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There is no ‘Present’, its either the ‘Near Future’ or the ‘Recent Past’ – George Carlin

Think about it. I heard this in George Carlin’s show he did for HBO in the 80’s. And I say to myself…hey it makes sense. He brought back my thoughts on a topic close to my heart…no! not ‘time’….but ‘perception and reality‘. So lets understand this, TIME is a concept, a man-made concept, used by man to keep track of everything. So like many other standards, like the metric system, TIME is also a concept that makes an interesting concept to think about when you are doing nothing productive. That’s… Read more There is no ‘Present’, its either the ‘Near Future’ or the ‘Recent Past’ – George Carlin

I just WON’T write today…

I have been fairly regular in writing posts after posts these days. I makes me feel as if I have a lot of free time in hand. Well I have decided that I will not write anything today. No, I just won’t. How can you expect to come up with something new everyday? My fans (or to be fans) have some expectations from me. How can I allow myself to degrade my quality like all those junk writers like Stephen King and Ekta Kapoor serials, who just don’t care anymore?… Read more I just WON’T write today…

Tolerating acceptance

Gandhi preached and practiced Tolerance – the strength of a person to withstand a particular unfavorable situation or circumstance. Gandhiji was no fool. He knew how much he was asking from his followers when he talked of tolerance. The concept of tolerance which was the seed of Satyagraha and later on the backbone of the movement. Tolerance is not easy. The kind of sacrifice that it demands is more than most people can give. When you think of all those people who gave up their lives and more practicing the… Read more Tolerating acceptance

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative… – Oscar Wilde

I really admire this man for his thoughts. Actually his convoluted thinking which is so true. I must say Oscar Wilde is a big inspiration for me. Actually having read only his quotes, I can say I am an authority on him. The day I read his works that might not be true anymore. Well since that sounds so profound, it is probably true. I became a fan of Oscar Wilde the day I read this: “Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it… Read more Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative… – Oscar Wilde

Ways to get Free Food

Its a very simple and probably well-practiced theory. Take a look at my 13 steps to free-food: Make a list of all your friends. Mark their birthdays on the calender with a name corresponding the dates. See how many friends have you got. You should then target each month. Spend hours on Orkut and other community websites (I prefer Orkut) Your aim should be to make a friend for each day of the month, say February (its a good start..shorter month) Try to keep the circle within the town or… Read more Ways to get Free Food

Will you lie with me?… (Part One)

This is first of the multi-part series on the topic of the Art of Lying. “Lying is universal–we _all_ do it. Therefore, the wise thing is for us diligently to train ourselves to lie thoughtfully, judiciously; to lie with a good object, and not an evil one; to lie for others’ advantage, and not our own; to lie healingly, charitably, humanely, not cruelly, hurtfully, maliciously; to lie gracefully and graciously, not awkwardly and clumsily; to lie firmly, frankly, squarely, with head erect, not haltingly, tortuously, with pusillanimous mien, as being… Read more Will you lie with me?… (Part One)