What if those close to you are negative?
There is a lot of personal development literature out there that talks about the importance of keeping good company. I have myself written about it in a lot of posts. I feel the company we keep affects our attitudes and, consequently, the direction of our lives. The opposite seems to happen too, we affect the [...]
A change in the direction of my life
About 4 months ago, I wrote about my decision to quit writing full time for now and do it along with a regular day job. In this while, as you might have noticed, I have posted very infrequently. I have been busy doing quite a handful of things. I recently took up a job in software development. For sometime, [...]
To flourish, how much do we depend on the state of society?
Recently, I was reading a book – The Immortals of Meluha. Here is an interesting short excerpt from it : Any successful society needs stability. Stability allows a person the freedom of choice. People can pursue their dreams only when they are living in a society where survival is not a daily threat. In a society [...]
Looking for everlasting happiness?
This post, like the previous one, might leave more questions than answers. Perhaps this is in keeping with my current state. They say he only knows the taste of water who has traveled through the desert for it. If you are thirsty, water tastes sweeter than honey. But if you have a ready supply of drinking water, [...]
The allegory of the cave
Below is a video representation of a very popular and interesting allegory(A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning) by Plato called, The Allegory of the Cave. Different people might arrive at different meanings from it and that makes it even more interesting. Go through it once if you will. When I first came across this [...]
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