Situation1 : an Ant was roaming around the house. It climbs
on the wall, on the roof, almost everywhere in search of food.
Suddenly it fell off and found itself inside a bowl of suger.
The ant was very happy, without even trying to understand
what happend it started eating suger.
It so happend that the person who was carrying the suger bowl
saw the ant, and killed it.
Situation2 : similar to situation1 but. Instead of killing
the ant, the person threw it off.
The ant is sad now.
It had not even started eating the suger.
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Doesn't it look to see that when the ant should be scared, it
was happy and when it should have been happy, it felt sad.
Perception, the big picture, the whole storry.
unawareness of the next step is the reason of this mismatch.
It could happen with us as well.
We had better perception then the ant so we could understand.
But who will show us the big picture ?
Difficult. Isn't it ?
But, at least realising the fact that there might be
something bigger then what we see,think,'feel good or bad
about' , might reduce the number of resons to feel sad.
If it does, don't forget to thank the ant :)
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Lateral Thinking
"Describe how to determine the height of a skyscraper with a barometer."
One student replied:
"You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the barometer, then lower the barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The length of the string plus the length of the barometer will equal the height of the building."
This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that the student was failed immediately. The student appealed on the grounds that his answer was indisputably correct, and the university appointed an independent arbiter to decide the case.
The arbiter judged that the answer was indeed correct, but did not display any noticeable knowledge of physics. To resolve the problem it was decided to call the student in and allow him six minutes in which to provide a verbal answer that showed at least a minimal familiarity with the basic principles of physics.
For five minutes the student sat in silence, forehead creased in thought. The arbiter reminded him that time was running out, to which the student replied that he had several extremely relevant answers, but couldn't make up his mind which to use. On being advised to hurry up the student replied as follows:
"Firstly, you could take the barometer up to the roof of the skyscraper, drop it over the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared. But bad luck on the barometer."
"Or if the sun is shining you could measure the height of the barometer, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the skyscraper's shadow, and thereafter it is a simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work out the height of the skyscraper."
"But if you wanted to be highly scientific about it, you could tie a short piece of string to the barometer and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the skyscraper. The height is worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T =2 pi sqr root (l /g)."
"Or if the skyscraper has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the height of the skyscraper in barometer lengths, then add them up."
"If you merely wanted to be boring and orthodox about it, of course, you could use the barometer to measure the air pressure on the roof of the skyscraper and on the ground, and convert the difference in millibars into feet to give the height of the building."
"But since we are constantly being exhorted to exercise independence of mind and apply scientific methods, undoubtedly the best way would be to knock on the janitor's door and say to him 'If you would like a nice new barometer, I will give you this one if you tell me the height of this skyscraper'."
The student was Niels Bohr, the only Dane to win the Nobel Prize for physics.
One student replied:
"You tie a long piece of string to the neck of the barometer, then lower the barometer from the roof of the skyscraper to the ground. The length of the string plus the length of the barometer will equal the height of the building."
This highly original answer so incensed the examiner that the student was failed immediately. The student appealed on the grounds that his answer was indisputably correct, and the university appointed an independent arbiter to decide the case.
The arbiter judged that the answer was indeed correct, but did not display any noticeable knowledge of physics. To resolve the problem it was decided to call the student in and allow him six minutes in which to provide a verbal answer that showed at least a minimal familiarity with the basic principles of physics.
For five minutes the student sat in silence, forehead creased in thought. The arbiter reminded him that time was running out, to which the student replied that he had several extremely relevant answers, but couldn't make up his mind which to use. On being advised to hurry up the student replied as follows:
"Firstly, you could take the barometer up to the roof of the skyscraper, drop it over the edge, and measure the time it takes to reach the ground. The height of the building can then be worked out from the formula H = 0.5g x t squared. But bad luck on the barometer."
"Or if the sun is shining you could measure the height of the barometer, then set it on end and measure the length of its shadow. Then you measure the length of the skyscraper's shadow, and thereafter it is a simple matter of proportional arithmetic to work out the height of the skyscraper."
"But if you wanted to be highly scientific about it, you could tie a short piece of string to the barometer and swing it like a pendulum, first at ground level and then on the roof of the skyscraper. The height is worked out by the difference in the gravitational restoring force T =2 pi sqr root (l /g)."
"Or if the skyscraper has an outside emergency staircase, it would be easier to walk up it and mark off the height of the skyscraper in barometer lengths, then add them up."
"If you merely wanted to be boring and orthodox about it, of course, you could use the barometer to measure the air pressure on the roof of the skyscraper and on the ground, and convert the difference in millibars into feet to give the height of the building."
