same thing as for instance if they belong to a particular spiritual group or are sales reps? It is fascinating how each finds a way of living their own lives which is unique and different from the other....
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