The Knot, Once Tied

The last leg of my daily commute involves a short bus ride on a route with infrequent service. While I have options like taking a share-auto or even walking, I always end up waiting for the bus. I often tell myself, "I'll wait five minutes, and then I'll leave." I add 2 more minutes while browsing my phone. And then three more, to make it a round ten. By the time ten minutes have passed, I'm bored with whatever I'm doing on my phone. Even though I am bored and frustrated, I start to expect the bus to arrive, cursing my decision to wait so long instead of choosing another mode of transportation. Despite disliking this habit, I find myself caught in this situation every now and then.

If you've ever lent money to someone facing financial difficulties, you've likely encountered this situation. The person suddenly asks for a small sum of money to round off the total amount, with the assurance of repaying the entire sum very shortly. In the hope of getting the money back, many people choose to provide that additional sum. However, in reality, this rarely happens in the way we hoped.

Did you know that most of the river crossing accidents happen at a point 40%-50% of the distance from the bank? There is a sense of risk. There is a hope. This hope often overshadows the potential danger, and people tend to attempt the crossing rather than turning back when it might be the safer option. It's just a psychological thing, and it happens one way or the other, whether we know it or not, whether we're willing it or not - once people are committed, it's exceedingly difficult for them to reverse course, even if it's the practical and feasible thing to do.

Not everyone can do this, an interesting read

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The Kite Runner

Usually, I buy and read book suggested by my friends but no one suggested me to read the book "The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini". I neither heard about it before I accidentally bought it. I was looking for the books I planned to buy in the Chennai Bookfair 2011 and I found this book . There was something attractive, though it was not as beautiful as of many of the books cover design, it should be the cover of it, because all I could see was only the book cover. I took it in my hand and asked myself, should I buy this?, yes was the answer and I bought it. I completed reading this book last week, after keeping it the shelf for almost 2 years. I am glad I got this book. It is one of best books I read in the recent years. The phrase " For you, a thousand times over " lingering in the mind is the proof that I really enjoyed reading this book and moved so much ;) " I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975 &

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New Year Resolution 2015

Another new year, another ( same! ) set of new year resolutions. I wanted to read Thirukural and set target 50 last year but couldn't achieve it. But then I used one Kural in my every blog post . New Year Resolution List: For year 2016, I should shorten it to at least 1/3 of this list. At least, make it more readable ;) Reading Books: Book reading is going to be reduced this year. I am planning to reread few of the books I read last year. Of course, will find time to read books suggested by friends. I have got Bhagavad Gita tamil version from my friend and might read this before the end of 2015. I Am Malala, The Last Temptation of Jesus Christ, Mossad, 'The Madman, The Forerunner, Spirits Rebellious', Yudhargal Varalaarum Vaazkaiyum, If You Meet The Buddha On The Road Kill Him are few of the books I enjoyed reading. By the way, I have changed the FB album title from "Books I read" to "Books I read - Not To Be Shared" ;) Accounting: How difficu

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