"But since we are constantly being exhorted to exercise independence of mind and apply scientific methods, undoubtedly the best way would be to knock on the janitor's door and say to him 'If you would like a nice new barometer, I will give you this one if you tell me the height of this skyscraper'."
The student was Niels Bohr, the only Dane to win the Nobel Prize for physics.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Life is Never FULL
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar...and the coffee...
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
The professor then produced a cup of coffee and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - your God, your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal."
"Take care of things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
The professor then produced a cup of coffee and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - your God, your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else - the small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal."
"Take care of things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.
The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."
Aug 22nd 2005 [MONDAY]
This was a black day for me.
My Father expired.
I got the news at about 5 AM from My brother, over telephone.
It was a loooong story after that.
I went to bhubaneswar immediately by flight
and returned after 3 weeks after all rituals are over and I spent some time with my family members.
My Father expired.
I got the news at about 5 AM from My brother, over telephone.
It was a loooong story after that.
I went to bhubaneswar immediately by flight
and returned after 3 weeks after all rituals are over and I spent some time with my family members.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Two Quotes
Long time, I didnt post anything.
Today while I was about to clean up the white board in my workplace, where
There was quote written.
I thought of putting it here and make it more permanent then on whiteboard.
"Never Judge a book by It's cover.
Likewise, never Judge people by their looks.
Look at their heart"
"To find a solution for a problem, Never take eyes from obstacles"
Today while I was about to clean up the white board in my workplace, where
There was quote written.
I thought of putting it here and make it more permanent then on whiteboard.
"Never Judge a book by It's cover.
Likewise, never Judge people by their looks.
Look at their heart"
"To find a solution for a problem, Never take eyes from obstacles"
Saturday, June 18, 2005
perception from a different perspective
When I try to compare myself with people from the time of Rama & Krishna, the only difference I found is the our perception.
They had very good perception then people from my time
There were good as well as bad people in their times as well as ours
But their bad guys were much more intelligent, and had far better perception then ours.
Take the case of Ravana.
He was a far better saint then our time's so called gurus.
What is knowledge ?
Its the result of our perception.
knowledge may NOT be truth. We take it as trouth. Better the perception, more nearer to truth is our knowledge.
For my three years old nephew a computer is a gaming device.
For my brother its device where softwares are installed and run.
He knows that there are lots of things for which softwares are available.
To me, its an interface between human and any machine that understand digital signals.
I don't know names of many softwares, but I know of few things for which sotwares are NOT available, which can be developed.
What we see here is, difference in knowledge.
My perception towards computer may be better, but I DO not have an idea how computer will be used after 20 years
Now, since I am a computer engineer, I have a better perception about computer.
Now .. T
here are so many things in life.
Do we have at least good perception towards everything ?
My friends in my native village thinks that I am very rich person as my salary is 6 lac per anum
I know how difficult it is for a newly married couple in bangalore
:)
I am a good person.
I know what is good and what is bad. I think for a while, whether it is good or bad, before doing anything.
But the entire thing (The judgment of good/Bad) is limited, to my knowledge.
There is whole new world beyond my knowledge, my perception.
Also not every time, I do evaluate before thinking/talking
We need to think and talk good, similar to doing good.
-dont know what to write, how to continue. Please add comments, continuation, and I will update it
They had very good perception then people from my time
There were good as well as bad people in their times as well as ours
But their bad guys were much more intelligent, and had far better perception then ours.
Take the case of Ravana.
He was a far better saint then our time's so called gurus.
What is knowledge ?
Its the result of our perception.
knowledge may NOT be truth. We take it as trouth. Better the perception, more nearer to truth is our knowledge.
For my three years old nephew a computer is a gaming device.
For my brother its device where softwares are installed and run.
He knows that there are lots of things for which softwares are available.
To me, its an interface between human and any machine that understand digital signals.
I don't know names of many softwares, but I know of few things for which sotwares are NOT available, which can be developed.
What we see here is, difference in knowledge.
My perception towards computer may be better, but I DO not have an idea how computer will be used after 20 years
Now, since I am a computer engineer, I have a better perception about computer.
Now .. T
here are so many things in life.
Do we have at least good perception towards everything ?
My friends in my native village thinks that I am very rich person as my salary is 6 lac per anum
I know how difficult it is for a newly married couple in bangalore
:)
I am a good person.
I know what is good and what is bad. I think for a while, whether it is good or bad, before doing anything.
But the entire thing (The judgment of good/Bad) is limited, to my knowledge.
