I have never been a fan of taking risks, of putting myself out there, open to ridicule or comment, to failure. I’d rather stay safe, hedge my bets, protect myself, my family, my interests. Yet the more I think about self-preservation, I realise what a rather mundane existence that is. It is based, and thrives,…
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Who Packed Your Parachute?
Charles Plumb was a navy pilot in Vietnam. After 75 missions his plane was destroyed and he parachuted into enemy territory. He survived six years in a communist prison. Now he lectures on his experiences. One day, a man came up to him and said, ‘You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters from the aircraft carrier…
Temper Tantrums and Other Foibles
“Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit for anger resides in the lap of fools.” Ecclesiastes 7:9 Anger is such a strange emotion. Apart from all that it destroys in its path, it reveals something about oneself that is well-hidden. I’m realising that the actual triggers expose the deeper problems of the heart, the…
Attitude Changes Everything
The Indian government with its various bureaucratic processes invariably invites a cynical response from me. Despite my love for filling out forms (yes, that is true), I am not particularly fond of standing in serpentine queues at government offices. Most of my experiences with our red-tape filled administration have left me frustrated, aggravated, and downright…
On Learning Lessons…Again…
Have you ever been in a situation where you say something along the lines of – “I know what you’re talking about. I’ve been there and this (dash dash) is what I have learnt” – and invariably, almost inevitably the following day, you face an issue where what you thought you had learnt has gone…
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