Thought of the day

short write ups containing insights relating to the present

China and Dalai Lama: a new way out

Last day I was watching a documentary on how the Dalai Lama was trying to restore independence to his country Tibet by lobbying and getting support from this time Canada. This tussle has now been going on for over half a century and still there is no end it seems. The Chinese don’t want to…

Do you care?

One time i was speaking to my boss about my aims, problems.  Then out of the blue he said, “I don’t care.” I was dumbfounded.  Then one year after, may be feeling the awkwardness i felt or something in himself, he came up with a new management technique going by the acronym ICARE.  Since then…

Marriage: the ultimate test for success

Marriages are made in heaven.  But that is not all.  Marriage will determine whether you will go to heaven or hell not after this life but during this life.  Are you married?  Then be warned because your happiness lies how well you manage your marriage.  Dont’ worry if your spouse is not doing it.  You…

Importance of reading

Reading books is like meeting with these great minds.  For one moment you are taken to a new realm.  Often if you listen to your heart while choosing books, then you will find the answers to your deep questions and pains in a passage from the book as if it was meant for you to…

Entrepreneur: a lion and eagle

When everything seems to be lost the only that will keep us sane is our ability to have faith in ourselves and see ourselves in the correct persepective.  My work has no permanence element.  That is the beauty and that is the pain.  For all of us who have chosen such a path of freedom…

One day I will….: Don’t stop dreaming

Have a dream.  I am 35 years old and i still have a dream that goes like , “One day, i will …” It is refreshing.  It makes be feel young.  I feel lighter.  Once people get a job, they get stuck in a rut and they think that they have reached the end.  They…

Adapting to change: new role of father

It is a tough job being a father in the 21st century.  Paradigms have shifted and many times it is not in the favor of your ego.    When i was a child, as i grew up, it was taken for granted that raising children was the mother’s job and that the husband would go…

Beating the demon of doom

  Life is tough that is why it is so much fun.  I woke up this moring asking myself why i was born?  When will this uncertainty end?  What if nothing works? But i always know that i have to get rid all these destructive thoughts, that belong to a dark force in the universe. …

Inspiration from the unexpected

Last week my wife and myself, had a roller coaster ride of fear.  My wife’s period did not happen on time.  Obviously we have to consider pregancy.  It would have been a joy if we had planned for it and if we already did not have a 14months old baby on our laps, two careers,…

What’s in a new year anyway?

The best part of any new year for me is the reflection of the past year followed by the contemplation of the coming year.  Give it a try… We need to find any reason there is to look back at life and not wait for the day we are on our death bed.  Every new…