CHAPTER 20
01. Whether from the birth of the SUN,to the birth of your son,(and in fact all matters including even this simple EBOOK)-all are accidents or preordained, none for certain can tell.#truth
05. A person gets to be known as a soft personality,if he always speaks only what is pleasant,avoids contrversy,advises little,applauds liberally,condemns never,and meticulously keeps away from those with the opposite qualities.Public interest is not his forte.#pleasant
07.
When
solutions
are
not
in
sight,illusion
prevails,and
belief
systems
are
born.#belief
08.
WE
must
learn
to
live
with
corona,it
is
said,That
is
like
living
with
hunger,poverty,pain
and
the
like.#corona
09.
Lucky
seniors
have
left
the
planet
before
corona
arrived.Their
companions
who
have
missed
the
bus,stay
put
in
their
homes,
and
live
a
guarded
life
,in
constant
fear
of
putting
everybody
around
to
avoidable
trouble.#CORONA
10.
People
have
died
in
millions
many
times
before,as
for
instance
in
the
two
world
wars,
and
the
korean
war,etc
and
in
poverty,and
epidemics
like
Spanish
flu.
So
COVID
19 is
just
another
catastrophe,from
which
the
world
will
emerge
as
ever,claim
some.
This
is
totally
untenable.The
world
will
continue
as
ever
no
doubt.Not
come
to an
end
we
know.Actually,that
will
not
be a
problem
at
all.The
continued
existence
of
the
world,with
the
likelihood
of
more
and
more
misery
of
this
kind
visiting
it,is
the
real
problem.#corona
11.
If
you
are
placid,whether
you
float
in
bliss,or
are
soaked
in
grief,you
have
reached
the
much
sought
after
state
of
equanimity
in
life.#life
12.
There
are
more
ifs
and
buts
in
life,than
things
sure
and
certain.#life
13.The
world
matters
to a
man,only
as
long
as he
exists.
After
that,he
may
be
somewhere
or
nowhere(that
is
not
quite
clear!).So
your
wanting
your
near
and
dear
ones
to
live
well
after
your
time,
is
itself
a
mere
wish.And
to
extend
this
to
the
whole
world,is
farfetched
..#life
14.
Thanks
to
corona
lucky
are
those
who
stay
put
indoors,due
to
old
age,illhealth
or
immense
wealth.#corona
15.During
serious
illness
in
old
age,one
must
decide
whether
it is
time
to
live
beyond,
or
whether
,considering
all
circumstances,it
is
not
time
to
leave
the
world
behind,in
which
case
,incidentally,all
the
pending
problems
in
life
will
get
written
off.#oldage
16.Everybody
wants
to be
something.Some
people
want
to
become
somebody
very
big.
But
the
truly
evolved
may
aspire
to
become
nothing
at
the
earliest
hour,and
never
be
anything
therefter.#life
17.
CORONA
makes
a
mockery
of
all
belief
systems,in
that
it
belies
concepts
of
right
and
wrong,
just
and
unjust,good
and
bad,
true
and
false,
&cause
and
effect.
It
unleashes
an
avalanche
of
grief
and
terror
on
the
masses,with
little
justification
and
w/o
any
provocation.#CORONA
18.
Expectations
are
natural
and
necessary,
as
there
can
be no
other
motivation
for
effort.But,of
course,if
results
belie
expectations,that
have
to be
endured
.Should
not
be
construed
as a
lesson
that
all
expectations
should
be
eschewed
to
plug
in
possibilities
of
grief.#expect
19.
If
atrocities
occur
ever
now
and
then,as
in
politics,and
we
dont
react
to it
becaue
of
frequency
or
fear,this
numbness
is
infectious,and
we
become
insensitive
to
everything
in
life.#injustice
20.
Fear
of
corona,hangs
over
the
head
of
all,like
a
sword
hung
by an
unspun
silk
thread.#corona
21.
