Krishna Kiran's

(A small foreword before you read this - Some of the best things can be understood from some of the smallest and routine acts we do in our daily lives - like brushing, bathing etc., and this PROSEM {Prose-cum-Poem} is written based on such daily acts performed universally by every human) Every day a man wakes up from the bed To run for his daily bread and to fulfill his need and greed He goes to brush; he pays for the paste which is manmade But he pays not for the water that he needed to wash He goes to relieve himself; he paid for the commode which is manmade But he pays not for the water that he and the commode needed He takes bath to cleanse his body; He paid for the soap which is manmade But he pays not for the water that the soap needed to clean him He lights the stove to cook his food; he paid for the stove and the gas But he pays not for the fire that cooked his food He takes his breakfast/lunch/dinner; he paid for the bread and the butter But he pays

Another interesting book that I have read in the recent past is The Paradox of Choice - Why More Is Less by  Barry Schwartz.  The tagline of the book “How the culture of abundance robs us of satisfaction” sums up the beauty of the contents of the book that is published by Harper Collins. We live in a world of abundance. There is abundance of choice and overflow of unwanted objects aimed at sense gratification. If one is asked the question: Is the world a better place earlier when there were not many choices or when there are aplenty?, it would be quite a tough task to answer because abundance has created more confusion than choices. The result is more dissatisfaction than satisfaction and short-lived pleasure of any objective possessions. You go to purchase a car after a lot careful study and market research. Within a few days of purchase, there is a face- lifted version of the car you buy or a much better car gets launched with many better features. In spite of having spent a

(Originally posted on my FB page on 31st October 2014)  Let me admit that except for being completely aware that   ‪ Sardar Patel   is one of the tallest leaders of India, I didn't know that 31st October is his birth anniversary. At least for the last 30 years I only knew that on this day in 1984, India's only woman PM,   ‪ Indira Gandhi , a leader whom I adored, fell to the bullets of her own security guards. I was in my first year Intermediate then at P B Siddhartha college of Arts and Science, Vijayawada. I am not against ‪ ‎ Congress   paying rich tributes to Indira Gandhi every year on this day. My question to them is: being in power most of the last 30 years and earlier, why did they not do anything to honor the Iron man Sardar Patel's contribution to the unity of India, which is unparalleled? Too much politics that do not give value to such great leaders' contribution did no good to the country as well as that party. Congress did the same to P V Narasimha

(Originally posted on my FB page on 2nd November 2014) It has become a fashion to say "times have changed and we too have to change with the times".   ‪ Time   has not changed for eons. It is the same 24 hours-a-day. It is the same day and same night. It is only our outlook, exposure and the way the world is conducting itself in the available 24hrs that is changing. Some of those changes are good for the human race and some others detrimental. It is quite painful to read in newspapers that a protest called ‪ ‎ Kiss Of Love   is being organized on 2 nd November 2014 in   ‪ ‎ Kochi   by some youth. There is also a mass kissing event planned at   ‪ ‎ IIT- Bombay  on the same day evening to protest 'moral' 'policing' by political activists. The usage of words moral and policing together is the cause of all these problems.   ‪ Morals   are to be followed by one's own conscience. They are not something which can be forcefully implemented. These days du