Big Bang Theory

Last night , with an  unnecessarily  powerful bang  it was proved to me yet again , if proof was needed , that there are angels or someone ( by whatever name you call ) that is always protecting us.

It's a given to be taken for granted ! 

" O yea of little  faith !! " 

What happened was I was seated on a plastic chair known as a garden chair - only that it was on our terrace and not in a garden . 

There I was having a pleasant phone conversation with a friend when suddenly , without any provocation, the chair gave way under me. 

It was not as if I was having an animated conversation or wriggling around or putting too much weight on it or troubling it with any loud talk . I was just having an ordinary conversation on phone. The content of my talk also was not something to cause extreme behaviour in the chair.

Any way without so much of even a warning it just folded up.and gave up it's legs ! 

You can imagine my surprise at the support to my seat was suddenly not there . One moment I was sitting smartly and the next - whap ! - I was in the most ungainly pose , looking at the ceiling ,  my head bouncing off the parapet wall. 

I can now imagine how surprised a King must feel when unceremoniously his throne is removed from under him. I am sure he would retain a regal posture which  mine most certainly was not ! 

Well apart from a hard knock to my head ( thick skull ) and the embarrassment of adopting a strange posture there was no other collateral damage. 

So  the lessons  I learned 

1. There is an Angel standing by

2. I have a thick skull 

3. I can still get off the ground by myself when splayed out on my back 

The event only shows that you never know when God will decide to knock you on the head - BE PREPARED !

It's not Always that the worst happens 

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Of Four and Two Legged Creatures

Really ! Dogs are so theatrical and dramatic ! Very good thespians though ...

You can go out just for 30 minutes and when you return they behave as if  it's been months since they met you ! 

Even my stray friends greet me every morning ,  enthusiastically , like a long lost friend ! 

They don't expect anything in return except a little scratch and a pat .

Just an observation and not comparing with two legged creatures

Catch em thinking

To know what or how a person is REALLY thinking  - take them by surprise ! 

Ambush them in the gulch where they are least expecting it ! 

Once upon a time , a man came to the court of a great King  and displayed an  ability to speak many languages , fluently .

The court was amazed and the King  got many people ,whose native tongue was different, to speak to the man . He replied each one in their own tongue down to idiom and syntax. 

On being asked , several times , the man refused to reveal his origins. 

Intrigued , the King said he would offer a large fortune to any one who could discover the secret .

Many clever people approached the man himself and offered him a ' cut ' if he made them the messengers of the answer. He refused ! 

Then a clever one sneaked into the linguist's chamber in the early hours when he was fast asleep and sprinkled some water on his face .

The man was startled out of slumber uttering  who's that's and what's that's ( including some unprintables ) BUT THEY WERE IN HIS MOTHER TONGUE ! His secret stood revealed ! 

So while it's not advocated that we go around sneaking into bed chambers sprinkling water on people sometimes it's necessary to catch people with their mask off and defenses down  to know their truth.

Perception

Sharing this story only to underline the importance of perception and not to belittle any art form .

A Marriage broker ( when they were still in fashion )  arranged a meeting between two families with the purpose of mutual going over of prospects.  After some time of polite conversation the girl and her  family left and the broker remained behind to  get the boys side of things. 

The family broke in on the hapless man as to how he could have brought someone who has no nose ,  only one eye , that too in the middle of the forehead and square ears etc etc 

In the middle of it the man put up his hand and said

 " STOP ! You either like Picasso or you don't ! "

Sometimes I wonder if we don't question and have prejudices about the Art Form the Maker / Creator used from His repertoire to design our lives ? 

If we understand the flow of His lines and strokes wouldn't we be more content and focus better on our CORE COMPETENCIES ?

Understanding is productivity

Triumph is for those who do battle and not of those who work at just keeping the enemy / competition out .

Just thinking , what wasted and negative  energy is  " boycotting " an idea or product 

We could get much further if we diverted the same energy in doing things  better so that the object of our discomfort would get dislodged . 

Free competition and open markets are important spurs for efficient productivity ! 

Nationalism , protectionism and politics only offer  easy crutches  for being second and limping.

Nothing in life ever goes away by pretending it does not exist ! That is the hard reality and the earlier we recognise it as a hidden blessing and not an unwanted curse , the better and quicker is our effort to overcome any disadvantage , percieved or otherwise . 

#humbleopinion

Toss of the coin

Common phrases used by most people in the game of " I am always right "

" Yes but ......... "  and " I told you so " or  " Didn't I tell you "

It works like this : You moot an idea to a group and the above immediately give you all the reasons why it can't work

You go ahead with the idea and it works they can claim that their observations helped you iron out the weak points and hence success but if it fails ..... Then they had said so hadn't they ? 

HEADS I WIN TAILS YOU LOSE !

On Light Houses

Lighthouses don't run around and give light ! They just stand and deliver ! 

What pleasure to stand on the shores of Life's Ocean and watch the passing people like ships floating along and offering the Light to whom you can and who want and generally have a useful existence !

All of us who offer guidance and help to others on the choppy seas of life are the Light Houses who offer clarity for a successful passage