Whenever we see some good quotes we feel like remembering them forever, but we fail in doing so. Iam posting such quotes, which impressed me a lot. Though i don't follow them to the core, i try to extract some information from them, which i use for reasoning sometimes. Some are offensive, some funny and some serious. But i don't mind reading them once in a while. Each quote i posted here has some strong thought stuffed deeply in it. I posted them here not just for mere fun but to make you guys think.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
"The only real valuable thing is intuition." - Albert Einstein.
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first" -Chanakya.
"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth." -Chanakya.
"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -Albert Einstein.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." -Albert Einstein.
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." -Albert Einstein.
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." -Albert Einstein.
"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing." -Friedrich Nietzsche.
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."- Plato (427-347 B.C.)
"An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered."- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)
"Basically, I no longer work for anything but the sensation I have while working."- Albert Giacometti(sculptor)
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance."- Will Durant.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Past-Present-Future
This post isn't about English grammer, but its all about the under hidden thoughts which keep on running in our minds, subconsciously. This is my try to put them all together in one article.
We all feel very lucky to belong to one of the revolutionary generation mankind has ever seen. We fall short of nothing. Right from the moment you wake-up in the morning to the time you get back to sleep, you take advantage of the present technology as much as you can like from using an automatic alarm when you wake up, drive thru's to have breakfast before you go to work, ipod for listening music while driving, cell-phone to be in contact with the world which also equipped with internet while going mobile, food delivery service for your lunch who charge you on your credit card, amazing night clubs for partying in the evening and micro-wave food when you get back home late at night. This is just what on average, anybody else does right now in this present world. And if i start talking about how advanced technology is used now a days it would be just like a school kid writing an essay on "Present day advanced technology". But thats not my point at all.
We think that we are the luckiest of the all the generations gone behind, Ofcourse, if we consider the development of human civilisation today and compare it to the one which was, lets say some 100 yrs ago, its an amazing development which grew exponentially. But did anyone some 100 yrs ago ever guessed or predicted the present day. Some say yes and some say no. But what if i ask was anyone lived comfortably. Answer would be an obvious "YES". Yeah every individual who lived some 100 yrs ago was comfortable with the facilities what they has got in their time, exclusive of people who suffered from wars, riots, diasters and attacks. Peole already knew how to build their Houses, lay Roads, have Transportation (Basic Transportation), form their Governments(USA, 1787), Politics, Journalism, Industries, Agriculture, Military, Electricity(1821) and also communication through Telephone(1876).
All the above mentioned, were just merely in budding stage but though people in the past felt proud of what they got and invented, in the same way as anyone who would feel proud in this present world. They were so much satified and comfortable with their inventions that, U.S patent office declared a statement in 1901, saying, "All that can be invented has already been invented". But if we look at this statement, it seems funny for us, as all the major discoveries and inventions in the history of mankind were after 1901. So, were people at that time ignorant, NO; innocent, NOT AT ALL. Its all about the time they lived in. Are we lucky as we are in this Post-Modern stage of technological development period ?, and Are they all Unlucky as they were born and were dead in Industrial-Revolution period itself ?. Let me say, hmm, certainly not.
Its because people who lived and died a 100 yrs ago don't even know something like an ifone would be existing in future. They were very much happy with their hugely built communication box, like Graham-Bell's telephone. Same with the other inventions. Though they have a vague idea about how the future in 100 yrs would be, they practically didnt experience it. We are the one who can experience what anyone would have ever dreamed some 100 yrs ago. So they were NOT unlucky at all.
If we consider them to be unlucky, even we are unlucky for sure, because experiencing the ultra-fast changes in current technology. We might not even guess how the future after 100 yrs would be. We still keep predicting about future every now and then, just like 19th century people predict about present. But who is going to really experience it. Its the people who live in future. So now are we unlucky? not for sure. Its the time we live and that is it. But observing the history and how the human civilisation is developing, we can readily accept that some really big events and major break through's are going to happen in future. We may still have chance to experience some of those since we are young. But what is out of our reach?, we are not going to worry about it, as we arent going to be alive by that time. So did the people in the past when they thought of present, so we do about the future.
