This was one of the most boring subjects that I thought there ever could be. I mean, what was the problem in communication...Do we not communicate day in and day out ...24x365. And being engraved with the adage of 'practice makes it perfect', I thought, this must definitely be to make up the hours.
Alas, as it often happens, another adage brought fore its necessity....'Failure is the stepping stone to success'. But what happens if the failure cost you a couple of steps in your life and you gained one step in lieu of it..doesnt look like a good bargain huh? I realised that the failures would be much less if you already knew that someone tried and he had failed...And also if someone tried and succeeded, it is a good guide on 'How to climb the success ladder in your life'. Perhaps these are the things that I missed out on those classes. And to be honest, I am still learning how to effectively communicate..
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Curiosity kills the cat
Kids are told a story where a cat, curious as it was, met its end due to its curiosity. But does one draw a conclusion that curiosity is a bad thing??
The other day, I saw a child (about 2-3 yrs old) standing on a man sitting in a car (its ok, the car was stationary). Every time he tried to sit down, he inevitably pressed the horn and the sound emitted shook him up. As I watched, he did realize that the sound came only when he sat down, but he wouldn’t stop that till he figured out why it was so. Isn’t it the kind of curiosity that has propelled man from a beast to a highly intelligent species (although the use that is put to can be debated).
Have you ever noticed that this curiosity somewhat diminished as we age (I speak in general terms). Ever seen this kind of unrelenting pursuit of finding an answer to his dilemma from an old man? When a child asks a question, and the person does not know the answer, more often than not, the answer is ‘just because’. How many people endeavor to find the solution?
As each species have been gifted, we have been given the gift of thought and understanding. Lets not waste it.
The other day, I saw a child (about 2-3 yrs old) standing on a man sitting in a car (its ok, the car was stationary). Every time he tried to sit down, he inevitably pressed the horn and the sound emitted shook him up. As I watched, he did realize that the sound came only when he sat down, but he wouldn’t stop that till he figured out why it was so. Isn’t it the kind of curiosity that has propelled man from a beast to a highly intelligent species (although the use that is put to can be debated).
Have you ever noticed that this curiosity somewhat diminished as we age (I speak in general terms). Ever seen this kind of unrelenting pursuit of finding an answer to his dilemma from an old man? When a child asks a question, and the person does not know the answer, more often than not, the answer is ‘just because’. How many people endeavor to find the solution?
As each species have been gifted, we have been given the gift of thought and understanding. Lets not waste it.
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