It is difficult to be good in this world
We have built a world where you assume to receive dishonesty and lack of integrity. When you buy something, your first reaction is to ask for a lower price; you assume that the seller...
Category: Thoughts on Life
Humanizing things and ideas
Probably one of the most immature human attributes is humanizing non-human things and ideas. “I love my car.” “I hate this place.” “I do not tolerate anyone questioning my faith.” Some of the more...
Lasting change or lasting value
Lasting change is not terribly difficult to create and can be difficult to reverse. Lasting value is generally difficult to create and is difficult to sustain. What happened the last time you went after...
Your life matters
I write this with a heavy heart. I just learnt that one of my ex-team mates passed away recently. He was a strong technologist who has been in senior technology management for well over...
Effects of starting your day early
I am in the US. It is 6:45 AM and I am fighting traffic to get to my 7:00 AM breakfast appointment on time. In India, it’s the same situation at 9:00 AM. These...
Indian History: Filling up gaps created by earlier historians
I recently read an article on Times of India titled, Filling up gaps created by earlier historians. While I am glad that the general discussion about the topic is finally being taken up for...
Make a choice or else…
Life often presents you with multiple roads to choose from. A choice is a must: whether it is you that is making it or nature deciding it for you! Choose, and you get to...
A good man and a good companion
A really good man may not be a good companion. By the same token, a less than perfect man may be a great companion. Have you experienced such people? Are you such a person?...
The more you grow…
The more you grow, the more do you realize the value of those about you and the more do you realize that you have nothing to complain about. The more you grow, the more...
Your Karma and Value System
I was raised in a culture that subscribes to the doctrine of ‘Karma’. “You reap where you sow”. This is a subtle, yet an important deviation from “You reap what you sow”. Karma is...
