NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME 12
SEPTEMBER 2016
NUMBER 9
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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MEMO FROM NARA
In democratic countries, we find a number of political
parties headed by a leader or a leader with his family members. It is more
evident in India than in Western countries as I know. These political parties
are something like the honey bee colonies. Every time a queen bee is born in a
hive a new colony takes shape. Likewise, if the leaders in a party differ in
their views, they start a new party with a section of the cadres.
In other
words, political parties divide the people based on ideology or personal
interest. In fact, most of the ideologies are similar in nature. However
parties want to remain as separate entities so that leaders of these parties
get prominence among the people. Ideologies apart, the people are divided based
on caste, religion, language etc. ‘Divide and rule’ is a good policy political
parties employ for their survival and existence. Because of such stupid
methods, people fight each other, commit criminal activities, hate the people
belonging to another political party and talk ill of others. They do all these
to show the loyalty to their leaders.
The
divisions created by political parties kill the principle of democracy. The
divided people are loyal to their leaders and prepared to do anything to save
their leaders. The expectation of those cadres is that they will become leaders
one day or other and enjoy the seats of power! Some are successful and others
are not. However the expectations are there in their minds. Following a leader
is a hard thing to do. Satisfying the leader is the main aim involved.
Cadres of a
particular party blindly follow the orders of leaders. The leaders use these
cadres as the bodyguard for them. Invariably the close relatives of the leaders
try to occupy the high positions of the party because they don’t cheat them.
Thus a family set-up is formed in the party over time. If someone is not
interested and opposes such system, quit the party and join another party.
There are many such people who very often jump from one party to another. It is
mostly on personal reasons.
Anyway, that
is the reality in political parties. People, who run these parties like to
divide the cadres. These divisions create unhealthy relationship and disharmony
among the public. People should know the trick of the trade. But unfortunately,
false expectations make them slaves to a particular party. Every party uses its
strength by winning majority votes from the people. The people are convinced or
influenced somehow by hook or crook and get their valuable votes. Once the
party comes to power, people are forgotten. Whatever policy suitable for the
party and its leader is implemented even the opposition oppose it. Although we
are in a democratic setup following the law of the land, political parties do
whatever they want.
STRESS
Stress plays a key role in memory loss because it
can interfere with your capacity to encode memory. Depending on the type of
stress, it can cause acute as well as chronic changes in specific areas of your
brain. This can affect short-term memory, long-term memory, explicit memory and
implicit memory. The simplest way to reduce stress is by clearing your mind
using relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing exercises. They improve
blood flow to the brain, relax muscles and put you in a peaceful state of mind.
Another great way to relieve stress is to do things that you enjoy doing. Once
you learn to control your stress better, you will notice an improvement in your
memory and brain power.
LOVE YOURSELF
.
1. See the good in your past. There will always be things that we wish had never
happened;
there will always be bad memories and things that we regret. But they
are part of who you are –
so accept that they have happened and celebrate the
person they’ve allowed you to become.
2. Invest time in the things that bring you
happiness. It’s important to
identify the things
that you enjoy, and that make you come alive, and are all a
part of “you”. Spending time on
those things will help to raise your
self-esteem, as you’re valuing yourself when you pursue
happiness.
3. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. We all make mistakes - and when we think of them
we
cringe. But that doesn’t make you any worse than other people. Just try and
learn what you can,
and then move on with your life.
4. Stop criticizing yourself. So often we’re really our own worst enemy. We look
for our flaws,
and we put ourselves down – instead of being understanding of
our own limitations. It’s time to
change that behavior – so start loving
yourself.
5. Listen to your instincts and intuitions. If you want to love yourself, you must listen to
yourself. Pay attention to those instincts and your instant gut reaction – and
trust that you are
right when you hear that inner voice.
6.
Appreciate your life. Of course there
are things that you wish that you could change. But
some things are good, and
are worth appreciating. So, focus on, appreciate, and make lots of
your
strengths.
BUILDING TRUSTS IN RELATIONSHIPS
Trust is a major part in the foundation of successful
relationships. Hence, to build strong and relationships commit to working on
the following:
1. Be Reliable. Even small things -
like cancelling an arrangement or failing to follow through on a commitment you
have made – will undermine and fracture the relationship. If this happens on a
regular basis the whole foundation will crumble and fall.
2. Related to this, always strive to
keep the promises you’ve made. Trust requires that people believe you are a
person who’s dependable and reliable. If you have to break a promise then be
decent enough to explain face-to-face why you have to let them down.
3. Tell the truth. It’s easy to
resort to telling a white lie to protect another person, or to cover your back.
But if you tell the truth even when it isn’t pleasant, you will become a person
who is known for being trustworthy.
4. Volunteer information. When you
have the chance to be vague – don’t take it. Instead be open and transparent,
and share important details. Volunteering information says you’ve nothing to
hide.
5. Don’t share other peoples’
secrets; don’t be someone who’s a gossip allowed – as we only feel we’re safe
with a person who’s discreet. Remember: a confidence … is a confidence … is a
confidence.
6. Display loyalty, and be there for that person. That shows
that you are caring, dependable and “safe”.
TO QUOTE
People may
hear your words but they feel your attitude – John C. Maxwell
Deep within
every human being there still lives the anxiety over the possibility of being
alone in the world. – Soren Kierkegaard
Creativity
can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by
originality overcomes everything. – George Lois
JUST TO LAUGH
A doctor tells his
wife, “You’re a terrible cook, you spent too much money, and you’re a lousy
lover!”
