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Life of an Aquarium Fish: An important lesson for Humans

Living a life of a fish in an aquarium would probably be the most depressing task of any human being. Ever imagine be locked in a 100X100X100 cm 3 glass cage all throughout without having any privacy nor any source of recreation, just because you are a source of elegance and beauty . This would feel pretty annoying isn’t it?  Yeah, if we compare the situation of that beautiful golden fish in an aquarium in context to human beings, i.e. with a prisoner in a jail, we find the human counterpart in a much better position than the fish. Both of them are isolated from their societies, the difference being only that one is considered a pest in the lot while the other is the best among the lot. Pretty sarcastic right. If we considered the fish equivalent to any other human being, imagine the height of injustice done towards him. A few days back, I was here in this Hair Spa in Janak Puri, it had a beautiful aquarium at one end of its waiting gallery. As I waited for my turn, I fo...

Motivation, Satisfaction and Aspiration: The important ingredients for a Successful Life

This other day I met this guy ‘ Darshan ’, a young dashing boy with humble smile, healthy physic and above average looks and above all, a boy with exceptional marketing skills. Going by the description of him, most of us would paint a image of he being a young and successful businessman. Indeed he was, young and successful, but in his own dimensions. He was the owner of the most successful Pan-Shop owner of the whole of A-Block, Janakpuri, something of which he is quite proud of. Falling to the prey of my old habit of chit chatting with random persons, I developed a good communication with this guy. In due course of one of our conversations, I asked him, ‘ You got a hell lot of age ahead, aren’t you thinking of something bigger than this pan shop?’ Well, before asking him this, I did acknowledge him to be great business boy as he was very successful in pulling up his father’s business of selling death (cigarettes) to a new high.  His reply was, ‘ I can’t stay submissive to an...