Wisdom Stories

Ocean In A Drop: Philosophical Story On Shankaracharya’s Nirvishesh Advait

Why does boundless Brahm bind itself in an earthly form?

Why be the ocean in a drop?

He plucked an arrow from the quiver, placed it on the bow, and pulled the string.

"What do you see when you aim?" Dron asked him when he was ready to release his arrow.

Insightful Story: Outlook 2017

Rosh reflects on technological progress in varied sectors from transportation to health to decide future family investment

"Other deductions can still be made, even if the employee will receive less than 60% of their net pay. So, the net pay could be zero, and it could still be legal."

"Maybe", she pondered, "but would it be ethical?"

"Ethics is a matter of opinion", he responded, "Commerce or Countries don't run on opinion".

"If she picks the black pebble, she would marry me and your debt would be forgiven."

"If she picks the white one, she need not marry me but your debt would still be forgiven.”

"The US National Institute on Drug Abuse says that ultimately you get small balls because your body is so worried about making muscles, it forgets about your nuts."

"So you get these huge muscles, but a TINY little package. Which will probably make the girls just laugh at you instead of being impressed."

Funny Story: Permission To Drive Car

How to say No to your kids?

Retold Bible joke about a minister’s son who was told to get a haircut to drive his father’s car.

But he just smiled at her, and when he was certain he had her attention, asked, "How heavy is my glass?"

“What?” she was baffled.

Math books and flash cards were spread out all over the room. Little Josh was hard at work.

Isha was pleasantly surprised. She quietly closed his door, and backed away, not wanting to disturb him.

'I am afraid to take this leap of faith. You say that the eagle alone can look into the sun. And the sun rejuvenates its eyes. But I am weak and fearful."

"If I am no eagle, the sun will scorch mine. And smite them down for my arrogance."

Funny tragic story: Rejecting Rejection

A necessary survival skill in the modern world.

How Rosh learns to deal with his New Zealand job rejection letters…

Insightful story: Repaying Parental Debt

Can it never be repaid?

How is this ancestral debt, which a common man can’t repay even by true service of the parents?

Manage risk by Risk Management.

Prevent avoidable exposure as risk can’t be eliminated. It can only be reduced.

Rosh explains risk using a funny management joke.

"Interestingly again, this wasn’t a one-off bird showing greater intelligence."

"More than half the birds tested were able to use these three tools in the correct sequence to get to their food..."

"Add pressure to the roti sides with a dry cloth or tea towel and within seconds the roti should start puffing up like a balloon."

"Squash down where you are pressing and turn. Remove from the pan once the Phulka (Punjabi: ਰੋਟੀ, ਫੂਲਕਾ) puffs up. Place on a plate and brush with butter or ghee, if you wish."

“If 10,000 pesos is about 20 NZD”, Josh calculated, “he’s just paid a scam artist $160 for a fare that should have been $0.16.”

“That’s not like taking a 100 pesos for an 80 pesos fare”, Isha was gob smacked by the magnitude of the scam, “that’s taking over a 1,000 times more than was due!”

"Don't start chirping," offered Josh, "until you're completely out of shit. Singing Hallelujahs can be dangerous in the wrong places and at the wrong times."

"And... not everyone who shits on you is your enemy."

“Every man loves two women”, Isha flared, “one is the creation of his imagination and the other is not yet born.”

“You’re not a figment of my imagination”, Rosh pacified her, “And you were born a long time ago.”

“It is like a home is bought by 10 people, and one owner needs some money. So he sells a part of his share to the other owners or new owners and partly cashes his equity out. How can that be bad?”

"The income from these assets will go overseas to make the foreign investors richer," Isha argued.

Did you know that one in four spotted hyena pups is killed by their own litter-mate.

Offspring of the black eagle are even more ruthless. The eagle lays two eggs, and the first chick to hatch makes sure its brother or sister never makes it out of the nest alive.