Math

The law of the wild

Way to Go

OK! This is big stuff and you may not want to agree with me.

The ONLY ONLY way to resolve all terrorism related issues is to follow this three pronged methodology:

1. Improve economy of the people
2. Encourage art of the region
3. Involve in sports diplomacy

Separate politics and religion.  Neither can resolve terrorist related problems.

Of Space and Time

One day I agreed to drop my daughter at her school, she had joined a coupe of months ago.  On the way, I had a nagging doubt and asked her which left turn I should take.  She said she was not sure as she normally took a different route.  Nevertheless I was able to read my bearings and took the correct left turn and dropped her at her school.  But not before lecturing on the need for observing landmarks, directions, improving intuitive spacial cognitive capabilities and understanding at least geographical locations.  She kept nodding her head – I hope she understood what I meant.

On my way back, I got cocky after all the discourse.  Why do I need to take the next right a good kilometre away while I can take the right turn just here.  And so I did.  Immediately I felt happy – the general direction was correct and the road was empty with cool breeze blowing across my face.  It was early morning and I started enjoying the early morning sun light.  Even a bird started calling – far removed from the other right that was soaked in diesel, congested with vehicles and paved with pot holes.

The road started meandering and I sure liked it.  Unlike other roads of Bangalore where after every half a kilometre you hit a fork with three roads with two of them one-ways, this was simple – just one road.  I started to think of the good old days of Bangalore – this is the closest I can come to.  And then I recognized something – my smile widened.  See, my sense of direction and my grasp of land marks have stood by me.  I came closer.  I sure recognized it.  It was my daughter’s school.  After three kilometres all I had done was to end up where I started.

I came back home and ate my words for breakfast.  Of course, I did not tell anyone.

Of Space and Time

Let the animal in you run free

A friend of mine recently narrated an interesting incident. 

Suppose a hungry lion chases a deer and after a long chase the deer manages to escape, what would it do.  Does the deer feel happy that it has escaped; does it feel sad because nature has made him weaker than a lion, does he feel angry and schemes to avenge his to-be killer, or does he feel jealous of the lion and dreams of becoming one.  Nothing - the deer feels nothing. He is on his way grazing and going ahead with life.

Just imagine you are the deer.  What do you feel?

Sometimes, it is better to be an animal with no such excess feelings and emotions that try to overwhelm.  It is not the extreme circumstance that overwhelms but the resultant emotions and feelings following your reaction to those circumstances. It is the reaction what makes you human or inhuman.  Extreme circumstances drive you to take extreme actions and when you are pushed - it is better to let the animal in you run free.  Once you start thinking like one, you suddenly realise you are more human.

Bollywood - Jay Ho!

Who Imprisons you

What happens to creativity?

Burning Oil

Burning Oil, originally uploaded by duncandavidson.

This is just insane. Thousands of sea living lives lost...

Slick

Slick, originally uploaded by duncandavidson.

Not many realise this - as it does not affect directly right away. We have to pay for this humanity! Slick is Sick.