Author Archives: Neil
Abode
Where do we live most of the time. Where do we spend most of our life? Is it in our house, at work, in our relationships? Is it in our passions, hobbies or travel? Unfortunately it is in none of the many places where we ought to live our lives. We live in our minds.Continue reading “Abode”
Blossom
Spring is here. The world around us is a lot more colorful after the monochromatic colors of winter. The birds, insects, plants and animals have the added spring in their motion. Spring comes but once a year and is fleeting in nature. How can we make it last longer or last for ever? In life,Continue reading “Blossom”
Miscue
I have been fascinated by the story of Abraham Wald, for a long time. The grandson of a rabbi and the son of baker, he was a gifted mathematician. The Statistical Research Group was a classified program that got a group of American statisticians to collaborate on the World War Two war effort. Although heContinue reading “Miscue”
Malaise
I have felt a general air of malaise in the recent past, which explains any new posts on my blog for so long. The feeling of malaise drifted away over the last week, which left me thinking- what caused the malaise in the first place? Not much has changed in my life or circumstance. TheContinue reading “Malaise”
Irony
Life is full of ironies. Charlie Chaplin would stumble and fall on screen and the audience would roar with laughter. He once entered a ‘Charlie Chaplin walk’ contest and came in 20th. Al Capone’s older brother was a federal prohibition agent. The tree that the Beatles planted in LA died from a beetles infestation. HowContinue reading “Irony”
Oppression
As I look at the world today, or into the history of humans, oppression has been a part of it. Humanity has lived in the shadow of oppression, which takes on various forms. Oppression manifests itself in racism, violence, injustice, discrimination, mental abuse, economic disparity, educational disparity, nationalism, religious discrimination, casteism and host of otherContinue reading “Oppression”
Rejuvenation-Life changing measures
Whether we are the world, a nation, society, community, nature, friendship, family or an individual, we all need the force of rejuvenation to propel us forward. Rejuvenation involves reverting to the original or a new stimulative state. This allows us to leave behind the corrosion that we acquire with time, so that it does notContinue reading “Rejuvenation-Life changing measures”
Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia is a greek word with a meaning which is so profound that Philosophers struggle to define it. Aristotle tried to describe it as the “highest good for human beings” and identified it with living well and faring well with being happy. Plato describes the word Eudaimonia to mean “The good composed of all goods;Continue reading “Eudaimonia”