A few years ago, I had written a couple of Blog Posts on how to lead a well -balanced life, particularly a well-balanced retired life. I had introduced a 2x3 matrix, reproduced below, indicating various activities that need to be performed, even each day, in order to live a contended…

A few months ago, we had a “Golden Jubilee” class reunion. It was an enjoyable experience and meeting my old classmates, many of them after decades, was priceless. Several classmates made interesting comments that emphasized the fact that they were the “back benchers” of the class, always getting into trouble…

This summer, it seems everyone is travelling internationally. Some are taking cruises, others are hiking in the Andes, and some other are posing in front of Angkor Wat. What is interesting is the ways of travelling they select, each with its own pros and cons. Here is my attempt at…

Our civilization does not develop linearly. There are tipping points that change the trajectory in a drastic way. Think of the World Wars. After the second one, and the birth of nuclear age, people decided that there has to be a better way to solve the world’s problems than getting…

Recently, Finland was voted to be the happiest country in the world. According to Guardian in reporting the story: “The world happiness report, now in its 10th year, is based on people’s own assessment of their happiness, as well as economic and social data. It assigns a happiness score on…

“Content” means a lot of things and they are created by professionals and amateurs alike. The professionals create books, magazines, courses, movies, TV shows, music, and so on. The amateurs take photos, write Blog Posts, make music, and such. They then make this content available through channels such as emails…

“If a tree were to fall in a forest where there are no human beings would there be any sound?” An average person on the street was not aware of this old philosophical question, however, he (or she) clearly remembered what the Great One had said when asked about existence. …

We Jains have a very ancient history getting back to thousands of years. Almost everything worth discovering was discovered by Jains. You would know this if you just read our scriptures. That fact has been buried first by the other Indian religions and then by all those Western people who…

Go slow my life, I still have debts to pay, some pains to heal, some obligations to meet; While walking through you (my life), I offended some, some got estranged; I need to appease them, and make the crying laugh; Some desires are to be fulfilled; some work has to…