Olga Khazan’s article in The Atlantic titled ‘The Secret to Finland’s success with schools, moms, kids – and everything’, dated 11.07.2013, is a comprehensive read for anyone looking for insights into the success of Finland in not just the area of education and the Finnish welfare system, but also about everything- Finnish as Khazan indicates in…
Who am I? And what am I doing here? These are questions – the answers to which I am yet to discover. I guess I’ll never really know who I am since I’m in a continuous state of evolution – mentally, emotionally, and spiritually (sadly not physically and physiologically). With every new experience – both…
The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. ~Henry Ward Beecher I passed a young woman on the road the other day, and even though we barely exchanged a smile, she touched my life in a simple yet profound way. Well, it so happened that I was returning home from work…
There are times in my life when I wonder what God is really up to. I simply can’t understand His plans for me. Everything that I consider to be worthwhile and worth living for He takes away from me. But I know better than to question God’s knowledge. No matter how bad I want to…
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? ~Henry David Thoreau Here we are again. A new year, a new start, a new chapter in the story that is ME! Personally, I don’t believe in new year resolutions as such or in making new…
Hope is a waking dream. ~Aristotle I woke up with a start an hour ago. I never knew that dreams could be so captivating. Well, there’s always a first. Ever since I realized that I have grown up, I have been taking the time to pause and appreciate the many intricacies of life. My dreams…
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis It’s been a while since I last got down to putting my thoughts into words. It’s not that I haven’t tried. God knows how badly I wanted to express myself. But I knew that I had to wait for the moment to pass away. Boy!…
Religious wars are basically people killing each other over who has the better imaginary friend. ~Napoleon Bonaparte What is religion and what role does it have in the world today? I can only wonder if we even need religion in our lives anymore, considering that most, if not all, of the world’s problems can somehow…
So here I am! Well I was always here, but it’s been over a month now since I last posted anything on my blog. Blame it on laziness, busy work schedule, procrastination, but I honestly believe I have been lately experiencing what people call ‘a writer’s block’. This is a first for me since I started…
It may be said with a degree of assurance that not everything that meets the eye is as it appears. ~Rod Serling Ever since I was introduced to the internet about ten years ago, I have hugely relied on this wonderful repository for all my information needs. In fact, hadn’t it been for the internet…
Rohit Daniel 