Though you may have seen these videos, i'd like to attach it to my article, just because its very much related.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82S6ReXLNLE&feature=player_embedded
Iam waiting for a day in near future where I can book my reservation to fly on to mars for vacation.
All the above mentioned, were just merely in budding stage but though people in the past felt proud of what they got and invented, in the same way as anyone who would feel proud in this present world. They were so much satified and comfortable with their inventions that, U.S patent office declared a statement in 1901, saying, "All that can be invented has already been invented". But if we look at this statement, it seems funny for us, as all the major discoveries and inventions in the history of mankind were after 1901. So, were people at that time ignorant, NO; innocent, NOT AT ALL. Its all about the time they lived in. Are we lucky as we are in this Post-Modern stage of technological development period ?, and Are they all Unlucky as they were born and were dead in Industrial-Revolution period itself ?. Let me say, hmm, certainly not.
Its because people who lived and died a 100 yrs ago don't even know something like an ifone would be existing in future. They were very much happy with their hugely built communication box, like Graham-Bell's telephone. Same with the other inventions. Though they have a vague idea about how the future in 100 yrs would be, they practically didnt experience it. We are the one who can experience what anyone would have ever dreamed some 100 yrs ago. So they were NOT unlucky at all.
If we consider them to be unlucky, even we are unlucky for sure, because experiencing the ultra-fast changes in current technology. We might not even guess how the future after 100 yrs would be. We still keep predicting about future every now and then, just like 19th century people predict about present. But who is going to really experience it. Its the people who live in future. So now are we unlucky? not for sure. Its the time we live and that is it. But observing the history and how the human civilisation is developing, we can readily accept that some really big events and major break through's are going to happen in future. We may still have chance to experience some of those since we are young. But what is out of our reach?, we are not going to worry about it, as we arent going to be alive by that time. So did the people in the past when they thought of present, so we do about the future.
Though you may have seen these videos, i'd like to attach it to my article, just because its very much related.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82S6ReXLNLE&feature=player_embedded
Iam waiting for a day in near future where I can book my reservation to fly on to mars for vacation.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Just one bold move
Lack of ability to take just one bold move is what makes many of us regret later. And who has took that daring step can sure be succesfull in the context of the situation in which the individual was placed. Such series of successfull acts compiled together is what i believe is the real success. This bold move need not be a really bold one and also need not be at much important stage of life. We all come across this situation in our daily life, right from our childhood to the present. Iam no exception, not even you and even the most succesfull of all are no exception. But how, i will tell you how.
My concept of Just one bold move, is nothing but an wider angle of the concept " oppurtunity knocks your door only once". What iam trying to put up here is, once you make an habit of making bold moves or brainy moves, you will start grabbing oppurtunities automatically. Since we don't know when the oppurtunity knocks the door my suggestion is to just install an door bell at your door. So that you will never miss an oppurtunity. Well just in case if we put aside the concept of oppurtunity, its all about the proud feeling you get in making such bold moves. Its all about the enormous confidence you gain from it. Let me give you an example of such small proud feeling.
Not to bore you but to give you an example, i want to share this. I used play good cricket when i was around 14 yrs old. Me and all my friends were crazy about cricket. We used play almost everyday and sometimes even night, under the street lights. We had sports trainer at our school who organised cricket matches between the different sections at our school. Though the trainer was useless, he was there to just control our uncontrollable bums. So he started selections to choose a team from each section, and since we were much younger, selections were done much faster, like one got to choose bowling or batting. And one who chose to bowling were allowed to bowl once to our trainer and our trainer bowled to the one who chose batting just once. Our trainer had least patience, so he picked students so randomly that even the best players were pushed aside for even a little mistake like holding the bat, taking the positions, whatever it may be. He was least interested and very rude in selections. I was so terrified at the selections process that i withdrew from playing cricket and didnt give my selections. I dont know why but first time playing cricket in an organised fashion with our trainer monitoring us, scared me somewhere. Finally 11 players from 50 students in the class were selected. Most of my friends were selected and also started playing the game. I was sitting along with my classmates and watched my friends playing.
