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Education

• Its mark of an educated man to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle
• To educate a person in mind but not in moral is to educate a menace to society. - Theodore Roosevelt
• Highest result of education is tolerance. - Hellen Keller
• Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.

Communication

• Brevity is the soul of wit. - William Shakespeare
• The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

Motivation

• Motivation will almost always, beat mere talent
• Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. - John D Rocketfeller
• Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are probably right. - Henry Right

Mind Blown

• Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it. - John D Rocketfeller
• We don't have to be Danish to eat Danish cookies nor do we become Swiss if we eat Swiss Chocolate. We accept food, music and technology from every part of the world. Then why don't we accept wisdom from every part of the world and from every tradition.
• If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
• Its not the voting that is democracy, its the counting.
• Winners lose more than losers. They win and lose more than losers, because they stay in the game.
• Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
• I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. - M Gandhi
• If things go wrong, don't go with them. - Roger Babson

How tigers are responsible for modern diseases

Humans showed no signs of high blood pressure or diabetes when we were living in forests. Following is an interesting theory by Dr. B M Hedge, which tell us why such diseases materialized in our time.

Back in the days when we were living in forests, a harmful situation for us would have been, for example, when we  would encounter a tiger.

When we sense a  dangerous situation, Epinephrine (fight hormone) is released from brain in response to  neural signals reflecting increased demand for glucose. Epinephrine reaches the liver to  produce glucose which is needed by  the muscles to flee from the situation.

So while this is happening, we have an adrenaline rush, we get the extra energy and we  run.

Now in our day and age  we don’t see tigers ,right? Wrong. We see  them. We encounter them everyday. These tigers are our bosses or our shouting partners or any situation that makes us anxious.

So when our boss is screaming at us, same thing is happening internally. Epinephrine is released, liver produces glycogen and then what? We don’t run. We don’t utilize what our body is preparing us for i.e. fleeing from the negative situation.

This creates imbalance in energy amongst us and further creates diseases.

Makes sense right? Right!

Dr. Hegde is an Indian medical scientist, educationist and author.

He shuns the western practices of medicine on proven experiments that antibiotics and western medicine is a temporary solution and bad for long run health. He says that any disease occurring within us results from unbalanced or negative energy and how organic living , clean mind and positive energy can result in ultimate mental and physical fitness.

 (This article is rephrased from the original speech. Might contain some discrepancy)

P.S Don't just run away whilst your boss is screaming at you. Let him finish. 

Make your bed in the morning

If you make your bed every morning , you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give u a small sense of pride and will encourage you to do another task and another and another and another.

By the end of the day that one task complicated will have turn into many tasks completed.

Making your bed will also re enforce the fact that the little things in life matter.

If you cant do little things right, you will never be able to do the big things right.

And if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made... that you made!And a made bed gives u encouragement that tomorrow will be better.

So if you want to change the world..start of by making your bed!

Source: University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address- Admiral William H. McRaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=377&v=pxBQLFLei70

Shoe bite

My trust is gone
Every seller is a con

I go to buy a shoe with all my sprite
I end having the worst bite

At the mall, it isn’t tight
At home, it feels alright
Then I reach office and I am in a plight

I buy a cheap shoe
All it did was chew
Then my budget grew
And I bought a costly shoe

Let me very terse
Branded shoe bite is worse
Cause money spent is more here
The pain felt is much more to bear

If only they allowed sneakers in the office
The whining would end
I promise

Maybe I don’t know how to shop
That’s why I feel like I am robbed

But my trust is gone
Cause every seller is a con

Kiran Bedi, the dynamite lady

I read Kiran Bedi’s I dare
Leaders like her are rare
I cannot explain you my despair
Because changing such corrupt system is difficult, I swear
Politicians just lurk
Worst is, they make sure even others can’t do their work

She reformed Delhi’s traffic
The changes were drastic
Even big shots had to follow the law
Public witnessed this in complete awe
The authorities were getting scared
They dint want her spared

She was posted to Tihar jail
The conditions there were frail
Sober people came in
Criminals and addicts were made in, that’s the biggest sin
Majority were in under trial
Our law makers or these people; who is more vile?

