Few favourites from Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
"First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around it."
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You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fightin' with your head for a change.
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"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for."
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
the silver lining
On a busy working weekend, I was pulling through and and working off a rough day at office on the Saturday.
Tensed and equally tired towards evening, I stretched back in my chair and glanced towards the window. I was surprised and happy that I was able to still appreciate the evening skies. I saw the dark clouds and the silver lining. Sitting in the office space on a weekend was indicative of the dark clouds though the silver lining wasnt anywhere in sight ,I thought to myself.
In difficut times, usually stressed out, we forget to notice anything on the brighter side.
In one of a workshops I attended, I remember disctinctly the speaker bringing out the fact that when things are going well with us, we usually want to believe that something unpleasant is expected!!(Since so long things are going fine).
But when things are not going our way, do we stop to think and hope to have better times ahead?
Well, the silver lining gave me hope and I am looking forward to next Happy fridays, lazy weekends and Monday office blues!
Tensed and equally tired towards evening, I stretched back in my chair and glanced towards the window. I was surprised and happy that I was able to still appreciate the evening skies. I saw the dark clouds and the silver lining. Sitting in the office space on a weekend was indicative of the dark clouds though the silver lining wasnt anywhere in sight ,I thought to myself.
In difficut times, usually stressed out, we forget to notice anything on the brighter side.
In one of a workshops I attended, I remember disctinctly the speaker bringing out the fact that when things are going well with us, we usually want to believe that something unpleasant is expected!!(Since so long things are going fine).
But when things are not going our way, do we stop to think and hope to have better times ahead?
Well, the silver lining gave me hope and I am looking forward to next Happy fridays, lazy weekends and Monday office blues!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Circle of life
Hello there friend on the other side of the screen,
If a philosophical article was expected from the title of the post, excuse the deviation.
Its only during unexpected times - good times and mostly the trying times that we come across the rare few . It is with the strength from the support of this circle that we can survive the extreme and trying situations.
Support comes from unexpected directions and also unexpectedly, it is not always from the direction we expect it from.
I find these few people to be the connecting dots in the circle of life .
Surprisingly,
**the dots needn't match one another - circle consists of a combination of immediate family, distant relatives, friends, acquaintances.
**the dots needn't match YOU - each one of the dots may have a different outlook ; some of the dots may be totally different personalities. (Whoever said "Birds of a feather..."!!?)
**the dots needn't always be there to prove presence, but you are always inside the comfort of the circle.
Its not 'in spite of' the differences, but 'for' the differences that the circle is a thing of beauty .
To all in my circle of life, trust to be a little dot in your circle of life too.
Take time to discover these dots and form your circle - find those few who matter to you and the few to whom you matter.
If a philosophical article was expected from the title of the post, excuse the deviation.
Its only during unexpected times - good times and mostly the trying times that we come across the rare few . It is with the strength from the support of this circle that we can survive the extreme and trying situations.
Support comes from unexpected directions and also unexpectedly, it is not always from the direction we expect it from.
I find these few people to be the connecting dots in the circle of life .
Surprisingly,
**the dots needn't match one another - circle consists of a combination of immediate family, distant relatives, friends, acquaintances.
**the dots needn't match YOU - each one of the dots may have a different outlook ; some of the dots may be totally different personalities. (Whoever said "Birds of a feather..."!!?)
**the dots needn't always be there to prove presence, but you are always inside the comfort of the circle.
Its not 'in spite of' the differences, but 'for' the differences that the circle is a thing of beauty .
To all in my circle of life, trust to be a little dot in your circle of life too.
Take time to discover these dots and form your circle - find those few who matter to you and the few to whom you matter.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Epistle from the street.
A letter from the streets, by the streets and about the streets:
There was a notable event on July 5th 2010 in India:
Opposition parties united to call for a nation wide strike.
It was a nation wide "bandh" called by the opposition parties to oppose rise in prices of commodities ..(or was it in opposition to the ruling party actually??!)
There was a notable event on July 5th 2010 in India:
Opposition parties united to call for a nation wide strike.
It was a nation wide "bandh" called by the opposition parties to oppose rise in prices of commodities ..(or was it in opposition to the ruling party actually??!)
If this was towards the goal of making life less difficult for citizens, well...I'm not too sure.
Going by the newspaper reports, the cost/loss incurred on this day was somewhere between 3 to 5 crores in Rupees .Well, so much for working towards "saving" or thoughtful spending!
But one thing for sure: Thanks to the ruling political party for the rise in prices; Thanks to the opposition parties for the united uproar which didnt last till even sunset on that day.
Me and my friends - otherwise always trodden, traffic laden and jam packed spent a lazy and calm day. Being a road (tarred, or bumped, or pot-holed) in Bengaluru is not an easy life. But on this rainy July day, it was good not to be run over for most part of the day!
--Regards,
HAL Airport road and friends whose names are listed below:
Intermediate ring road,
ITPL road.
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