Good Morning!!
Last week was totally freezing. Temperatures were monotonically decreasing since december. Fortnight ago, there was change, which unfortunately turned out to be a local maximum, and the rate of decrease increased by a linear factor. Okay, let me stop whining. Today I am writing about two more people who influenced the way I think.
Everyone of us, store information in various disks located in our brain, which we term as "Knowledge" ( for a detailed understanding of how memory works, click here which takes you to the work of Maria Miniaci). Application of that knowledge according to the situation is "Common Sense" and when coupled with "Clarity of thought", it is called "Presence of mind". To display those qualities even under extreme conditions and the ability to pickup a lead to any given problem at any point of time can be possible to people who control "MIND" - a young untamed horse let loose into wilderness the moment we are born. Training that horse to unleash its potential, requires character and grit. Once it is trained, the capability to control one's own instincts/thoughts is achieved and calmness prevails. That eternal state of bliss enjoyed by a soul is called "Wisdom" and those souls can be ascribed with the prefix "Wise". (Note: During this process, a person transforms into a soul)
Seldom do we encounter the "Wise". I was fortunate enough to study under one of them, Prof.P.V.Ravi Kumar, Ex-Head of the Department, Dept. of Chemical Engineering. After attending his first lecture, I have recognised the loopholes in my "Thought-process". ( I shall post about the entire incident later, cos' it would give rise to a new set of discussion) Every conversation with him reminded the lack of clarity in my thoughts. I had learnt that "one should always be clear as to what he does(?) why he does(?) and how he does(?), while solving any problem, at any stage of life, and at any time".
Surya, one of my closest pals in life, with whom I met during my undergraduation and had spent 4 years of my life. His simplicity and passion to excel always stood as a motivating factor for me. He is now pursuing his Master's in Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Thats it for today...would probably end this section tomorrow....As of now,still working on the "Jordan Blocks" for assignment due 03 February.
Let peace prevail in this world :)
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Sun
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