The Art of Questioning

If not for the human brains thinking power, all of us would still be sitting inside caves. So here are some random questions for which
I want to know,
I know and
I certainly don't want to know
the Answers :-)

How come we always learn more about what not to do... rather than what exactly to do?

How come the moment you start being nice to people they take you for granted?

How come some of us are so ignorant?
You tell them about their ignorance... show them ..... explain in detail about the consequences..... but still they never learn until its too late and some never learn as its very convenient to be IGNORANT.

Why are we so obsessed about ourselves, our lives, our happiness, our worries, our image, our work, our status, our love, our pain, our ...etc...

Why don't we think and care for other peoples lives and opinions?

Is there a cure for Narrow Mindedness?

Why don't people take responsibility for their actions?
Its always somebody else's fault that everything is wrong or bad, If you are in trouble constantly the problem is with you... not due to others.

How come some people find it so easy to always Bitch about others when their lives are equally or more F'd up?
I do too, My Excuse: it's a rarity, percentage matters :)

Why do some put on a show when they do know its not possible to "act for life" ?

Is there a cure for an Egoist?

When am I going to stop ranting?

More to come.......

cheers
Pradeep

My Beliefs - Part 2

My Beliefs: Subject to change when I'm wrong :-)

To judge others is inevitable but your judgments may not matter after all.

I respect and appreciate an enemy who curses me on my face rather than a friend who speaks behind my back and is too much of a coward to question my actions.

The most scariest is the Unknown and People are always Unknown and Unpredictable.

When a Dog barks at you, its wise to ignore and walk away.
If the Dog jumps at your throat, Reflex... even if you have to kill it... save yourself.
[ I apologize to the dogs for using them as a metaphor.]

Assume - Most start with the Dumbest and Mundane assumptions..... very few have the patience to find the truth. 

(I've written more about Assumptions in another post - http://pradeepsrants.blogspot.in/2010/08/art-of-assuming.html )

Honesty is a very big Turn on.

Confrontations on ideas or Exchange of opinions can be very interesting, but very difficult to find interesting people.

Its so funny to see people shrink in size when EGO takes over
their Rationale.

To Err is Human...
To Err all the time is Stupid....
To Err and learn from it is Smart....
To Err, learn from it and make it look Cool... now that's Brilliance.

I'm not Brilliant, but I do make an effort to not be Stupid.

I'm not Perfect, so are You.

Third Rate doesn't have anything to do with poverty, even the most richest person can be Third Rate.

You "Yap" about everyone around you, most probably others are doing the same about you.

The most difficult thing to achieve is Consistency.

There are very few "Absolutes" in Life. Absolut vodka is one among them :)  

Curiosity is really Good, only when it makes you Smart.

The more you try, the more obvious you get.

Experiences can make you Numb.

When Confidence is taken over by Arrogance, you literally look like a Fool.

Make your move, when you are sure of Winning.
But sometimes your Efforts matter more, even when you Fail.

If you get Disturbed easily, most probably you will also end up disturbing others.

Whining can lead to Irritation can lead to Anger can lead to Stupidity can lead to Mistakes can lead to Regrets can lead to Whining........

Men lie all the time but Women are better liars (not all men and Women though)

"Personal Life" it's just that, literally.

Never interfere in other people's personal lives, unless you are part of it.

I don't judge people by their personal lives unless and until its mine too...

When Mediocrity is the Norm, Confidence seems like Over Confidence.

One cannot act for life.

Do not question the intelligence of an honest person.

You might be extremely talented in your craft but Personality will eventually decide your Destiny.

Arrive at a conclusion only when you have all the facts, every story has multiple versions and IDIOTS make up their mind listening to one side.

There are limits for Multitasking.

There will always be someone better than you, so don't be jealous - be inspired.

A Critic will "make sense" only when he/she Introspects first.

I don't give a FUCK about what you think of me unless and until I have some RESPECT for you.

Cheers
Pradeep

The ART of ASSUMING

It’s amazing how the human mind works, nonstop, chugging on with the infinite information we see, read, hear and experience. Somehow a lot of this leads to a crazy thing called Assumptions.

Quite often we tend to ignore facts and we get only hearsay. Some of us make all the judgments based on assumptions which are a product of half baked information. I’m always surprised by people who assume everything without ever raising a single question.

Say we have very few information and our mind starts to work on it resulting in an array of assumptions and theories which may not have anything to do with reality, now how stupid will it be to act on such assumptions?

This quality of Assuming can be a boon for writers. It also works well in the Reel world were imagination is key to everything, but it would be highly immature in the Real world.

I have learnt a simple solution from my experiences to counter the Assumption overkill.

WHEN IN DOUBT, (open your freakin mouth and) ASK  :-)

Cheers

Pradeep

My Beliefs

My Beliefs: Subject to change when required :-) very rarely does that happen.


EGO: 
My Ego is as Big as yours, if you have None so do I.


HELP / FORGIVE:
Help and Forgive people who understand its meaning and value.


RESPECT:
Never beg or demand respect, earn it.


RESPONSIBILITY:
Stop whining about others responsibilities :-) be responsible for your thoughts and actions. People might start copying you and that can be a good thing.


CHANGE: Be it.


INTELLIGENCE: 
Consider everyone to be smarter than you and your intelligence will grow automatically.


FAILURE:
Failures will never bog you down when you prepare for the worst.

ANGER:

Anger is most potent and effective only when it's under control.

GOD:
I am one and so are you, from Tamizh Movie: Anbe Sivam - Love is God [Title says it all]


FRIEND:
One who is never afraid of speaking his/her mind and who is always there in your good and bad times.  Beware of people who ACT as friends.

cheers
pradeep

Musings

Its extreamly difficult to find a good critic who is neutral and backs his/her comments with logic.

Cheers
Pradeep

Musings

Wonder why many people JUMP to CONCLUSIONS or ASSUMPTIONS  without even raising some basic questions?

Cheers

Pradeep