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.

to my surprise the guy literally left carnegie's book at the counter, went back searching, came again to the counter with Tuesdays with Morrie, billed it, thanked me; introduced me to his friends who were twins, had a nice small talk and went away !

at the crosswords

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.

It is then when the virus becomes strong, and the play begins -- infection everywhere, suffering everywhere, and some deaths too, morbidity being wiped out.

Have you ever wondered if we haven't adversely affected our climate and that the changes in the season have been smooth and pleasing? Can we get ill with an infection then? No. As time goes by, viruses will only become stronger and we'll only become weaker.

until and unless the ongoing climate change is restored.

and at least we need an app forewarning us of the impending season chnage.

The Ever-Present Enemy: Viral Infection

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.


As it became known, the Anglican Church plans to consider the idea of a gender-neutral God … Millions of people in the West understand they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe.”


Putin's Speech Today

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.

this disconnect is at the root of all modern day maladies. It is not the pollution of our physical and mental spaces, climate change and subsequently the diseases which kill us, but the seed that contains all of these maladies in it, of the disconnect with nature.

and hence there is no real way out for us. because we simply can't go back to nature. we can't live with or in sync with the natural world. 45 mins of yoga will not save you for real. though you'll be way better off than your peers but it won't do the real thing for you.

the only way out is the connection with the nature.

the real way out

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....

and this doesnt feel nice, they do not have any tool to counteract overthinking. this is sad.

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.

story of many lives around us including ours own

"as usual we didn't took the risk where we could've taken it."

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.

it took me a couple of minutes to finally enter the cold shower today. then i remained in it for 2 minutes or so. the one hack that works better is starting up with your usual hot bath. but ending it with cold water at full pressure for a couple of mins.