More than a decade ago, a man was reading his morning newspaper. To his surprise and horror, he read his name in the obituary column. The news papers had mistakenly reported the death of the wrong person for sure. He was shocked to read news headline about his death. When he regained his composure, HeContinue reading “How do you want to be remembered?”
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Plant a Seed
There are so many things we want our near and dear ones to understand, change. For example, a parent trying to help their wayward teenage child, a teacher attempting to help her class understand a concept, a friend trying to gently admonish a struggling colleague, a manager trying to get the best out of his/herContinue reading “Plant a Seed”
Control your Temper
There once was a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand him a bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the fence. On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence. The boy gradually began to controlContinue reading “Control your Temper”
Are You Open-Minded or Close-Minded?
What if I told you someone took a hundred bucks from the cash register at the supermarket. How would you feel/think? Would you look down on them? Would you be mad that they just took the money while you go to work and earn your money? Would you feel sorry for them? Now what ifContinue reading “Are You Open-Minded or Close-Minded?”
What Freedom Means To Me
Today India celebrates it’s Independence Day. There are tons of reasons to love my country and I am proud to call myself an Indian! For some of us the thoughts come easily, dripping with patriotism or pure venom. For others, it needs hours of conversation for the words nation and feelings, usually buried deep orContinue reading “What Freedom Means To Me”
AQ is more important than IQ?
I remember being confused what to do after my SSC board exams. That’s when my uncle and aunt from Bombay recommended meeting Fr. Terry at Xaviers where I took his IQ test which measures memory, analytical thinking and mathematical ability. This was thought of one of the best ways to predict our future job prospects.Continue reading “AQ is more important than IQ?”
The Masks We Wear
Often in life we don’t get to see what lies beneath a person’s “good self” presentation, also called a mask. We don’t get to find out if that person really is kind, caring, or not. The discrepancy is often hidden. And that is true for ourselves as well. We all put on masks to someContinue reading “The Masks We Wear”
Materialism
Anything in excess is bad. Materialism, afflicting both, the rich and the poor, is in every way self-destructive. There is a strong relation between being materialistic and feeling empty, unhappy. We have a real problem on our hand when we couple materialism with our fintech boom, where you can easily get a loan with aContinue reading “Materialism”
Chrysalis ~ Why the caterpillar must die
If you ask anyone to give you a symbol of transformation and you will most probably get a mention of the caterpillar. It is and remains a beautiful image: the insignificant and often ugly caterpillar who will wrap himself in his silk bud or cocoon and emerge like a glorious winged creature. A chrysalis is the formContinue reading “Chrysalis ~ Why the caterpillar must die”
It’s never too late to change your life
Too often we catch ourselves on autopilot mode, caught in the same routine, the same 9-5 grind. Unhappy, unfulfilled, and uninspired we go through life counting time instead of making time count. While it is perfectly normal to crave routine, there is so much more to be discovered outside of our comfort zones. We tend toContinue reading “It’s never too late to change your life”
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