CHAPTER 19
01. An extremely bad incident needs the attention of
Govt,though isolated it may be. If it does not,political
parties or even interested individuals,may draw the attention of Govt to it.But,for the public to be thinking
of and talking about it all the time,thanks to repeated forwards in the social media,is misleading and menacing
,and can throw even a goodgovt out of gear
for no great reason.#socialmedia
02. The doctor knows what is in your body.The Auditor
knows what is in your bank account . A friend knows
what is in your mind. But,it
is only the wife who knows what is in the back of your mind.#mind
03. Women enjoy an unintended measure of safety during
CORONA times. Nobody comes nearer than 6 feet
(though in their own interest, may
be)!#women
04. Awareness leads to concern and,coupled with
helplessness,can translate into worry,and degenerate into
fear/scare. Some,afraid of this, prefer to limit awareness itself to acceptable levels. Though convenient for
a short term,this is not desirable in the long
run.#awareness
05. Corona lock down days are neither like working
days when you go to office, nor like holidays when you have
a carefree
outing.#corona
06. An object by its presence creates a shade where
there was none,but only light. Likewise,free and fearless
thought,can make
inroads into belief.#belief
07. You can doubt a man's belief,without suspecting
his bona fides. #character
08. The attitude of every person is primarily dictated
by his body chemistry,and subsequently modified to some
extent,by his upbringing, and other attendant
circumstances. So,ideally speaking,none can be praised
or blamed for what he is.
Praise no problem,but blame hurts.#God
09.God and His benevolence are two entirely different
things. You can believe in one and doubt the other.#God
10. Speaker without audience,writer without
readers,and art without artlovers, are all out of place or time,or
both.#audience
11. Choices are often made based on the belief that
majority cannot be wrong.This is because you may not always
be equipped with all data or analytical skill,necessary to decide what is best. To do what others do is the easy way
out,and often may also happen to be the best!#choice
12. You may be genuinely sorry that so many in this
world are sufferring, day in and day out, or be happy that you
are much better off than most of them,by any standard.Not just a question of choice,but a question of attitude,that
impinges on your philosophy of life .#life
13. In a sense even the worst scoundrel is innocent,
because he may not realise what he is,or indeed if he does,may
not know how to
change himself,or may be does not even know that he must change.#man
14. At 60, 70,or even 75,you may wonder where your
friends are.After that,with advancing age,you start wondering
whether your
friends are there at all.#life
15. With all antisocial events,whatever be their
magnitude or frequency,social media want to make a kill. They have
a kill
alright,but along with it,kill also public tranquility and social
harmony.#socialmedia.
16. The path of God is paved with tiles of doubt.#God
17..God is the Creator of all life,and all the
problems associated with it.Because, Man is nobody really.#god
18. You can justify killing the mosquito because it
hurts,but how to justify the pain involved,and anyway,whose
role is that?#pain
19. Vegetarian Congress..They advocate all being
vegetarian. OK..But then,will there be enough food for all?And,
what happens to the millions and millions of cattle and birds,spared from slaughter?Who will feed them and house
them?The stark truth is that killing isinjustice no doubt,but looks inevitable. Man cannot solve all problems. Many
are in God's
domain it appears..#vegetarian
20. Intense belief,like hardened stain,cannot be
erased by logic,however sound that maybe..#belief
21. Sometimes scintillating ideas,in the nature of
inspiration,that pass through your mind at night,may vanish into
thin at break
of dawn.#ideas
22. Life is a long runway. You pass through the entry
gate just like that..Decades later,you are much nearer the exit
gate,than entry gate. Now you fumble for the driving manual ie scriptures that show the way tlive( not the way to
leave).But,some dontbother even then!
