The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt the world to himself. All progress in the world, therefore, is dependent on the unreasonable man. –G.B. Shaw We Indians (yes, call me a racist here, but I still plod on) are not taught this when we are kids. We are told the story of …
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Does History Repeat Itself?
Q. Prompt: “History repeats itself. This is a testimony to the stupidity of man.” –Adapted from Edith Hamilton “History does not repeat. It rhymes.” –Mark Twain Assignment: Does history repeat itself? […] Write an essay. A. Does History Repeat Itself? No — in my view, History does not repeat itself. I would concur with Mark Twain — …
Find Your Great Work
I believe this goes before the “Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun”, but I don’t think it really matters. Its more about what we can imbibe better. The “Find your Great Work Movie”, again by the same guy who made the last vid — Michael Bungay Stainer. Now, ain’t I a fan? Again, the original Flash …
The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
A Must-Watch. I mean I’ve been telling it to nearly all the people I’ve met. You just got to see this. Cause if you don’t, trust me, you’re wasting your life. Update: I absolutely forgot to mention that you could see the proper flash video of the same, which makes it easier to navigate, at …
99 — Unexpectedly Nice!
I accidentally watched a movie. Hindi one, start to end. Which is an overwhelming shock. . But yeah, it was 99, and rather unexpectedly, fun too! Well, the only fun I had expected, was from Cyrus Broacha — but whoa, there was a hell lot more. I won’t exactly go into the details of the …
Happy Environment Day!
The world is in our hands, innit? No. That’s the terrible human-centric thought I was talking about, some time ago. And guess what? The UN[EP], did it again! Really? The planet needs me? Uh huh?? I might be the sole juvenile around, but I think its me who needs the planet. The dependent me… And I hope …
Work and Play
What should be valued? Work, or Play? Now, if you are anywhere a sensible person, and live life for the living part, you ought to agree play should be valued. I don’t mean to say that it should be valued in terms of money– now few would pay, or get payed for play. I mean …
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to hear…
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” I believe, if you’re a friend of mine, you’ll pretty instantly say yes. If you’re not, you might, or might not. But I don’t care about the question. I strongly hold the answer to be …
