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 [...]
Leaving ‘the safe life’ in favor of excitement
A reader wrote to me recently about some doubts and problems she is facing. She is working in the US and thinking of moving back to India, her country of origin. She has had a long struggle in creating the life of her dreams. Success eluded her at work for a long time but she persisted and [...]
Preparing yourself against danger
For all your concerns and worries about how you should react in a tight spot, action seems to flow out automatically when you actually face such a situation. If your life is threatened, you start defending yourself right away, and you do so without thinking. You don’t take a moment to recollect that cool trick [...]
When you have been wronged
Most of us, at some point or the other, feel that we have been wronged by someone. If you are going through that phase, you feel what the person did was absolutely wrong, selfish, and/or with malicious intent. You can see their sneering face, every time you think of it. You feel angry, and you feel [...]
What is the easiest path in life?
I have always liked taking the easy route. And don’t we all do? If there is a way to do something in 5 mins, why choose a way that requires 10? If you can send an email, why write a letter? People always try to make it easy for themselves. They try to get the [...]
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