My concept of Just one bold move, is nothing but an wider angle of the concept " oppurtunity knocks your door only once". What iam trying to put up here is, once you make an habit of making bold moves or brainy moves, you will start grabbing oppurtunities automatically. Since we don't know when the oppurtunity knocks the door my suggestion is to just install an door bell at your door. So that you will never miss an oppurtunity. Well just in case if we put aside the concept of oppurtunity, its all about the proud feeling you get in making such bold moves. Its all about the enormous confidence you gain from it. Let me give you an example of such small proud feeling.
Not to bore you but to give you an example, i want to share this. I used play good cricket when i was around 14 yrs old. Me and all my friends were crazy about cricket. We used play almost everyday and sometimes even night, under the street lights. We had sports trainer at our school who organised cricket matches between the different sections at our school. Though the trainer was useless, he was there to just control our uncontrollable bums. So he started selections to choose a team from each section, and since we were much younger, selections were done much faster, like one got to choose bowling or batting. And one who chose to bowling were allowed to bowl once to our trainer and our trainer bowled to the one who chose batting just once. Our trainer had least patience, so he picked students so randomly that even the best players were pushed aside for even a little mistake like holding the bat, taking the positions, whatever it may be. He was least interested and very rude in selections. I was so terrified at the selections process that i withdrew from playing cricket and didnt give my selections. I dont know why but first time playing cricket in an organised fashion with our trainer monitoring us, scared me somewhere. Finally 11 players from 50 students in the class were selected. Most of my friends were selected and also started playing the game. I was sitting along with my classmates and watched my friends playing.
Though none of my friends took the match seriously, as it was organised by our useless trainer, but the feeling of not proving myself to atleast get selected piereced through my heart and it had a long lasting effect. One bold move would have made some of my childhood days memorable to me. But i learned something from this experience.
Once cricket matches were completed, next sport my trainer planned was badminton. Now badminton was the sport which i was least trained in, as i used to consider it as girls game as many girls i knew at that time including my sister, used prefer badminton to any other outdoor sports.
My friend, Vijay was very good at it, and i used to watch him playing. He was very skilfull and i used wonder how can one be so flexible, so just being curious i used to try my hand in this game of shuttlecock, as we used to call it. That is what i know about it and nothing else, no rules no moves. And to play our school badminton series, there were no selections instead one got to register his name with the trainer and preliminary round of matches are played between the players on one-on-one basis. There were merely few names out from each class as craze for badminton was less, and also very few students knew how to play. Losing my chance to play my favourite sport cricket made me feel low and i wanted to rise. I instantly walked to our sports trainer and asked him to add my name in the list. He added my name and called me for preliminaries next day. I went back home and started playing shuttlecock with my friends till late night. That was the only training i had. Next day i went and started playing prelimianries. I won every opponent i played and i still dont know how the hell i made it to finals.
It was the final match. My friends, my class-teacher Indira, classmates and many other were around the court cheering my name and also the opponents name before the match started. This was the moment i felt succesfull. And i lost the match to opponent. Everyone around me who wanted me to win were pissed off except me. I was on cloud nine. That was one of the happiest day in my childhood. I was proud of myself, not for losing, but proud for reaching to this extent from the scratch. I was Happy and felt succesfull though succes was not mine because, "being successfull is for yourself and succes is for others".
Yes, i was very much succesfull for myself because I was not the best player of badminton, but just one bold move took me to the finals. And despite being successfull for myself, why i didnt felt that i was lost because the opponent who played against me in the final and won it was my friend Vijay.
Such small feelings of being succesfull, is what builds your confidence. And such series of successfull acts increases your confidence. Thus giving you the real success. Since iam young i may still didnt acheive my success yet, but ill try to make all the bold moves i have to, to reach it.
Such small feelings of being succesfull, is what builds your confidence. And such series of successfull acts increases your confidence. Thus giving you the real success. Since iam young i may still didnt acheive my success yet, but ill try to make all the bold moves i have to, to reach it.
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