A few drops from a little ocean

"Learning is finding out what you already know, Doing is demonstrating that you know it, Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers." -Richard David Bach   Three bright ‘SUN’ny days…Those words explain the SUN Solaris cluster training we finished yesterday. A refreshing experience with lot of learning; to be precise the training opened many doors on both technical and personal front. All kudos to a brilliant trainer from SUN education service – Rajesh R . I don’t think we have many like him who can explain an advanced subject like this in a lucid manner. I and three other colleagues who attended from my team were equally skeptical when we were informed of this training. It was because this topic had nothing to do with our current profile. But today, I am clear that everything happens for a reason! It was quite interactive and he moved from technical topics to his personal experiences from time to time. S...

“Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds.” This sermon was delivered on the Ninth Day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. in the ‘Uranah valley of Mount Arafat ’ (in Mecca ). After praising, and thanking God he said: “O People, lend me an attentive ear, for I know not whether after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again. Therefore listen to what I am saying to you very carefully and take these words to those who could not be present here today. O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you.  Remember that you will indeed meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. God has forbidden you to take usury (interest), therefore all interest obligation shall henceforth be waived. Your capital, howev...

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater." But I say unto you, they are inseparable. Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed. Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.

When was the last time you set out for a destination and at the end happened to realize that you reached the wrong place? It happened to me and makes me think what could have done to avoid it? First of all, those journeys usually started with a map- a map created in mind with lot of assumptions and own notions of the destination. Many at times I did not even mind to check with others or refer a well known map. Each of these not-so-good-journeys could have avoided with a bit more attention to the map. Well, I could relate this experience to the journey we are part of every day. The journey called life (no escape from it). Unlike other journeys, the life journey does not give you a second chance. We are all busy living the life and following the ‘system’ - made by some-people-out-there. Shouldn’t we take a pause and think about the map we follow for the journey – L I F E? I know there is no ‘life’ in life if I followed a not-so-sure-map or no map. Do you happen to have a...

“There is no delight in owning anything unshared.” -Seneca the Younger A perfect example for what you call collaboration. Seth Godin and 70 bright minds have come together to produce a simple and thought provoking book – ‘what matters now’. It takes no time to read but may bring smile to your face and heart.  It’s very true that “The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind”. You may download this free e-book by clicking here.

I am currently re-reading the book Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - inspiring stories of 25 IIMA graduates, who choose to become entrepreneurs. Rashmi Bansal - the author has set up a website based on this book. While skimming through different web logs I stopped at “How do you see yourself?” The message is loud, clear and captivating; see below for an excerpt. It is the way you see yourself that is the problem Skills can be learn[t], attitude can be changed. Do not be so harsh on yourself. Keep a diary noting down one good thing that happened to you every day One thing you like about yourself One thing you did for someone else. One thing for which you are grateful to God Your life will change - for the better. Read full article here Life is what you make it but what is it that holding us back from making it BIG?

Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.  ~Will Rogers I am hit by this thought by some time and just checking if any ‘stupid’ fellas out there have any wild idea? We all know, Google undoubtedly the most viewed page in the planet( Worldwide, there are over 2 billion searches on Google a day ) . But have your seen any ads (non Google) on its homepage? I haven’t (did you?). So fellas, if I may ask…   Will Google ever start ads in their home page? Me: I think so. What they will charge per ad, if at all started? Me:10^100( Googol ) dollars :D But with the kind of service and innovation they have I firmly believe they deserve every hit and penny they get (I know, Google does not require my testimony). By the way did you try google wave ? I have an account and experiments are on!