Just what the hell is going on here?

The concept of “Emotional Quotient (EQ)” as used nowadays, as a requisite for proper functioning in Society and the workplace, is a symptom of how man has been turned into a means for the very machines that he himself has built. The corporate psychologists say the sign of emotional maturity is that person is able … Read more

Haikus – Evil and Choice

Life on the one handAll the dead on the otherWhich is real for you? The cold frost grudgingthe rosebud’s soft innocencewill choke and wither. As weeds throttle plants,the child, society moulds.Abomination.

The disease of Relativism

It has become increasingly difficult to hold decent constructive discussion with people. The reasons for this are many, but one particular reason irks me more than the others. Many people, in the middle of a discussion, will suddenly cut it short by saying, “Well it’s my point of view, and all points of view are … Read more

Scarcity and Abundance

There are two ways of looking at the world. One view is where everything is scarce. The other, where there is enough for everyone. In the scarce view, all resources have to be fought for, and fighting for these resources becomes the main focal point of a person having this view. He will go on … Read more

Haikus – Andromeda

Standing from afarPain will not be understood.I’m no statistic. Throes shine so strongly,that benevelonce shows not.But it’s who we are.

Authority and Power

A certain way of thinking prevails among a large number of us. I don’t know how many, but it is substantial. I will try to illustrate by means of an example. My colleague, in the newspaper business, tends to idealize, and submit emotionally to the two leading newspapers in the city. He talks of how … Read more

Morality and Self Righteousness is a form of sadism

Perhaps the experience varies for others. Within myself, I have come to realize the following. The very phrase to “hold” a grudge, reveals that we, through our active effort, prevent the grudge from escaping. A certain pleasure, though not unmixed with pain is generated through the remembrance. Like the pleasure that arises from picking a … Read more