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- Dec 29, 2020
- 2 min
It is time of the season, but without awakening, there can be no cheer.
Wish you Happy, Happy ..., Happy This, Happy That. Seasons greetings, are more common this time of the year. Yet in spite of the brave faces and the plastic smiles, hardly anyone feels particularly cheerful or happy. Instead of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, the tone is definitely Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear. Fear is driving a wedge between us. We have grown distant from one another over the past year and even more from ourselves, because of genuine but more so d
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- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
Life and work balance.
Conversations about stress and de-stressing, seem to dominate our lives. To talk about stress has become a fashionable but necessary need First thing to appreciate is that not all stress is bad. Without some stress we would not even be alive, an excess of stress incapacitates us. Too little or too much stress over a period of time can kill us. For a person to admit that he or she is not stressed is often considered an admission of non striving and the hallmark of a non-achiev
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- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Do people have ideas or ideas have people?
We humans have always been confused with existence and our life in general, but thanks to an avalanche of information, never has humanity been this confused. Life has become insanely complicated and we know not why. We seem to have so much and yet we feel so hollow inside. In the haze, we wander around struggling to make sense of our lives, maintain sanity and stability. We look outwards to the exterior of what we can see, touch, smell, hear and taste for answers. We care not
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 2 min
Please, hold my hand.
Many years ago, a friend shared an anecdote with me. Which I now recall every 'Father's day'. A little girl was walking along a path with her father, when they came to a rickety and treacherous bridge. Instinctively the father stretched out his hand to his daughter and said; "Here, take my hand." The daughter replied; "No father, you please hold my hand." The father was confused, "What is the difference, whether you hold my hand or I hold yours?" The little girl smilingly sai
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- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
Preparing the young for life
It is a fallacy, to believe that merely sending our children to school and college, will prepare them for life. There is no perfect way to prepare the young, but parents and family can play a powerful role, in successfully preparing the young for life. An approach that facilitates both success and happiness is to enrich the lives of the young. To not stifle them in our bosom, but expose them to life as early as is safe and possible. This enables the young to learn at the
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 4 min
Dreaming of Immortality
The lockdown, due to the Coronavirus pandemic has incinerated us in our own homes.
No matter how bleak, every situation presents opportunities. We now have time to ponder over many things, family, friends, work, love, relationships, viruses, etc. Our thoughts are dominated by questions about life and death, the meaning of our existence, or the lack of it.
Modern medicine, diet and rule of law have increased the life span of most humans.Though the quality of life has degrad
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- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
Kannan does not want to forget nor curse God.
Ages ago, I left India to settle down in Dubai, seeking to start life afresh. It was tough going for me. Dubai is like this alluring, gorgeous, woman. She is cunning, tough and has a stone for a heart. Even in crisis I retained my 'happy-go, genuine' type of nature. This makes it easy to make friends and develop relationships. I was soon busy, pursuing several projects. My bank manager Kannan and I soon became friends. I sought Kannan's advice on many things and he was more t
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- Sep 13, 2019
- 2 min
The best things in life are free.
Our home overlooks a designated forest, but over the years it had been neglected and abused and greatly denuded. It was a very sad state of affairs. One of the hallmarks of successful communities is that, they do not wait for the government and others to do for them what they can do for themselves. Some individuals and groups in the area felt very concerned. Tackling matters head on, they joined hands with all stakeholders and began to work together. Housing societies, govern
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- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Children learn what they experience.
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.
If a child lives with pity, he learns to feel sorry for himself.
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. If a child lives with jealousy, he learns what envy is.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.
If a child lives with
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- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
Do not want to curse God
In 2002, due to unavoidable circumstances I left India, seeking to start life afresh in Dubai. It was tough going for me, Dubai is like an alluring gorgeous and clever woman with a stone for a heart. Even in crisis I retained my 'happy-go, genuine' type of nature. This makes it easy to make friends and develop relationships. I was soon busy, pursuing several projects. My bank manager Kannan and I soon became friends. I sought Kannan's advice on many things and he was more tha
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- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
To be Compassionate or to be Kind?
If you had a choice to be kind or to be right... Choose being kind because then you will always be right. ~ Zahir Meher Homji Being kind is just the first step. Even though I quote my noble friend Zahir, I feel there is something much more to be said. More than being kind is to be compassionate. What's the difference? An act of kindness towards another being always places an individual above another being. A hierarchy of someone higher, or powerful on one hand as a giver and
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- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
Smile and be Happy
Being eccentric by nature, people think I must be a billionare. In reality we are all eccentric. Since the opinions of others matters little to them only the powerful, wealthy and very poor, dare to display their true nature. The rest of the people have to struggle and conform to generally implied norms of behaviour. We are all wealthy, but we are mostly confused about what constitutes wealth. Money and assets by themselves cannot bring happiness. Happiness is not a goal but
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- Jun 7, 2019
- 1 min
There is more to life.
Excerpts from my upcoming book ~ 'Finding Success and Happiness' Contact : Telephone: +91 957 951 0353 Email: Guru Wonder Facebook - Twitter - linkedin - SikhNet #family #friend #Guru #GuruWonder #Gurvinder #happiness #life #living #love #speed #success #Wonder
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- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
Every child is an Artist
Life is energy. An artist is able to sense, capture and express this energy of life in myriad ways. By and by our senses dull because of many reasons. Our preoccupation with becoming rich, famous and powerful. Our monotonous lives, The death of wonder by the acquisition of excessive knowledge and the resulting egoistic intellectualism. The drudgery of servitude to ideologies of religion, politics, and communities. The harassment by government bureaucracies, and thugs. The ex
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- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
Are they insane?
"And those who were seen dancing, were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music…." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche Great spiritual beings and geniuses of all types have revealed to humanity that, the universe and the divine are not to be found somewhere outside and far away, but within ourselves. These great beings have been able to reach deep down within themselves, within their own souls to draw out from the universe its mysteries and wonders and share it with the w
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- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
If I want your opinion ...
Generally speaking, people want to not only do good but also excel. They just need that motivation to do so. Successful leadership is all about facilitating that natural desire within individuals and teams to do well. I will share a personal experience. It was the year of 1992 and I one of the proud owners of our family's rather large manufacturing business. I recall, the head of engineering Mr. V and I had just reviewed his attractive suggestion and detailed proposal to sav
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