a young lad of class 12th bumped into me at the crossword's billing counter with the book of his choice dale carnegie's how to win friends and influence people. i unsolicitedly told him that I feel this is a very overrated book. he then asked what should I read then.
i couldn't think of many books, especially for a lad of class 12, impromptu and recommended Tuesdays with Morrie. i wasn't expecting anything.
Having a cold shower and eating 15 neem leaves every day are two things at least you can do daily to put yourself in torturous discomfort zones which are highly beneficial for you. warm water is a comfort zone, sweet is a comfort zone. don't deepen your comfort zones.
the most crazy thing about viral infection is that the virus is always present in our atmosphere. it's like the enemy is always there, ever present. it is all about opportunity.
when we become a bit weak and the virus finds some advantage favouring its growth, it is then the play begins. The transition between two seasons where high heat, shivering cold and pouring rain seemingly all happen at the same time is when we become weak.
Putin's Speech today:
“They distort historical facts and constantly attack our culture, the Russian Orthodox Church, and other traditional religions of our country,”
Look at what they do with their own peoples: the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion and the abuse of children are declared the norm. And priests are forced to bless same-sex marriages.
when we read the trio series by amritlal vegad on the beauty of river narmada we finally come to the realization that the disconnect between the current human being and nature is real and huge.
You might say that you know this, but we know this very theoretically. we don't really know what and how that disconnect is.
i feel sad for a teen when they encounter overthinking for the first time. for a long time they do not even know that they are overthinking in the first place. that this is a well marked and widespread thing. and even later on when they realize something is not right....
i am a machine. and hence system finds a probability in me. also uses for its experiments. i am a rat in a cage for them. but unlike rat who doesnt get to read the results and act accordingly i get to do that. this is the basic difference between an animal and a human.
the art or skill of conversation manifests in the ability to hold a conversation and help drive it to the truth of matter. and to further deliberate or contemplate on the truth of matter. a good conversation is mostly free of drama. mostly it is soft spoken.
took my first cold shower of the ongoing winter season today. this just showed (to me), often or always bliss/heaven/ananda is just across the psychologocal barriers we live in. almost cried why i didn't do this before or why i stopped in the first place.
though this doesn't mean i'll not have the resistance or barrier tomorrow. but this also means i'll overcome that barrier relatively easier than today.