Why I Like People

 Could be a lot of reasons. But most of all, these-

They are real. Not fake (beyond the minimal amount needed to survive, I mean).

They can either talk or listen. Both are desirable traits, at different times, with the same people sometimes.

They want to keep in touch, and do.

They are not shy about sharing good or bad news-related to the first quality.

They have extra-curricular interests of some kind.

They are opinionated, in a good way. I am not really into politics or celebrities, but anything else interests me, listening to what people may have to say.. about education, health, poverty, learning techniques or experiments, technology in language I can understand, and entrepreneurial ventures that they have tried.

A world-view of some kind, about the world we live in, is always welcome. 

Suicides are Just not Worth It

I recently learnt of a very tragic case, in which an entrepreneur committed suicide, after killing his wife before doing so. Most likely, a case of depression brought on by a business failure. Farmers whose crops fail, and students who don't "do well" are regularly found killing themselves in India.

Whatever the reason, I think suicide is not an answer. It may seem like there is no solution to our immediate problems, but braving it out is possible. Even a person in a German concentration camp survived unimaginable horrors, and wrote about it- Man's Search for Meaning was the book.

Maybe we need to be more social. I think as a society, we must learn to listen, and talk. Share our problems at least with people around us, if not professional counselors. At least with people in the immediate circle, we must be as open as possible, and ask for help/give such help, before it is too late. Life is valuable. It is simply not worth committing suicide for any reason!

Talking the Walk

We hear about corporates on TV waxing eloquent about Walking the Talk. So I figured I would talk about the reverse.

What does it take to go for a walk? By itself, it is a boring activity, unless you are playing Golf. If there are compulsions, like the doc telling you that it is a choice between your life here and in Heaven, you may go walking, but otherwise, it's like an injection you'd rather avoid..

But there is one reason that you will go for a walk, jumping with joy..when you can talk to your heart's content. Go with a friend who you can talk to without inhibition. Then, the walk becomes an excuse for the talk, and stops hurting.

So talk the walk, instead of walking the talk. You will look forward to the experience!