They were not treated as human
This destroyed their acumen
Humanity was minimal
She changed the staff’s working principle

Corruption now was not possible
Drugs, alcohol and smoke in jail, impossible
New attitude was being constructed
Education and hobbies in convicts were being inducted
Addicts were cured
Whole world was lured
Now the authorities were again insecure
Politicians couldn't endure
They would transfer her, it was assured

She was posted here and there
She did her work everywhere
She did her work right
Leader she was tight
As rare as we could find, our system she could fight

Let this whole generation be like her
What will they do when anyone they induct,
display her morals and conduct?

Unaware girls

I see you are on a walk

I don’t intend to mock

But that jeans is tighter than I thought

I feel bad for you

Cause you are yet to discover the truth

That even in your youth

Your looks isn't what will get u in those groups

Maybe you are unaware

But your confidence is what will make other girls sweat

Maybe you are unaware

But those loose cloths is the best a woman can get

Heels make you feel tall

Gives you the boost that is in need of the hour

If you just change the way you thought

Even flats will give u an added power

Maybe you are unaware

But the guys don’t give a damn

Maybe you are unaware

Being a lady with heels is a scam

Makeup will attract that dude

But when you speak

Who will stop him from being so rude?

Maybe you are unaware

That knowledge attracts

Maybe you are unaware

That only personality makes the final impact

Maybe you are aware

Maybe you choose to live that way

Maybe if you would genuinely try

You would realize, there’s a better way of life

Easy and difficult

It’s easy to make abs

Walking like a bouncer is easier than that

Diet for the figure u long

Your terminal goal is unconditionally wrong

What’s difficult is to have a good health

Muscles don’t do that to ourselves

Leaving the must,everything is in trend; Gyms n figure and wealth

It’s easy to get a job

Working 9 to 5 is all it demands

But time is swifter than the sands

What’s difficult is be happy while u work

No one remembers but

Satisfaction is the ultimate perk

It’s easy to listen to a song

When brain ceases to become strong

And then chats and photos take an unprecedented toll

What’s difficult is to think

Look around and rethink

I wish to see those thoughts out in the rink

It’s easy to read this rhyme

What’s easier is to gossip past this point

And what’s worse it to forget this with time

See the bigger picture I say

Creating your own terms will ultimately weigh

What’s difficult is to understand this with all your will

What challenges you is to act on it as if it’s a drill

Unaware guys

I see you go for the gym

But it’s foolish to think

That those muscles will get you girls on your whim

I feel bad for you

Cause you are yet to discover the truth

Even if you can touch the hoop

Your body isn't what will get u in that group

Maybe you are unaware

That being bulky isn't the trend

Maybe you are unaware

That fit people have a different blend

Being bad is the new buzz

Copying actors is the lamest stunt

After all the possessions you acquired

You will realize all this is essentially not required.

Maybe you are unaware

But your character is what will make the girls melt

Maybe you are unaware

But your innocence will be the best that she has ever felt

Cigarette gives you this pride

It will give you a boost, your friends lied

If you wouldn't have meeked out

You would have a health that you could actually pride on

Maybe you are unaware

That girl’s find this ugly

Maybe you are unaware

Being a guy who smokes, is conclusively a dummy

Maybe you are aware

Maybe you choose to live that way

Maybe if you would genuinely try

You would realize, there’s a better way of life

My tribute to Indian style toilet!

 In my country, in my office, I long to see you

I don’t like the replaced you

Embrace different culture

But by seeing this I just go blue

I know you are healthy

But the replaced you is preferred by the wealthy

Their reason is not logical

Their choice is just pathological

You will always be highly respected

Cause your replaced version is mostly infected

Don’t feel dejected

Our interest in you is protected

I want you to know that there are people who respect you

We will always prefer to use you

We acknowledge your style

Hope our culture goes miles

Why should you read Khaled Hosseini?

Khaled Hosseini has written 3 novels. ‘The kite runner’, ‘A thousand splendid suns’, ‘And the mountains echoed’. All of them are best sellers.

It seems impossible to write something that can satisfy a novice and a mature reader both. Khaled has done that impossible.

I read his And the mountains echoed first.

The book is deep in terms of the content and creates an impact on the mind.

There is seamless transition from one country to other and from one generation to other.

Read it for his simple yet refined style of writing but foremost for the story itself.

Story of A thousand splendid suns is dreary.

It reveals the state of women in Afghanistan.

