Unhappiness or sadness is one of the seven universal emotions experienced by us resulting from loss and failure. Personal and cultural notions play a significant role in making us unhappy. While sorrow is often considered a ‘negative emotion’, it serves a vital role in signalling a need for comfort, especially when it comes …
HABITS…. Good or bad; Who decides?
I am intrigued by that — who decides whether a habit is Good or Bad? Man is a social animal who has laid down social constraints and norms labelling actions as Good or Bad. The other day I was sitting in my garden with some friends. A family of monkeys crossed the boundary …
Introspection! Why self-observation is so necessary?
From the busy running around and exhaustive day schedule, I finally sat down in the lonely corner of my sprawling lush green garden under the big swaying ‘Khajoor’ tree. In the slow moving breeze I was watching the frolics of a small butterfly on one of the blooming Ixora bushes. What is the relationship of …