August 17th, 2007
AUGUST 17TH, 2007
Hiya amigos once again.
It is blog time and nice to be back with you. When someone asks me a question, how's life? My reply is pulling on. Well life is all about going on, and going on it is, until the battery stops. Then you are no longer pulling on.
The older I am getting, the more I look forward to Friday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with (anyways getting up early notwithstanding) the absolute joy of not having to be at work. Although Thursday night has always been, for many many moons, of classical music, a couple of glasses of red, smoked cheese and a desperate, head throbbing grogginess the following morning. Either way, the first few hours of a Friday morning are most enjoyable.
A few days ago, I was sifting through some old documents, searching for a particular certificate that I was so legally thirsting, and I had a steaming cup of cardamom tea in one hand, I chanced upon an article that had intrigued me a lot when I had first read. I had had every intention of posting it then, but somehow it had seen the better of the bottom of a pile of unworthy paper and all but lost to me.
It was Longevity versus Retirement age, and that went a long way to remind me that my need to retire in the next year or so, was paramount and overriding any monetary temptation that I may receive in my job or outside. I enjoy it when I hear grunts of ' oh, no' and 'no, sir' from my students, but heart to heart, I am sure they are also in some unique way perhaps happy to see the back of me. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your precedences straight. However, I have posted the article in the news section, and the statistics is mind boggling. Give it a go and read it for yourself.
For, this is life. Quoting an excerpt from my book, The Universe is one big Tale, and people are episodes. And life is a huge cycle of existence, and the circle merely goes round and round. You get on in one place and you get off another. Others do the same. They just get on where you left off, and when they get off, others climb in, and their stories find a new beginning. And, this is what life is all about.
I was asked me a question, and that was, what was the difference between a teacher and a coach? Well, I could have answered the question if I wanted to, but decided to take a more professional approach. So, I wandered through web definitions and came up with this:
A teacher tells, a coach asks; a teacher lectures from the front, a coach supports from the back; a teacher gives answers according to a set curriculum, a coach provides guidelines and creates the environment for the learner to arrive at his or her own conclusions; a teacher mostly gives a monologue, a coach is in continuous dialog with the learners. A coach should also be able to adapt the learning experience 'in mid-air' by using his or her own initiative in order to steer the learning experience to where the learners want to create value.
Okay, so it is getting very boring. Well, what did you expect to find on an old, decrepit, wrinkling, shriveling but smart and proficient man's homepage. Hee Hee.
So, let us talk about something serious then. In a discussion with a friend, the topic of white lies, lies and truth surfaced. Is it okay to use white lies, to get out of a difficult and tricky situation? I guess so. My response was, that in our lives, one time or the other, we need to get out of situation where at times straying from the truth, or avoidance of truth is necessary. However, this saying is what I believe in: If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
So why should we lie in the first place, anyway. I gave it a lot of thought and came up with the following conclusions
1. Some people have this type of attitude. They cannot live to tell the truth. Their life is a lie. They always want to show they are something, when they are not.
2. Some people like to have much more than they have, whether it is material or spiritual
3. Some people are just not good enough
4. Some people are in the wrong place at the wrong time
5. Some time they are forced to lie to protect themselves or to protect others
6. Sometimes, specially between spouses, it is easier to lie to get out of situation
7. Any thing else????
However, my belief and philosophy holds a lot of weight for me, that 'If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.' So, just go ahead and tell the truth. You will find it the most exhilarating and wonderful experience. You will be relaxed both emotionally and spiritually.
Well, I guess, the time has come, and once more I will be saying good bye. And, until next time, whatever you are doing, do it good. Achieve your aspirations in life, for believe it or not, from the time you are born, since then . . . TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
Hiya amigos once again.
It is blog time and nice to be back with you. When someone asks me a question, how's life? My reply is pulling on. Well life is all about going on, and going on it is, until the battery stops. Then you are no longer pulling on.
The older I am getting, the more I look forward to Friday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with (anyways getting up early notwithstanding) the absolute joy of not having to be at work. Although Thursday night has always been, for many many moons, of classical music, a couple of glasses of red, smoked cheese and a desperate, head throbbing grogginess the following morning. Either way, the first few hours of a Friday morning are most enjoyable.
A few days ago, I was sifting through some old documents, searching for a particular certificate that I was so legally thirsting, and I had a steaming cup of cardamom tea in one hand, I chanced upon an article that had intrigued me a lot when I had first read. I had had every intention of posting it then, but somehow it had seen the better of the bottom of a pile of unworthy paper and all but lost to me.
It was Longevity versus Retirement age, and that went a long way to remind me that my need to retire in the next year or so, was paramount and overriding any monetary temptation that I may receive in my job or outside. I enjoy it when I hear grunts of ' oh, no' and 'no, sir' from my students, but heart to heart, I am sure they are also in some unique way perhaps happy to see the back of me. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your precedences straight. However, I have posted the article in the news section, and the statistics is mind boggling. Give it a go and read it for yourself.
For, this is life. Quoting an excerpt from my book, The Universe is one big Tale, and people are episodes. And life is a huge cycle of existence, and the circle merely goes round and round. You get on in one place and you get off another. Others do the same. They just get on where you left off, and when they get off, others climb in, and their stories find a new beginning. And, this is what life is all about.
I was asked me a question, and that was, what was the difference between a teacher and a coach? Well, I could have answered the question if I wanted to, but decided to take a more professional approach. So, I wandered through web definitions and came up with this:
A teacher tells, a coach asks; a teacher lectures from the front, a coach supports from the back; a teacher gives answers according to a set curriculum, a coach provides guidelines and creates the environment for the learner to arrive at his or her own conclusions; a teacher mostly gives a monologue, a coach is in continuous dialog with the learners. A coach should also be able to adapt the learning experience 'in mid-air' by using his or her own initiative in order to steer the learning experience to where the learners want to create value.
Okay, so it is getting very boring. Well, what did you expect to find on an old, decrepit, wrinkling, shriveling but smart and proficient man's homepage. Hee Hee.
So, let us talk about something serious then. In a discussion with a friend, the topic of white lies, lies and truth surfaced. Is it okay to use white lies, to get out of a difficult and tricky situation? I guess so. My response was, that in our lives, one time or the other, we need to get out of situation where at times straying from the truth, or avoidance of truth is necessary. However, this saying is what I believe in: If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
So why should we lie in the first place, anyway. I gave it a lot of thought and came up with the following conclusions
1. Some people have this type of attitude. They cannot live to tell the truth. Their life is a lie. They always want to show they are something, when they are not.
2. Some people like to have much more than they have, whether it is material or spiritual
3. Some people are just not good enough
4. Some people are in the wrong place at the wrong time
5. Some time they are forced to lie to protect themselves or to protect others
6. Sometimes, specially between spouses, it is easier to lie to get out of situation
7. Any thing else????
However, my belief and philosophy holds a lot of weight for me, that 'If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.' So, just go ahead and tell the truth. You will find it the most exhilarating and wonderful experience. You will be relaxed both emotionally and spiritually.
Well, I guess, the time has come, and once more I will be saying good bye. And, until next time, whatever you are doing, do it good. Achieve your aspirations in life, for believe it or not, from the time you are born, since then . . . TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
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