For the longest time, I cherished the idea of spending my life in the cozy and stimulating environs of a university campus. You know, the kind you see in Hollywood movies, as in Princeton or Berkeley or Yale? Having completed a graduation in Earth Sciences (Geology) from an internationally-reputed college (St. Xavier’s, Bombay), it did not seem like such a far-fetched dream either. But, life had other plans for me. And, eight years and an MBA later, I find myself quite well-settled in a mainstream corporate career. The dream still lives, though…
Tag Archives: Society
Friendly Behaviour
I was talking to a “friend” about people leaving the country they’ve spent their whole life in, and settling down in an alien nation, and he remarked how difficult it would be to leave all the friendships behind.
That got me thinking. It occurred to me that some of my “close” friends are people who live two continents away! With others, many of whom live just a few blocks away, I don’t seem to share that much anymore…
Friends come in so many shapes and sizes, it would be interesting to try and list down all the possible types one could think of, wouldn’t it? So, here goes…
Give And Take
When I look back on the year that has gone by, I cannot help but wonder if I was able to make any difference to the world around me. If I was able, at all, to give any thing back to the society I inhabit…
Absence of Evidence
A quick look inside the clinic of a medical practitioner will reveal that today’s major ailments are not named smallpox, tuberculosis and yellow fever, but blood pressure, heart disease, backaches and tired-all-the-time syndrome. And that the average age of the patient is coming down from the 50-60 years and upwards to the 20-30 age group!
Leading Minds
Is there any one among us who hasn’t, at some point or the other, wished that they could talk smarter? Haven’t we secretly envied the charmers and smooth-talkers of the world, whenever we encountered them? Haven’t we wished that we didn’t get butterflies in our stomach and develop a cold sweat, at the prospect of addressing a public audience? And, haven’t we judged others (instantly), the moment we discovered that they couldn’t even speak a proper sentence in English?!