Five of my top-rated fictions i have read till date (not in any order)
Anna Karenina
Gone with the wind
The Godfather
Wuthering Heights
A thousand Splendid Suns
"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri- That's next in line!
Cheers!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Fox Philosophy
What is it that really is important? "Loving what you do, or doing what you love"?
Most of us try to love what we do most of the times, which may not be what we love to do necessarily! Lucky are those individuals who did what they loved and found glory in it!! For e.g, Roger Federer!! He is doing what he loved to do always!
I love tennis too, maybe as much as Federer himself; but i couldn't make it to Wimbledon!! :) Instead I am "trying" to love what I am doing!! It's just a compromise between you and your mind. Ever heard of the "Greedy Fox" fable? It's not just a fable, but i call it "Fox Philosophy"! When you cant get what you want, just console yourself that the effort wasn't worth the grub anyways!! It's not about being pessimist- it's what i call felony against self."Fox Philosophy" is all about being in peace with oneself, with being able to take your defeats graciously, with being able to accept the fact that humans err!! I have applied this philosophy in many areas of my life and it has worked wonders for me! But it has never discouraged me ever. To try and to fail is all but natural;but it's the act of giving up that is reprehensive! Maybe the fox gave up trying in the end but that's not the end of the story!! It just consoled itself that the grapes were sour! Maybe, another tree, another place, the fox will surely get there!! Untill, then why not resort to self consolation?I think it's absolutely fine!
Cooking is not one of my favourite activities per se, but if i don't love to cook, I wouldn't be able to cook something edible. Moreover,if your own taste buds disapprove of your culinary skills, there's no way others can bask in the palatibility of your cuisines!!! As simple as that!
So cooking is not what i love to do on any given pleasant day, but I have applied myself to the art of loving to cook well enough so that I have developed a sense of accomplishment within me! Yess, I have finally mastered it!!
Cheers!
Most of us try to love what we do most of the times, which may not be what we love to do necessarily! Lucky are those individuals who did what they loved and found glory in it!! For e.g, Roger Federer!! He is doing what he loved to do always!
I love tennis too, maybe as much as Federer himself; but i couldn't make it to Wimbledon!! :) Instead I am "trying" to love what I am doing!! It's just a compromise between you and your mind. Ever heard of the "Greedy Fox" fable? It's not just a fable, but i call it "Fox Philosophy"! When you cant get what you want, just console yourself that the effort wasn't worth the grub anyways!! It's not about being pessimist- it's what i call felony against self."Fox Philosophy" is all about being in peace with oneself, with being able to take your defeats graciously, with being able to accept the fact that humans err!! I have applied this philosophy in many areas of my life and it has worked wonders for me! But it has never discouraged me ever. To try and to fail is all but natural;but it's the act of giving up that is reprehensive! Maybe the fox gave up trying in the end but that's not the end of the story!! It just consoled itself that the grapes were sour! Maybe, another tree, another place, the fox will surely get there!! Untill, then why not resort to self consolation?I think it's absolutely fine!
Cooking is not one of my favourite activities per se, but if i don't love to cook, I wouldn't be able to cook something edible. Moreover,if your own taste buds disapprove of your culinary skills, there's no way others can bask in the palatibility of your cuisines!!! As simple as that!
So cooking is not what i love to do on any given pleasant day, but I have applied myself to the art of loving to cook well enough so that I have developed a sense of accomplishment within me! Yess, I have finally mastered it!!
Cheers!
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