If we
build
a
temple
for a
convict,
that
is
disrespct
for
Law
and
the
Almighty
as
well.#law
22.
Humour
,when
out
of
context,can
be
disastrous.What
is
serious
must
be
viewed
seriously.Dilution
with
humour
can
be
calamitous.#humour
23.
One
good
thing
about
COVID19
(if
we
can
count
blessings)is
that
it
does
not
appear
to
affect
the
brain.
If
indeed
a
virus
can
affect
the
brain,
say
of
those
in
power
(who
take
decisions
that
affect
vast
sections
of
population),the
effect
will
be
totally
disastrous
.#corona
24. A
terrorist
is
like
a
terrible
virus.
Not
easy
to
apprehend
or
annihilate.#terrorist
25.
Who
created
the
corona
virus,and
who
gave
it
the
urge,the
motivation,
inclination,power
and
technical
knowhow,
to
stealthily
enter
the
human
body,and
silently
but
surely
eat
up
the
vital
organs
therein?
Is it
the
same
God
who
created
the
human
body?
Mystery
abounds!#God
26.
As
institutions
grow
in
size,from
company,cartel,govts
etc,the
finances
at
the
disposal
of
controlling
authorities,swell
to
mindboggling
proportions,&
increase
their
power
to
propel
their
personal
interests
at
public
cost,through
surreptitious
diversion
of
funds.#corruption
27.
Intelligence,unless
accompanied
by
open
mind,is
of no
avail.
Some
prefer
to
swim
all
the
time,in
the
stale
and
placid
waters
of
lakes
of
bygone
days,and
dare
not
enter
fresh
waters
even
for a
change.#intelligence
28.Talent
at
all
times
had a
value.But
this
value
is
now
multiplied
manifold,with
the
advance
of
technology,leading
to
great
unheard
of
disparities
in
wealth
and
lifestyle,
in
our
society.#technology
29.
Technology
takes
us
closer
to
our
friends
and
relatives
residing
far
away,in
lands
foreign
,at
the
cost
of
time
available
for
neighbours
living
close
at
hand.#technology
30.
Some
go by
sense.Some
by
sentiment.The
problem
is
oftentimes,sense
and
sentiment
are
at
loggerheads
with
each
other.#sense
ITEMS
7 to
30
posted
on
30th
september
2020
31.Thanks
to
COVID
,there
are
now
more
meetings
on
gadgets,than
in
person,both
on
official
and
on
social
fronts.Maybe
there
is
saving
on
fuel
and
time,
and
pollution
is
less.But
the
effectiveness
of
distant
contact
will
diminish
over
time,with
prolonged
absence
of
contacts
in
physical
proximity.
More
and
more,we
will
be
talking
to
people
whom
we
have
never
met
before.That'll
make
a lot
of
difference
to
social
life
and
sense
of
togetherness.The
sooner
a
remedy
is
found
from
the
shackles
of
COVID,the
better
it is
for
humanity.Or
else!#COVID
32.
Unfortunately,religon
which
should
contribute
to
peace
of
mind,instead
has
been
the
cause
of
endless
war
and
turmoil,around
the
globe,and
for
generations.#religion
33.
Electricity
is
the
largest
single
contribution
by
science
to
society.
Its
benefits
are
immense.But
strangely
enough
unsuspect
danger
lurks
inside
and
fairly
close
by.#technology
34.
Scientific
invention
and
technological
advances,have
both
bright
and
dark
sides.But
during
the
reign
of
COVID,their
contribution
to
free
social
contacts
over
long
distances,through
effortless
audiovisual
communication
facilities,without
personal
proximity,is
immense.#covid
35.
Villages
were
then
thinly
populated
with
large
families.
Now,cities
are
thickly
populated
with
small
families.#population
36.