Two weeks later, he comes home to
find her making out with his parlour.
“What’s going on here?!” he
demands.
“Just get a second opinion.” She
replies.
“Did you hear
what happened to Me?” one friend said to another. “He was seeing his doctor for
six months because of chest pain and shortness breath. Last week he dropped
dead from cancer.”
“That is terrible,” says the
other friend.
“Well, I told him a hundred times
to go see my doctor.”
“Is he any good?”
“Good? He’s the best! If he treats
you for heart problems... you’ll die of
heart problems.”
I asked a young
mother in our neonatal unit why she thought we had so many expectant mothers
from her small town?
She said, “Well, we don’t have
cable TV.”
SLEEP
Sleep is imperative for mental and emotional health. If you
are sleep deprived, your brain will not be able to function at its full
capacity. Sleep deprivation can compromise some of your basic skills, such as
problem solving and creative and critical thinking skills. These skills are
essential for helping you to make better decisions. According to researchers,
losing three or four hours of sleep for just one night can negatively affect
brain memory. Some researchers believe that sleeping for eight hours straight
allows the brain to shift temporary memories to an area of the brain that is
responsible for long-term memory.
LINES I LIKED
Ø
Love and
truth need to be experienced not just ‘know about.’
Ø
Love flourishes
in giving and forgiving.
Ø
Love is a
beautiful thing, only when it is returned.
Ø
Love is made
up of intimacy, passion and commitment.
Don’t say anything you’ll regret.
Meet you next month –October, 2016
Professor A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
E-mail: arumugakannu@gmail.com
Ph : 0422 4393017 Mobile : 098422 42301
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
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SRINIVASA RAO MENTREDDY
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MEMO FROM NARA
For years, I have wondered about what we eat and found
that it varies from family to family and individual to individual. Based on
such variations, the world population may be divided into two major categories
– vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Vegetarians are those who eat only foods
from plant origin whereas non-vegetarians eat foods of animal origin. Plant
foods are generally cereals (rice, wheat, sorghum, millets etc.), pulses
(beans, peas, chickpea, pigeon pea, lentil etc.), and fruits and vegetables.
They do consume milk and milk products which come from animals like cows, buffalos,
goats and camels. Still there are variations among vegetarians. In general,
vegetarians from West Bengal consider fish and egg as vegetarian foods. Thus
vegetarian foods vary depending on the people who consume them.
Non-vegetarians
eat purely food from animal source such as mutton, chicken, beef, pork, etc.
They also consume eggs and fishes. Along with all these dishes non-vegetarians
eat cereals, pulses, dairy products and fruits too. So non-vegetarians are
vegetarians too. Thus it is difficult to distinguish the two categories. There
are full time non-vegetarians as we find in Western countries, whereas in India
only a small proportion of people belong to this category. Majority of
non-vegetarians are only partials. They do eat vegetarian foods too, but the
reverse is not practiced. Most of the vegetarians are strict and do not eat
non-vegetarian foods. They do not enter a non-vegetarian restaurant even though
it serves vegetarian food also. However, some of the vegetarians taste the
non-vegetarian foods also nowadays. Thus differences in food habit are
prevailing all over the world!
‘Eating
non-vegetarian food is injurious to health’ – a concept propagated by some
medical doctors has led some non-vegetarians (mostly elders) to leave
non-vegetarian foods and go for strict vegetarian foods. Fish protein is easily
digestible as compared to plant and animal proteins. So fish eating has
attracted the attention of many men and women everywhere and thus the cost of
fish is skyrocketing!
Whether we
eat vegetarian or non-vegetarian food, what we need is nutritious food. The
science of human nutrition well advanced in medical field. Foods have been
chemically analysed and the nutrient contents are tabulated. People can decide
which food they need to improve their health. Notorious food is important for
everyone – children, adults and elders. Therefore it would be better to choose
and consume either vegetarian or non-vegetarian food.
People who
go to temple to pray Gods do not eat non-vegetarian food on the particular day.
In general, no non-vegetarian food is served in Hindu temples. In Hindu
marriages, only vegetarian food is served on the day of marriage. But in
Christian and Muslim marriages non-vegetarian food such as biriyani is served immediately
after marriage. People have different believes and habits. The Lakshman reka
(line) between the two categories is slowly becoming thinner and thinner
to disappear over time. I expect that soon we will not pay much attention to
these two categories because most of our children who
are the future citizens
eat both vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods except a small traditional
minority.
STOICISM
Stoicism, is a series of mental techniques and ways of
life that allow you to decrease and then virtually eliminate all negative
emotions such as anger, fear, anxiety, and dissatisfaction, while
simultaneously building up a tide of pure Joy inside you that eventually
starts to make you jump around
and boogie at unexpected moments, and occasionally shout out "AHH YEAH!!" as discreetly as
possible to yourself when the Joy overflows.
TO QUOTE
v
Taboos,
speaking roughly, simply indicate something that is ‘not done.’ The reason why
it is not done may be, and often is, unknown to those who observe the taboo. So
that all sorts of reasons – often very unreasonable reasons –are invented to
explain the taboo. But below the surface there always are reasons for taboos. –
Havelock
Ellis
v
The more you
over think the less you will understand. – Habeeb Akande
v
The test of
progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it
is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. – Franklin
Roosevelt
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