Life

Decision making, Life

Newton’s first law of motion

In The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Philosophy, Isaac Newton states ” Every body perseveres in its state of being at rest or of moving uniformly…

Decision making, Life, Love

The body and the metaverse

Your body is wiser than your mind. When we have food poisoning. The body eliminates the toxins through diarrhea and vomiting. Everything we experience when…

Decision making, Life, Politics

Jesus or Barabbas

Barabbas was not a thief or a low life criminal. He was the “man”.  He was an insurgent, a freedom fighter, a revolutionary. More like…

Decision making, Life

The Mind, Sleep and Stirred Waters

If you want to fall asleep. Don’t try to fall asleep. All of us have found ourselves awake in the middle of the night and…

Decision making, Life

Feelings and Salty food

There are no good or bad feelings. Only pleasant and unpleasant feelings. But society has taught us that some feelings are bad and should be…

Decision making, Life

Giving Directions

The other day, someone asked me for directions to a certain place. After giving him the directions, I still had the directions (surprise surprise!). Sometime…

Decision making, Life

The prodigal son and soft life

Apparently, “prodigal” does not mean “lost” or “returning”? It means wasteful. The story of the prodigal son is the story of the wasteful son.  …

Decision making, Life

Good schools: What are we paying for?

Every parent wants the best for their children. That’s why we insist that we want to give them a “good foundation” by taking them to…

Decision making, Life

Drowning and Advice

Sometime back, I was trying to show off at a swimming pool. I had barely known how to float on water but my hubris couldn’t…

Life

Broccoli, Artificial Selection and Culture

Apparently broccoli is a man-made plant. Legend has it that an Italian family by the name Broccoli artificially selected broccoli from the wild cabbage. The flowers…