.#life
23. With everybody at home, lockdown days are holidays
for men,and (more!) working days for women.#corona
24. The destiny of your advice can vary widely: 1)It
can be accepted with grace. 2)Accepted silently without ackt
3)May be feigned to be inaudible. 4) Can be politely declined 5)Can be rejected abruptly or 6) rejected vehemently,
with a resolve to retaliate when possible#advice
25. One man'might should not be another's
plight.#might
26. No complicated theory of life,and no learned
philosophy, can be of any solace, amidst shrieks of pain that
reverberate in the
world all the time,parcels of pleasure notwithstanding.#God
27. We don't need religion to tell us why we suffer.We
should not suffer at all.And this remedy should be available
to one and all,and not merely if at all,to those who can hold their breath,retain or release it in a particular manner ,
or be adept in similar skills. #GOD
28. It is said that God who gives you miserable
moments,will also show you the remedy.Not a compliment. It is like
saying,the
man who pinches the baby,will also rock the cradle! #GOD
29.-- The coronavirus pandemic ....... have prompted
some Americans to take a break from social media,..The national
survey by Ohio State Wexner Medical Center of 2,000 people found that 56% changed their social media habits because
of tensions (From WEBMD).#socialmedia
30. If your friend or relative has confidence in
you,you can play an useful role in his affairs.If that is not the case,you
can play only a supportive role (if he is still dear to you). If that also is not well received,you can only play (to put it
rudely)a shut up role#advice
31. Germ killers are licensed to kill,like security
guards. Germs are our born enemies, without any cause for enmity.
What a life
design!#God
32. God,for reasons best known to Himself,has ordained
that all living beings,including humans,should stay put in a
mixed media of
pleasure and pain,without knowing what for,for how long,or how it will all end
up.#God
33. In Creation hunger is inbuilt. Food is not. It has
to be produced. God has resorted to deficit financing.#God
34. If only we realise all the dangerous possibilities
for trouble,loss,unbearable pain,at every moment of our lives,
there can be no
room for fun or frolic.#fun
35. In times of accident,we come to know of serious
dangers,we are living with all along,like a pit near a runaway
(recent accident).If only we take pains to ascertain all the dangers we are always living with,like air conditioners
in trains the resullts can be alarming.#danger
36. Whether adored or assaulted God is not going to
respond.#God
37.God is not a myth. He is a mystery.He can neither
be denied nor located.#God
38. It is said that a person must keep himself
absolutely calm and still,if he wants to listen to God. Maybe His signals
are intentionally kept weak!#God *
39. Touching your nose or wiping your mouth is a
fundamental right,obviously,but in the name of COVID, the advisories
of
Govt,infringe on this right. Who is to sue COVID and in which court!#covid
40. Justice may be a good concept,but does not appear
to be a favourite in Creation.Courts frown at injustice,as if
justice is well
within the reach of govts.This needs close analysis.#justice
41. In business,there is risk and there is thrill. In
private employment,the swing on both sides ,is less.But in Govt service,
there is practically no risk,but plenty of thrill in the form of fringe benefits, that include among others,corruption of
sizeable magnitude.#corruption
42. The lucky can wait for a problem to be solved,to
feel a sense of relief. A postponement of the problem is good enough
for relief
,for the not so blessed.#relief
43. Sometimes you may have to tell people what they
ought to,and actually,know,but do not realise.#realise
44. Though rival in a sense,google is of great help to
elders. It reduces dependence on others often..#oldage
45. Some people will never be thankful for any help
you do. "God will always send me help,i know" will be their attitude.
You have
run the errand.That is all. You dont thank the courier for the parcel received
except superficially. Do you?#belief
46. An apparently brilliant idea,when executed,can
catapult you to immense riches,or crashland you in utter penury__a bed
of roses
or a sea of despair.#uncertainity
47. A sensible surmise may end up as an intelligent
guess or as a rude shock.Who knows?#surmise
48. "There is an elephant behind the wall" said a man.
"How do you know"asked the other,and this conversation went on.
"How do you know it is not there?"..."Because there is no sound"..."Maybe it is sleeping!"....It is difficult to tackle people
with such mentality!#mentality
49. Proximity can assuage longtime illwill or
accenuate the same as fated.#proximity
50. A child does not know many things. A boy
understands what a child does not. A man understands what a boy does not.
The old understand what the young do not. What we do not understand even late in our life,we may perhaps understand in
our later life!#life