This will really be an unsettling video for almost any Indian. Every Indian should watch this
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=M0XTPSYdP08
After all, we do live in "two Indias", where:
where crossing the distance between a slum and a mall can be a stroll - or an arduous, but diginified, struggle
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Help Me Doctor, I am Rich!!
Rupees, Dollars, Euro, Won, Dirham....I have handled so many incarnations of money.....but it was without knowing what money really is!!
"Money is a neutral object, a tool that can be used positively or negatively," said Dr.Dennis Pearne -- a psychiatrist and specialist doctor for the emerging field of Wealth Counselling. "The power of receiving a lot of money is so great it can destroy someone's life or empower someone to have a much better life. It all depends on how you deal with it", he said.
It's damn hard, in fact nearly impossible, to think about money honestly.Having lots of money can be like a drug. It can make you feel powerful and giddy. It can convince you that everything's going to be okay. Years ago they asked the great fighter Joe Louis what he thought about money, and he said, "I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves." Money makes us unjustifiably feel that we're better and more important than we really are. When money can make you feel humble, then I think it's really useful. But if it fattens your ego, which it often does, then....watch out.
Our misconceptions suddenly get dressed and hide their nakedness the moment we think about money. I read an interesting story about moeny which I would like to share with you here....because I geuss the story relates to each one of us.
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-finned tuna. The banker complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied: "Only a little while." The banker then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish. The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.
The banker was puzzled and then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, swim a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, Señor."
The banker scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you'll have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middle man, you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles, and eventually to New York City where you will run your expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, Señor,(Sir) how long will this all take?"
To which the banker replied, "Five to ten years."
"But what then, Señor?"
The banker laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company's stock to the public and become very rich. You would be worth millions!"
"Millions, Señor? Then what?"
The banker said, "Then you would retire, move to a small coastal fishing village, take siesta with your wife, play with your kids, stroll to the village in the evenings where you would sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.
How remarkable. The very things that the fisherman could look forward to at the end of a long and arduous process that would require him to put his life on hold are those all-important parts of life he already enjoys in his semi-poverty.
What would having more do for him? Prevent him from presently enjoying family and friends, laughing and living, being independent and free of the worries associated with major financial investments. And of course we all realize that the five to ten years the banker estimated would be all the time needed will stretch out far longer as greed for more as well as unexpected difficulties turn the project into a lifelong journey. How much smarter to remember the advice of the first-century Roman philosopher, Juvenal: "It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die
Dealing with moeny is another important topic which I will share with you another day, when I am damn drunk and prefer not to sleep.....now its almost 12 am here in Seoul, my dear reader!!
"Money is a neutral object, a tool that can be used positively or negatively," said Dr.Dennis Pearne -- a psychiatrist and specialist doctor for the emerging field of Wealth Counselling. "The power of receiving a lot of money is so great it can destroy someone's life or empower someone to have a much better life. It all depends on how you deal with it", he said.
It's damn hard, in fact nearly impossible, to think about money honestly.Having lots of money can be like a drug. It can make you feel powerful and giddy. It can convince you that everything's going to be okay. Years ago they asked the great fighter Joe Louis what he thought about money, and he said, "I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves." Money makes us unjustifiably feel that we're better and more important than we really are. When money can make you feel humble, then I think it's really useful. But if it fattens your ego, which it often does, then....watch out.
Our misconceptions suddenly get dressed and hide their nakedness the moment we think about money. I read an interesting story about moeny which I would like to share with you here....because I geuss the story relates to each one of us.
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow-finned tuna. The banker complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied: "Only a little while." The banker then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish. The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs.
The banker was puzzled and then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, swim a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life, Señor."
The banker scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you'll have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middle man, you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles, and eventually to New York City where you will run your expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, Señor,(Sir) how long will this all take?"
To which the banker replied, "Five to ten years."
"But what then, Señor?"
The banker laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your company's stock to the public and become very rich. You would be worth millions!"
"Millions, Señor? Then what?"
