CHAPTER12
01. God,even if He has any remote intention of making
His appearance when everything in this world is in utter confusion, it is right
time now.
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02. Believers in God can't explain certain things
satisfactorily. There can only be dogmatic assertions.Similarly,disbelievers can
also not explain certain things satisfactorily. That is the whole problem.
Suspense from beginning to
end.#God
03. While so many are in agony at any point of time,it
is difficult to conceive compassion as an element in the composition of God.#God
04. Where do ideas come from.Not from the brain
certainly.Or else we can place orders with the brain as with a waiter in a 5
star hotel.#ideas
05. God must be made of stubborn stuff.Otherwise He
can't keep quiet for eons,while all his subjects are wondering , wherefrom they
came, why, for how long and how they will exit.#God
06 If every human behaviour can be traced to
occurrences in early childhood,or later,then nobody need be praised, or, can be
punished, for anything done.#behaviour
07. All living beings must be made up of magnetic
material perhaps.or else why do like poles repel and unlike ones attract in all
species as a rule- human or otherwise?#magnetism
08. Strange that we handle with perfect ease,
electrical appliances that separate us from from deadly electricity, only by an
inch or less.#electricity.
09. The pangs of loneliness, so often sufferred by the
elderly,cannot be adequately understood by the busy young, saddled with tight
schedules and left with no time to rest or think.#loneliness
10. Sometimes ,wellwishers speaking unpalatable truth
,appear as doomsayers and are consequently shunned. Gogetters then become good
company. This is the dark side of advice.#advice
11. A man's views on any subject are circumscribed by
his upbringing, attitude,and current circumstances.This explains the scarcity of
impartial judgement..#impartial
12.If the other person does not hear,he may be short
of hearing. If he does not listen, that may be his lack of interest or positive
aversion. If he does not understand,that is his IQ. If he does not
appreciate,that is his outlook.#outlook·
13.If you tell something which the other fellow knows
already ,that is redundant.. If he does not know and does not want to hear ,that
is unwarranted. If he does not know and will love to hear, then that is welcome.
Fundamentals of pleasing behaviour.#pleasing
14.If you should like a person,you must have deep
interest either in him,or in a person or subject, in which he is deeply
interested.#interest
15.When you dont have any problem in life,a new
problem crops up,called boredom.#boredom,./
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16. Some tweets go viral in no time.Depends on timing.
Depends also on the time of individuals involved. Can pave the way to a
gallantry award or to gallows!#viral
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17. A trapped animal can think of nothing except
escape into the outside world.The trapped soul of an aspirant cant think of
anything except escaping from this world.#soul
18. Every invention takes the lustre out of previous
ones in the same line.#invention
19. If you manage a thing exceedingly well,and things
go on smoothly in your absence too,then you may either be happy with your
training skill,or be sore that after all you are not indispensable.#dispensable
20. One tweet can make or mar your relationship at
personal level. Boost or spoil your image at social level. Attract or estrange
millions of voters at political level.#tweetpower
21. Today's loss goes to make tomorrows tax lighter.
Silverlining in the (taxation) cloud!#tax
22. Scooters are a boon to ladies. They provide them
easy mobility,and among other things consequent freedom to take to careers like
men.#women
23. Artists obey the call of instinct. They dont
respond to the call of public demand, but at the same time long for
recognition.This is an inevitable conflict is aspirations.#artists
24 .NRIs in US, if they get pregnant while abroad,
prefer to have their children delivered there itself.The babies are MADE IN USA
but by Indian technocrats!#NRI
25. Some people are in a hurry to accuse others. They
feel that otherwise they may get accused.#guilt
26. Fishing is viewed as a symbol of peaceful pastime.
We forget the pangs of the dying fish.#pain
27. It is ironical that man finds time to learn
crucial things in life,only after his active life has passed,and he is near the
end.#life
28. See a cockroach .Kill it. See a rodent. Kill it.
They are created with instinct of hunger,but not endowed with hands to produce.
Therefore,they steal and can't help it. And we can't help killing them either.
Food for thought for philosophers.#philosophy
29. A story is a series of statements,which we know to
be untrue,but still love to hear.This is one aspect of human nature.#human
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30. News report.Son wanted Jaguar. Dad gave BMW.Son
vexed.Threw it into river.Police came. Dad said"nothing.Just a minor accident".
Son can exclaim"What the hell did dad think I can do with a BMW?".Everybody will
have an explanation.The question is how far acceptable?#justfy
31. Sometimes,innocuous questions may irritate others
because of the particular situation they are in. You can blame neither the
former for his innocence , nor the latter for the circumstances they are
in.#circumstances
32. Some speed on the highway to happiness.Some others
are stuck up in the dark lanes of sorrow.Logic at loggerheads!
#life
33. Money lends charm to
persons,places,pronouncements,actions,events and nearly everything. It can make
you glow in dark and glitter
in light.#money
34. To expect something to happen,even in the absence
of clear proof ,is positive thinking. To expect same in the absence of any proof
in that direction,is wishful thinking. Expecting things,in the face of clear
proof to the contrary,is foolish thinking /blind belief.#thinking
35. If everybody were to read everything posted by
everybody else in his several groups,then his essential duties will be endlessly
postponed,or altogether lost sight of.#socialmedia
36.If a wellwisher tenders advice in good spirit,it
must be considered on merits,and followed if sensible,or ignored if it does not
appeal. In any case,thereis no need to fall foul with him.#advice
37. Charity begins at home.That is ok, but should not
end there.#charity
38. To suffer in silence when things go awry is one
thing.But merit lies in finding a solution.#suffer
39. You need licence to drive a car. You have to
follow traffic rules .Running a family is similar. You have to follow the
unwritten laws of society followed for years. Car may be yours but the road is
common to all.Your family is yours but society is not. That is it.#society
40.Readers go for the book they deserve and books get
the readers they deserve.#books
41. Some people do not mind wasting govt funds.They
think it comes from above.Actually it is money coming from sideways from other
people as direct taxes and indirect taxes,and not from the sky.#taxes
42. You kill for food.May be ok.But why kill yourself
with junk food?#junk
43. There can be no fruitful discussion between two
persons, if each of them is miles off the meeting point in attitude.#ATTITUDE
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44.Punch dialogues give a punch to the thought
process.#punch
45. The success of politicians lies in the art of
converting milling crowds into yelling crowds.#politicstoday
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46. Failure of today is lesson for tomorrow #failure
47.. Precaution is caution fortified #caution
48.. Sometimes foresight may indicate imminent danger.
Is it to be dismissed as negative thinking?#thinking
49. Believers may suffer as much as nonbelievers. But
faith has still one advantage. They expect that God will help them at the right
time #God
50. An avalanche of NRIs makes locals in India feel
out of date...#NRI