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Happy Birthday! Not the first time, I have felt like asking this question to someone: What does a birthday mean to you? As kids, we were all very excited about birthdays. As time and tide pass by increasing the wear and tear on our bodies and life’s routines with its shocks and surprises, somewhere we lose the thrill of celebrating Birthdays. Of late, I have been observing this in many people over the physical age of 35. In my office today, we had a cake cutting gathering for one of our seniors’ birthday - Senior in terms of age and designation too. People like and respect him for his down-to-earth nature, approachability, elegance, and friendly aura.  After the very thoughtfully done cake was gently cut ( leaving me astonished for the nth time as to why bakers put such a lot of effort on their cake art that quickly goes into the grind of the teeth. I mean, the cakes are so beautiful to be cut, that I always tell my baker friend to be baking cakes with general ici...

Evolution in its base sense translates to Continuous Improvement Process - How we improved from where we were in the age-old past to where we are in the present day. We all as human beings, community, group, society, country, and the world continuously grow and improve.  Growth is part of being. Continuous improvement is part of us!! We have evolved (grown and improved) from the state of total innocence in the undated past to the state of information overload today. One of the ‘like-it-or-not’ aspects of present-day information overload or its glorified synonym ‘exposure’, is the bringing up of a gamut of adjectives into our otherwise calm, simple, and happy minds. The phrases such as ‘successful’ growth, ‘significant’ improvement, and 'remarkable’ achievement are all conceived my man in his own balance scale, benchmarked by a known achievement of another man.  With these adjectives, most people today aim to meet or exceed the mark made by another perso...

Ever been on an escalator? Yes, am sure. On a recent such escalator experience with my children, I realised a hint to the big truth of life , as I would see it. My son held the rails so strong for fear of falling off that he was standing at an angle for a few seconds before I hurriedly got him to loosen his grip on the side rails and straightened his panic mode to a gentle smile! We safely stepped out, and it was such a huge ordeal for me, coming to think of it. Afterthought: Think of life’s timeline as an escalator with side rails. Let’s say each passing moment is a step in the escalator. The timeline keeps moving the Moments in perfect routine and it is always a forward movement. This escalator stops only on your Last working day on Earth! Now, what will happen if we hold on to the side rail and refuse to let go of our grip?? We’ll fall, while the escalator continues to move.  That’s exactly what happens to most of us most times, when we refuse to le...

There is so much people have to say, about everything under the sun. Why? There is so much people want to know about everything under the sun. Why? There is so much people want to do at all times whether they have the potential or not. Why? There is so much money people want to make and consequently spend too. Why? There is so much fame people are after and struggle to keep up. Why? There is so much of highs as much as lows in one’s mind. Why? Is it normal?? Was the world like this before? I agree about the evolution, intelligence and the need for making more and more of everything, but so also we must be aware that too much of anything is good for nothing! There have been constructive stupendous advancements in science and technology, engineering and medicine, spending power and buying power, earning and investments - No doubt. So also, there is a lot of stress over having all of the best things including the natives and often neglected peace of mind, happiness a...

That's really hard!! This is a random attempt at the thought lines around the subject of how diverse population can make their contribution to a decision in an organization or any focus group for that matter. When we think about any situation or circumstance at work or anywhere for that matter, the decisions will fall into one of the following categories or will be based on one of these categories: Rational : Unbiased and reasonable enough to not cause damage Logical : Has enough parameters to help arrive at a conclusive decision Factual : What you see is all that it is. Cannot be expected to have rational and logical thinking to be the only drivers. There may be external known or unknown parameters that drive these decisions. Decisions have a direct dependency on the Mind which thinks based on: Feeling/Intuition from a Past Experience  Motivation to make the decision Emotional need of the hour - One of these may be the wants - Peace, Success, Importance, A...

A wardrobe full of white clothes - All of them kept sparkling white and neatly pressed! All clothes are clean, devoid of every last bit of dust or stain, folded neatly, and well in place to find them when you need! Clean hands, disinfected from all the bacteria, all day! Everything in the room is symmetrically arranged at all times of the day and rearranged every time a little change happens in the order. The Coffee should,taste this way, be served this way, at this time of the day and have this shade of brown! Everything should be in perfect order and consistency in keeping tidy is an absolute must! Now all these, at the outset are perfectly acceptable practises, habits and interests to have. Aren’t they?? What if I tell you, that these habits and many more like these become rulers of our psychic at times, deteriorating our quality of life, slowly and steadily in a big way!!! In short, they become Obsessions! Each of us may have one or more practises that we absolute...

I was working on Environmental Studies Homework with my six year old daughter. ( Oh yes, it is nice to study some things again with a little student friend as long as it is not Algebra and Geometry, I can confidently say! ) "My Family" was the first lesson. The text read: Tina is six years old. Her father is a doctor. Her mother is a teacher. She has a little brother. She likes to go for a walk with her grandparents. Tina has a pet dog. She loves to play with her dog. Her mother teaches her. Tina helps her father clean the living room on Sunday. The lesson had pictures illustrating the whole scene in the house so the children understand how Tina was related to each of the family members, their roles in her life and how others in the family connect with Tina. Beautifully done, I thought!... The next day, my son brings a book from his Kindergarten class. The Homework for the week was to match the capital letters and the corresponding small letters. The next page had ...