The story of human evolution is, in many ways, the story of human travel. In all likelihood, the first travel of humans was in search of food and safety. First, it was for short distances, mostly in the vicinity. But soon, as the human needs expanded and took complex forms, the travels became longer ,Continue reading “What is your preferred Mode of Travel?”
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If you had I billion US $, How would you spend them?
Clearly, the proposition is hypothetical but immensely promising for the fertile minds to take off on a flight of fascinating imagination. It is reassuring to those who seek but do not possess plenty, it is exhilarating for those who love money, and it is overly exciting to those who have tasted the passion of enterprize. Continue reading “If you had I billion US $, How would you spend them?”
What chore do you find the most challenging to do?
A chore is usually described as the regular or daily light work of a household or farm. The word chore is a variant of the Middle English word ‘chare’ meaning ‘odd job’. The word in its present form evolved around mid 18th century and found wide acceptance first in US and then elsewhere. A commonContinue reading “What chore do you find the most challenging to do?”
How do you Define Success?
Success is a problematic word. It’s also an enigma, elusive and eclectic, a protean and peremptory proposition, and a compelling conception of a mind seeking finiteness and substance. No wonder, the logical question, what is success? Success is difficult to define. Because it is indeterminate being a function of mind. Success to one is aContinue reading “How do you Define Success?”
Has A Book Changed Your Life?
Can a book change your life? Or does a book change one’s life? That Books, or for that matter, the written word affects us profoundly, is something we all accept and acknowledge. It is not for nothing that Desidarius Erasmus Roterodamus, the famous Dutch philosopher and catholic theologian wrote,’When I have a little money, IContinue reading “Has A Book Changed Your Life?”
What Brings me Joy in Life?
If life makes sense, it is because it is accompanied by Joy. Joy is a feeling, an emotion, a realization. It’s personal and private. It is exclusive to me. And yet some joys are universal. Joy is not happiness, though often understood interchangeably. Happiness revolves around the people we surround ourselves with, the events thatContinue reading “What Brings me Joy in Life?”
Poodle
The Water Dog There are National Animals, and National Birds. But a National Dog? Yes, there is a dog breed that enjoys the distinction and the privilege of being widely regarded as the National Dog of a country that fancies herself as the very synonym of refinement and cultural supremacy. Poodles are widely perceivedContinue reading “Poodle”
What is a Treasure That has been Lost?
What is a treasure? The sense of its loss, if any, will relate to the value and its use to us. The loss is experiential, and experiential alone! There are as many ways to define treasure as there are men. Some believe that ‘The man who has God for his treasure has all things inContinue reading “What is a Treasure That has been Lost?”
My Earliest Memories
Is memory a sin, or is it a salvation? Does it torment, or does it teach? Does it augment or does it attenuate? If humans are complex, memories are even more so. To live without a memory is impossible. The thought of future is not embedded in present but in the images of past. ItContinue reading “My Earliest Memories”
New Year’s Food Traditions
An important aspect of New Year festivities is food, specially conceived and created for the occasion. Affluence brings a special aura to celebrations and festivities, and weaves a fascinating and magical spell around the occasion. And while the common man may have to be content with just a little special, the rich and resourcefulContinue reading “New Year’s Food Traditions”