There is whole new world beyond my knowledge, my perception.
Also not every time, I do evaluate before thinking/talking
We need to think and talk good, similar to doing good.
-dont know what to write, how to continue. Please add comments, continuation, and I will update it
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
How stock market Works
One more copy paste from a mail ;)
It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the remote reservation asked their
New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was a Red Indian chief in a modern society, he couldn't tell what the
weather was Going to be.
Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his Tribe
that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the
village should collect wood to be prepared.
But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea.
He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked
"Is the coming winter going to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter is Going to be quite cold indeed,"
the meteorologist at the weather service responded.
So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood.
A week later, he called the National Weather Service again.
"Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied,
"It's definitely going to be a very cold winter."
The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every
scrap of wood they could find.
Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again.
"Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," The man replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.
The weatherman replied,
"The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy."
This is how stock markets work!!!
It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the remote reservation asked their
New Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was a Red Indian chief in a modern society, he couldn't tell what the
weather was Going to be.
Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his Tribe
that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the
village should collect wood to be prepared.
But also being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea.
He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked
"Is the coming winter going to be cold?"
"It looks like this winter is Going to be quite cold indeed,"
the meteorologist at the weather service responded.
So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood.
A week later, he called the National Weather Service again.
"Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied,
"It's definitely going to be a very cold winter."
The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every
scrap of wood they could find.
Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again.
"Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," The man replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever."
"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.
The weatherman replied,
"The Red Indians are collecting wood like crazy."
This is how stock markets work!!!
Sunday, May 22, 2005
2nd blog
Sorry, didn't get a better title today.
Lots of ideas were comming to mind in last few days, but I was not getting time to key in.
Reason ?
I got a blackberry :)
Those who don't know what a blackberry is,
Its a PDA. A cellphone + email client + web browser.
For last few days I am playing around with my new toy.
Though the company has given it to me to check mails more frequently and respond but I m making use of the browsing thing.
I have other ideas to make better use of it. Let's see how it goes.
I will write abt them later.
BTW I m learning j2me :) to write program for my bb
BB - Black berry
BB - Bye Bye :)
Goodnite
Lots of ideas were comming to mind in last few days, but I was not getting time to key in.
Reason ?
I got a blackberry :)
Those who don't know what a blackberry is,
Its a PDA. A cellphone + email client + web browser.
For last few days I am playing around with my new toy.
Though the company has given it to me to check mails more frequently and respond but I m making use of the browsing thing.
I have other ideas to make better use of it. Let's see how it goes.
I will write abt them later.
BTW I m learning j2me :) to write program for my bb
BB - Black berry
BB - Bye Bye :)
Goodnite
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Perspective
Not exactly, in true sense, a blog it is.
But to me this is a very nice place to store and share nice articles, readinsg etc.
So here goes my first blog. I read it today in one of the many forwarded E-mail I get.
Perspectives
=========
Two mothers met for coffee one morning, and the conversation naturally
turned to their kids.
"Well, Martina, how are your kids?", asks Jessica.
"To tell you the truth," says Martina,
"my George has married a witch!
She doesn't get out of bed until 11.
She's out all day spending his money on Heaven knows what,
and when he gets home, exhausted, does she have a nice hot dinner for him?
NO! She makes him take her out to dinner at an expensive restaurant."
"Hmmm ... and how is your daughter?", Jessica asks.
"Ah!", says Martina. "Cathy has married a saint!
He brings her breakfast in bed, he gives her enough money to buy all she needs,
and in the evening he takes her out to dinner at a nice, fancy restaurant"
==================
A truely MOM's prospective :) Isn't it ?
But to me this is a very nice place to store and share nice articles, readinsg etc.
So here goes my first blog. I read it today in one of the many forwarded E-mail I get.
Perspectives
=========
Two mothers met for coffee one morning, and the conversation naturally
turned to their kids.
"Well, Martina, how are your kids?", asks Jessica.
"To tell you the truth," says Martina,
"my George has married a witch!
She doesn't get out of bed until 11.
She's out all day spending his money on Heaven knows what,
and when he gets home, exhausted, does she have a nice hot dinner for him?
NO! She makes him take her out to dinner at an expensive restaurant."
"Hmmm ... and how is your daughter?", Jessica asks.
"Ah!", says Martina. "Cathy has married a saint!
He brings her breakfast in bed, he gives her enough money to buy all she needs,
and in the evening he takes her out to dinner at a nice, fancy restaurant"
==================
A truely MOM's prospective :) Isn't it ?
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