In
some
villages
in
India,there
reportedly
was a
practice
designed
to
put
an
end
to
misery
from
sheer
old
age,viz.
by
arranging
a
cold
shower,applying
native
cooling
oils
to
the
head,and
administering
ice
cold
coconut
water,to
induce
pneumonia.
A
malpractice
maybe!#oldage
37.
As
age
advances,energy
level
falls.
At
some
advanced
age
(may
vary
from
case
to
case)
even
getting
up
will
look
like
a
dextrous
process,
to be
minutely
planned
and
carefully
executed.#oldage
38.
If
you
praise
a
man,he
will
try
to
live
up to
it.
Tell
him
that,
whenever
you
meet
him,he
will
not
leave
you
without
a cup
of
coffee
or
cool
drink.
You
can
then
be
assured
of
his
hospitality
always.#praise
39.
Confidence
backed
by
reason,and
mellowed
by
caution,
is
way
behind
confidence
borne
of
faith.#confidence
40. A
supersenior
citizen,has
not
much
past
in
his
memory,no
great
present
to be
engaged
in,and
little
to
visualise
with
certainity
about
his
future.
A
kind
of
suspended
animation.#oldage
41.
Our
social
relationships
are
so
fragile
these
days
that
we
dont
tell
anybody
anything
that
may
not
be
palatable
to
him,however
essential
and
crucial
the
matter
may
be.#relationship
PARAS
31 to
41
posted
on
5th
oct
20202439.
42.
As
per a
report
circulating
in
whatsapp,
a
woman
asked
her
husband
to
draw
cash
from
ATM
on
her
card.The
ATM
did
not
pay.
The
bank
contended
that
ATM
card
was a
non
transferable
instrument.This
view
was
upheld
by
court
also.
Now
suppose
I am
old,sick
or
both,and
go to
ATM
with
a
friend,and,as
the
stairs
are
steep,ask
him
to go
and
draw
cash
using
my
PIN.
No
transfer
of
right
is
involved
here.
And
the
bank
has
to
pay
.Of
course,if
the
friend
runs
away
with
cash,the
bank
is
not
answerable.
I
feel
somebody
should
go
for a
judicial
review.#ATM
43 .
It is
irksme
and
may
be
futile
to
seek
truth
through
the
tough
path
of
ceaseless
enquiry.
It is
easy,comfortable
and
convenient
to
believe.The
choice
is
yours.#belief
44 .
Babies
are
conceived
in
the
dark,delivered
in
light,pass
through
light
and
shade,and
end
up in
darkness.#life
45 .
Senior
citizens
living
with
their
chldren
now,
are
probably
the
last
batch
of
their
kind.
In
future,their
destination
in
old
age,will
be
oldage
homes,for
good
or
for
evil.#oldage
46.
"I
beg
to
disagree"is
a
polite
way
of
conveying
that
my
sharp
intellect
tells
me,that
i am
absolutely
right,and
that
without
any
hesitation,i
can
reject
your
view.#politeness
47. A
report
in
THE
TIMES
OF
INDIA
of
10th
oct
2020:
" We
are
living
in a
cultural
environment
that
would
rather
deny
death,and
view
it as
a
medical
failure,rather
than
accept
it as
a
corollary
of
life.".
Needs
rethinking.There
is
need
for a
change.#life
48.
Habits
die
hard,
they
say.But
now
thanks
to
corona,
habits
have
changed
rapidly
across
offices,shops,functions
,festivals
and
so
on.#corona
49.
Girls
forget
their
parents
some
years
after
marriage.Forget
their
husbands
after
the
children
are
grown
up.And
these
chldren
forget
their
parents
after
they
get
married.Marriage
effect!#marriage
50.
There
can
be no
right
without
a
person
to
dispense
it.
Who
is
that
person
for
the
so
called
fundamental
right?God
or
Govt?
Govt
often
fails,and
God
is
not
approachable.Then
what
remains?#rights
(Paras
42 to
50
added
today,on
20th
october
2020.
This
completes
CHAPTER20.)