A blog by Dr. Anuj Kumar
While hearing and listening are often used interchangeably, they have distinct meanings worth exploring. Hearing is the passive process of perceiving sound. We hear even without focusing on it. Conversely, listening is an active and intentional process that requires conscious attention and effort to understand, interpret, and respond to what is being heard. Every …
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” SARCHEL PAIGE My father retired from a class one Government job at fifty-eight. It would be hard to believe that a dynamic, robust man, permeating with life and vigour would now sit at home and do nothing. Why should someone retire …
Mr Gesture and Ms Etiquette produced three sons – The eldest one was Appreciation: he did very well in life and scaled the pinnacle in every way. The middle one was Criticism: he did the worst and led a miserable life of penury. The youngest was Silence: he did nothing and just passed the …
To feel sorry that you did something or that you did not do something? OR, A feeling of sadness about something that cannot now be changed. Someone rightly said, “Never regret anything that has happened in your life; it cannot be changed, undone or forgotten. So, take it as a lesson learned and …
I asked, “Can I go?” I said, “I am going there.” By asking, we are giving our attention to someone else. This act of ‘subliming our egos ‘involves setting aside our desires or needs and letting the ball roll in the other court. The answer can be a NO or YES; his opinion is significant. …
Nice to be an Important People, and even better if you have the tag of a VERY IMPORTANT PERSON {VIP}. FAR better if you are a ‘VVIP’. You go to a social gathering or function, and chairs are vacated for you at prime spots, traffic is diverted to ease your entry, and you get extra …
“It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by two words. I’m sorry.” …… MATSHONA DHLIWAYO. There is a subtle difference between saying “I am sorry” and “I apologize.” An Apology is a formal admission of wrongdoing and is more like a commercial and professional affair. It is undoubtedly not heartfelt – i.e., …
Compassion is an understanding or pity for someone who is suffering. It is a Moral VIRTUE. There is an intense and uncontrollable desire to help. “The LORD is gracious and righteous; our GOD is full of Compassion. Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.” ….. …
“….. when I was a child I had fever…. My hands felt just like two balloons … Now I have got that feeling once again … I can’t explain you would not understand … This is not how I am … I have become Comfortably Numb…” .. Excerpts from the famous number by …
“The human mind has a primitive ego defence mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle, its called DENIAL”….. DAN BROWN in Inferno. As the saying goes …. The Ostrich instinctively buries its head in the sand hoping that the trouble in the form of a pack …