Lionize The Trivial

"There is No Substitute For Hard Work" Thomas A. Edison There is still a confusion, about whether this quote is more famous or the person who said it is more famous. Well, lets not get bogged down further by this confusion. When we read this quote about hard work, we are immediately convinced. But, our conviction lies in the direction of the quote.We hardly bother to think Normal (Yes, the one from Geometry) to the quote's direction. In today's Smart World, everything and everyone is getting Smart and Smarter day by day. So, we have conveniently replaced the Hard Work with Smart Work (or rather started to do so). I remember an example, which my mentor told me once. He asked me that 'Who will reach the destination first in a race of running, if both an Elephant and a horse start running at the same time ?' I immediately answered, 'Horse' (As most of you must have already, how obvious !!). But I was surprised to know that my answer was wrong. The...

Indian subcontinent is rightly proud of its cultural heritage of about thousands of years. It is the very place where one of the oldest Cultures, The Aryan Culture, originated and flourished and stood as a Light house of knowledge and prosperity for the entire world. Recent findings about Aryan culture reveal the mesmerizing collection of knowledge it was bestowed with and the impeccable application of that knowledge for well beings of not only humanity but also flora and fauna. One such endowment of Ancient Aryan Culture is Ayurveda, आयुर्वेद.  Ayurveda is the oldest known medical science to humanity. It is the traditional Hindu system of medicine (incorporated in Atharva Veda (अथर्ववेद), the last of the four legendary Vedas), which is based on the idea of balance in bodily systems and uses diet, herbal treatment, and yogic breathing for well being of the body. Ayurveda is based on Five Main Pillars, also called ‘Pancha-Mahabhootas’ (पंच महाभूते) (Vital Elements) as...

Right from my childhood, whenever I start something new, I always think, why have I not started it earlier ? Initially, it saddened me a lot. I considered myself an Anti-Opportunistic person, who never entered into anything good when it is proper time to enter. I used to blame myself and people around me for not letting me try new things. Even today, when I have started to write something (on a blog), it is giving me the same feeling of Anti-Opportunity. I am feeling sad and thinking that I could have started this earlier.  But, there is a good say in English which has always been my motivation. "Better Late Than Never". Rather, this is probably the only motivation for me. It encourages me to think that 'Starting' is important. It is never right time or wrong time to start something new. Starting at some point of time is important. Regretting about not starting something on the 'so called' correct moment is actually preventing me from starting ...