Fruit for Thoughts

Mayan Calendar If we have to believe a tweet dated 12th of June 2020, our earth will end in the next 4 days i.e. 21st of June’2020 will be the last day for our beloved earth. So far in 2020 mankind has witnessed COVID -19, Wild/forest fires, cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, locust attack, aviation disasters, geo-political unrest among various countries - is there anything left in this dreadful year to be witnessed by mankind or we are done?  As per the newly spun conspiracy theory, the worst is yet to come - it will come in a form of a planet colliding with earth and reducing it to bits and pieces and this is due to happen on the 21st of this month.   Dooms Day As per the theory put forward by Paolo Tagaloguin - the scientist claiming that the world will end on 21st of June’2020 - the mystery/logic behind this theory is in the efforts of mankind put together about 268 years ago while switching to Gregorian calendar from Julian calendar. Almost the entire world is us...

मेरे पिछले ब्लोग (जीवन का खेल व इसके नीयम - 1 )   https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8690807551965942861/4010363514785029537  में हम ने सिक्के का एक पहलू - समस्या को देखने का    प्रयतन   किया ।  इस ब्लोग में हम सिक्के के दूसरे पहलू - समाधान को देखने का प्रयतन करेंगे । हम ने इस बात पर चर्चा की थी कि अनिश्चिताओं से भरे आज के समय में , जहाँ हम सब कुछ अपने काबू में नहीं कर सकते - सब कुछ अपने अनुसार नहीं कर सकते - वित्तीय स्वतंत्रता या आत्मनिर्भता बेहद जर्रूरी है । यदी आप वित्तीय रूप से  आत्मनिर्भता हैं तो आप काफ़ी हद तक सुरक्षित हैं ।  वित्तीय  आत्मनिर्भता बेहद ज़रूरी है । यह बात किसी से छुपी नहीं है कि आज हम सभी एक ऐसे समय में जी रहे है जो  अनिश्चिताओं से भरा हुआ है । इस बात से कोई फ़र्क़ नहीं पड़ता कि आप आज क्या कर रहे है , आप कितना अच्छा कमा रहे है - आप आने वाले समय के प्रती १००% आस्वस्त हो कर नहीं रह सकते । अगर मै कहूँ कि आज हम सब कम ओ बेस उस कगार पर हैं कि रोज कुँआ खोदो तथा रोज पानी पियो, तो कोई अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण बात नहीं होगी । ...

T he above picture is an illustration that we will use to understand the game of life & its rules.  Let's try and understand the picture in detail, the chess pieces on top of tables represents the various responsibilities that we all try to handle and fulfill.  Some of these responsibilities are big and important, while others are small and petty. Some responsibilities are short term while others are either medium-term or long term.  Responsibilities like buying a new dress for your loved ones or taking them out for a dinner or movie are short term responsibilities. Paying for the education of your kids, getting someone treated for some ailment in the family or buying a house can be considered or termed as medium-term responsibilities. Feeding your family and taking care of your loved ones, may appear to be a small responsibility, but actually are long term responsibilities.    There are two tables in the picture, one has o...