Good, Bad and Worse...

 Good, Bad and Worse... 

Good:  

There is a spacious book park in Central Metro displaying various types of books . There is also a meeting hall with chairs for literary gatherings. I understand it is a TN Govt initiative.. Inaugurated three months ago 👏👏👏👌👌👌

Bad: 

Higginbothams stall in Central station has shrunk to the size of two public telephone booths .  The space occupied by it has been usurped by food stalls and a saree stall.

Worse: 

Truncated CMBT handling Vellore and Bangalore now has plenty of food stalls but not a single shop selling magazines or newspapers ...

Positive and Growth - good or bad

 Life is sometimes ironical. 

We always say *Be positive*  .. 

But we dread the statement when it comes to medical diagnostic test results where negative is only welcome  

Same way *Growth* is a positive trait be it spiritual or materialistic as long as it is not in body cells  under malignant category ..

Change Management

 People are having active discussions on "Sanipeyarchhi" - transtion of Saturn in the zodiac cycle and its effects and parikarams (mitigators)...

I can't help thinking of the following ..

"The Change" in the environment/economy/culture over the years and the adverse impact on those who refuse to change and learn new things and positive impact on those who accept the change and also acquire new skillsets.

"Change Management" is the name of the Game ..

Decision making - an interesting insight

 An interesting insight into Decision Making

>
> A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one
still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the
disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train came,
and you were just beside the track interchange. You could make the
train change its course to the disused track and saved most of the
kids.
> However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the
disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train
go its way?
> Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could
make........ ........
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> Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and
sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess.
Exactly, I thought the same way initially because to save most of
the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision
most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever
thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in
fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?
> Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant
friends who chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma
happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics
and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often
sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish
or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable
the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on
the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was
sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.
> The great critic Leo Velski Julian who told the story said he
would not try to change the course of the train because he believed
that the kids playing on the operational track should have known
very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run
away if they heard the train's sirens. If the train was diverted,
that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the
train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in
use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to
the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at
stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one
child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these
few kids. While we are all aware that life is full of tough
decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty
decisions may not always be the right one.

Terrorism & Rapism - Root Cause Analysis

 This Term, "Root Cause Analysis" is very popular and very effective in corporate circles.... to ensure prevention or recurrence of incidents which are non-conforming nature. Unless the Root Cause is Identified and addressed the incidents (non-desirable happening) may /will continue to happen....

Terrorism and Rapism are two extremely disturbing acts uprooting the mental peace of many many many . globally.

Yet, all of us talk are for Capital punishments and Life imprisonment.... only .

While I am not against these punishments as a deterrent ( though only to a limited extent), but am of the firm opinion that none of these punishments is going to stop , in future, from the occurrence of the heinous crimes.

Are we going into the mind of the rapist before executing him or putting him behind the bars , with the help of psychologist or even through the process of hypnosis or whatever means ...

If you are laughing / feeling angry at this thought, ask yourself why this heinous crime has not stopped

Are we taking the "fight to the enemy camp"?

Are we taking the message of Love to the opposite camp?

This will define the scope of the terrorism. The former will sustain while the latter will stop

New Year Resolutions

 On New Year Resolutions....

New Year Resolutions are often cited as an example for short lived Phenomena.. 

On a serious note, if one is serious about a new year resolution let us say he/she wants to pick up a new good habit, it has to be approached differently. 

Currently it starts with a thought process and the actual implementation commences on the new year..

Preparations should actually begin much earlier like let us say like the preparations for a marathon ..

So start practicing what you think , as a new year resolution, NOW... As you approach 1st January 2021, the HABIT would have become internalized and embedded in you.

This way... you become a a Success Case of New Year Resolution..

Social distancing

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