While I was realizing their pathetic, inhuman condition in a fabulously molded story, a point of sadness,frustration and helplessness took over me. But of course I continued reading because I was hypnotized by his style and was curious about the story.

I am yet to read to The Kite runner.   

Both the books have no single point of boredom  because firstly the story base is fantastic and then there are plot twists changing the entire dimensions of the story. And to top it all we have his refined expressions which make his books a must read.

His books have an intense hangover. It took me 1 full day to get back to my previous life.

You are part of the book when you read it and then … the book is a part of you.

I strongly recommend this book for everyone because when you start reading , you will  look forward for the day just because u have Khaled’s book to indulge in.

Why should you watch dum lagake haisha

This is not a movie review, but my humble attempt to convince you to watch a movie I really enjoyed without revealing any story. According to me, film Reviews are sheer bad because they destroy the sanctity of the script which is very essential for one to enjoy the movie.

Our Bollywood just revisited a genre called classy comedy by the movie “Dum Laga Ke Haisha.”

Unlike the types of Hindi comedy movies we have been subjected to lately, which usually circles around over acting, confusion and clichéd dialogs, this movie makes u laugh genuinely and thoroughly.

Jokes are effortless and comedy comes naturally given the script of the movie. And what makes it a complete package is the actors impeccable dialog delivery and the ludicrous UP village accent.

Each and every character has delivered top grade performance.

Sanjay Mishra, Ayushman’s father in the film steals the show with his dialogs and acting.

Bhumi Pednekar looks beautiful and acts even more beautifully.

Ayushman looks amazingly pitiable throughout the film.

The movie is a must watch in theatre so as to bear first hand witness, that it is possible to make people laugh thoroughly with a decent script and serious acting.

Go ahead; restore your faith in comedy.

Working out the workout

People told me I would stop playing when I joined engineering. They said you won’t get time. I proved them wrong.                     

Then people told me you will definitely stop playing when you start working, especially in an IT company.  And I have continued to prove them wrong.

This article is not for someone who goes for a workout, indulges in a game few times a week. It’s for people who want to. And then that thought fades away as soon as you hit the couch in your home.

So as a fitness enthusiast u can trust me with my words as they are tried and tested from years.

Everything starts with the mind. So think extensively about what you are going to do in the ground or gym or court. Plan strategies; like more warm up more, solid stretching, less jogging, more abs...whatever. Think in excruciating details.

Do this when you are commuting. Yes, exactly. I am asking you to stop looking at your whatsapp contact list and think.

Then once you reach home. Don’t settle. Keep your bag and Change into your workout clothes then and there. Rest whatever amount of time you want. But like this, when you are up there is no lousy reason stopping you.

 Now GET THE HELL OUT OF YOUR HOME AND DO THE THING!

 Chuck your iPod and Feel your muscles thumping and your heart pumping. That’s true music.

Enjoy the heaviness of the muscles after your workout. This will engage a reward circuit in your brain. Reward circuits serve as reinforces, they, will eventually bring our the "determination" drive in you. 

When you are done with your workout, be proud. Seriously. Think of your accomplishments of that day and keep this on top.

Above all have this desire to be fit. Not for someone else or to be someone else. But to be healthy.

Actually doesn’t matter whatever be the reason. It should be strong enough to drive you out of your bed.

Keep calm and sweat ;)

Stop being so sensitive about your religion

Assume religion x,y

Assume a particular bad practice followed by religion x as shit1

Assume a particular bad practice followed by religion y as shit2

Now people who are quoting pk and saying...

" They showed only shit1, and people are doing shit2 as well , y not point that in the movie!! "

I have few things to tell to those kind of people...

1. Its like saying I will continue doing bad things because others do it too...
2. And for the umpteenth time..pk showing shit1 doesn't mean to degrade x and upgrade y.
3. It overwhelms me to the core when i c people so vulnerable and aggressive towards just a suggestion to change.
4. It was just a fictional movie. Don't Kill the goodness of the movie by being so sensitive towards your religion.
5. Only people who are not matured from within cannot tolerate even the thought of changing.
6. I understand it might be difficult to change what we humans are doing and believing from ages but at least don't sound so goddamn naive and sensitive.

Try to change for being better than before. That's called evolving.

If you cant just keep quite and don't explode negativity everywhere.