SG Ruminations Vol 2 - Sabari Ganesh (best books to read fiction txt) 📗

India’s demand for clean water will grow 50% by 2030. India’s annual water demand in 2030 will be 1,500 billionkilolitres. Availability - 744 billionkilolitres. What are we gonna do to increase and enhance our sources of fresh water?

Apart from our dependency on rain, rivers, lakes., how would it be if we could use recycled waste water to flush toilets and water plants? A strategically thought out working plan to have separate flow of fresh water and recycled water in every house for specific purposes.

Separate tanks, distinct pipe lines that carry fresh water for drinking, cooking and bathing utilities and waste water for toilets and gardens.? India marching ahead to a very serious water crisis. Nationalising and linking rivers is the only solution.

ஸஞ்சித கர்மா தீராமல் எவ்வளவு குடுத்தாலும் தங்காது. தேவா... மாயையின் விளையாட்டு, கண்ணனும் காமுகனென கொள்ள படுவானே.

ராஜா கௌசிகன் கடும் தவ முயற்சியால் ராஜரிஷி ஆகலாம். அவன் தன் உயிரையே தியாகம் செய்ய துணிந்தமையால் விஸ்வாமித்திரன் ஆகலாம்; ஆனால், எவ்வளவு முயன்று தவம் செய்தாலும், தான் என்ற அகந்தை உள்ளவரை, ப்ரஹ்மரிஷி ஆகமுடியாது.

மும்மூர்த்திகளை சுற்றி வளைத்து, ஒரு தனி ஸ்வர்கலோகமே உருவாக்கினாலும், பணிவு இல்லாதவரையிலும், நிம்மதி இல்லை. ஆன்மீகத்தின் அடிநாதம் பணிவு எனும் அடக்கம் எனும் விநயம்.

ஒரு தனி ச்வர்கலோகத்தை உருவாக்கும் அளவிற்கு ஆற்றல் இருப்பினும் பணிவு இன்றி நிம்மதி இல்லை எனும் போது, சாதாரண மக்களாகிய நம்முடைய நிலைபாடு என்ன?

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in my view is not a mahatma., rather a shrewd politician. He knew his country didn't have the military muscle to fight the British. All he did was a SWOT analysis to match their weakness and his natural advantage. The comparative advantage is the factor that M.K.Gandhi played upon. Simple.

The moment we stop referring M.K.Gandhi as Mahatma, we would be able to compare ourselves with his strategy and improve upon it. May be from now on let us stop isolating M.K.Gandhi referring him as Mahatma.

The modest way of disagreeing with a person's view is to escalate his perceived personality to a higher level. And that's exactly, what we have done with M.K.Gandhi.

Assistance to providing education is good. Feeding hungry stomachs is the best. Hunger is the root cause of all malice. A hungry stomach surpasses every moral sense of ethics and intellect even to commit a heinous crime for want of food and water.

Any amount of Education to a hungry and starving person is farce. May the prime focus be eradication of hunger. Any comparison between two entities infers that both the entities are in a sequence and hence don't conflict. Simple.

Entire education system should focus on developing skills that can be applied in day to day life to earn a living; especially government schools. These schools cater to the pupils of the lower strata of the society, who cannot afford higher education. Hence the reason. What are the opportunities available for a pupil in government school that would focus on "doing a job and earning money for a livelihood?"

The focus of any institution should be based on its participants and their focus in life with consideration to their background. Providing or trying to provide the same focus and treatment to pupils of government schools as in private schools is stupidity. Invalid comparison. When a person walks out of a government school, may he/she possess working knowledge on a multitude of tasks that earn them money with respect.

Mark sheets are irrelevant as long as they cannot afford higher education, whatsoever may be the reason behind. Skills matter most. Today, I wonder how relevant is my mark sheets that I have gathered so far. oops.. They are just trash.

Degrees and Diplomas may earn us our first interview; but it is the skill set that we possess that would make us successful in the interview. A professional course, in my view, is one that builds the skill sets of a person making him a professional in real sense; and land him in a job.

In my experience; the best way to beat stress is to disengage for a while; and do something that's totally different. No point analysing stress critically. Just ignore the task that creates stress and engage in an activity that is totally different.

Psychologically, our minds would always be analysing the task that gave us the stress in its background; the blind spot of our conscious mind. The interesting activity that we perform disengaging ourselves from the stressful dilemma; would actually refresh our minds and add vigour to it.

Temples are centers of prayer, where people gather to pray to the almighty for peace and contentment. Display of material extravaganza is stupidity. Focus of temples should be to ensure that the people who visit are able to remain in peace while offering their prayers to the almighty.

Temples must remain clear off any unwanted distractions; whatsoever it may be, for whatever reason. Where is the need for covering the temple walls and roofs with gold and silver? Why this show-off? GOD is equally claimed by the rich and poor. Where is the need for preparing gold and silver kavachams for the idol? Why the idol should have so much jewellery on it? unnecessary pomp.

The focus of temples should be on fulfilling the most basic wants of the people - food, clothing and shelter. Who else can be one's best associate than GOD in times of distress and calamity?

I understand GOD lives in temples. If you guys separate HIM from me, with all this pomp and luxury, where else can I go, with my sufferings? If it is true that GOD is one's best associate even in the worst of times, then should I not be allowed to reach him in times of pain and grief?

The root cause of all evil is the economic divide among people. Showcasing luxury is a manifestation of stupidity. Sensible to be simple. Temples should emanate simplicity in every front. Focus should be on fulfilling the basic wants of the people visiting the temples. Only then, the GOD in those temples shall be revered.

The divinity of temples remain intact even after so many trials by atheists. The focus of temples is to enhance our divinity.

The substratum of Hinduism focus on individual code of ethics and morals; than grouping people. Sandhyavandhanam, Jepam, Thavam, Puja, Agnihotram, Aupaasanam, every activity focus on individual discipline. No groupism. Hinduism survives and sustains on individual code of ethical and moral conduct and values.

Even the Almighty Perumaal is always sleeping - Yoganidra. It is called shedding the attitude of performance - Ego. In Hinduism, there is the concept called GURU. GURU is considered at a level higher than even GOD. Hinduism trains one to