The banker said, "Then you would retire, move to a small coastal fishing village, take siesta with your wife, play with your kids, stroll to the village in the evenings where you would sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.
How remarkable. The very things that the fisherman could look forward to at the end of a long and arduous process that would require him to put his life on hold are those all-important parts of life he already enjoys in his semi-poverty.
What would having more do for him? Prevent him from presently enjoying family and friends, laughing and living, being independent and free of the worries associated with major financial investments. And of course we all realize that the five to ten years the banker estimated would be all the time needed will stretch out far longer as greed for more as well as unexpected difficulties turn the project into a lifelong journey. How much smarter to remember the advice of the first-century Roman philosopher, Juvenal: "It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die
Dealing with moeny is another important topic which I will share with you another day, when I am damn drunk and prefer not to sleep.....now its almost 12 am here in Seoul, my dear reader!!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
challenge
If eternity is to challenge transcendence
and life is to challenge death,
If good is to challenge evil
and truth is to challenge lie,
If love is to challenge hatred
and kindness is to challenge cruelty,
If morality is to challenge reality
and duality is to challenge oneness,
If boldness is to challenge cowardice
and freedom is to challenge restraint,
If desire is to challenge aversion
and smile is to challenge gloom,
If happiness is to challenge sadness,
and high is to challenge low,
If faith is to challenge reason
and light is to challenge darkness,
If trust is to challenge distrust
and passion is to challenge indifference,
If marriage is to challenge singlehood,
and prosperity is to challenge poverty
If shopping is to challenge wallet,
hoping is to challenge despair
If adulthood is to challenge childhood,
and wise is to challenge fool
If hunger is to challenge satisfaction
and refersh is to challenge tire
If hot is to challenge cold
and tranquility is to challenge turmoil,
If day is to challenge night
dusk is to challenge dawn,
If still is to challenge move
and fake is to challenge real,
If rude is to challenge polite
and nice is to challenge wise,
If rise is to challenge fall
and success is to challenge failure,
If clean is to challenge dirt
and safe is to challenge risk,
If silence is to challenge noise
and patience is to challenge frustration,
If craze is to challenge balance
and daze is to challenge expect,
If beauty is to challenge ugly
and naughty is to challenge obedient
If make is to challenge loose
and create is to challenge destroy........(sorry the list is endless!)
then......isn't everything in life is fragile???
So isnt it better not to worry about anything and enjoy life??
Remember, to START IS JUST TO CHALLENGE WAIT!!
and life is to challenge death,
If good is to challenge evil
and truth is to challenge lie,
If love is to challenge hatred
and kindness is to challenge cruelty,
If morality is to challenge reality
and duality is to challenge oneness,
If boldness is to challenge cowardice
and freedom is to challenge restraint,
If desire is to challenge aversion
and smile is to challenge gloom,
If happiness is to challenge sadness,
and high is to challenge low,
If faith is to challenge reason
and light is to challenge darkness,
If trust is to challenge distrust
and passion is to challenge indifference,
If marriage is to challenge singlehood,
and prosperity is to challenge poverty
If shopping is to challenge wallet,
hoping is to challenge despair
If adulthood is to challenge childhood,
and wise is to challenge fool
If hunger is to challenge satisfaction
and refersh is to challenge tire
If hot is to challenge cold
and tranquility is to challenge turmoil,
If day is to challenge night
dusk is to challenge dawn,
If still is to challenge move
and fake is to challenge real,
If rude is to challenge polite
and nice is to challenge wise,
If rise is to challenge fall
and success is to challenge failure,
If clean is to challenge dirt
and safe is to challenge risk,
If silence is to challenge noise
and patience is to challenge frustration,
If craze is to challenge balance
and daze is to challenge expect,
If beauty is to challenge ugly
and naughty is to challenge obedient
If make is to challenge loose
and create is to challenge destroy........(sorry the list is endless!)
then......isn't everything in life is fragile???
So isnt it better not to worry about anything and enjoy life??
Remember, to START IS JUST TO CHALLENGE WAIT!!
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