C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 832 )

• Barren Land?

  There is this tendency among philosophers to assume that the very land that you were born in reacts to what you do with your life. About how it rejoices in... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Judgment

  The toughest call for a leader is judging people. If you do not want to die of stress, you need to know who to give a job to AND not worry yourself into an earl... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Companion Effects

  It is not like you believe - that your beliefs are all your own. I mean, like, who really has the time to learn everything about everything. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Useless Knowledge?

  The problem with dealing with philosophers is that they set high standards for everything. There you are, complacent in the thought that your intelligence is... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lasting Fame

  The problem with fame is that it is not easy to get it; it is even tougher to keep it. It is a funny thing with the world that it first pushes you to reach the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Living?

  The problem with all philosophy is that they add a 'True' to anything you can think of and then proceed to upend your understanding of that particular thing. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Bad Leaders!

  You know, as a kid, you tend to aim for becoming the top of the leadership ladder..in anything. AND, almost always, the driving factor for that ambition is... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Narcissistic Destruction?

  There is this issue among philosophers. Much like dietitians they are of the opinion that whatever you really like doing is bad for you. There must have been a... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Biggest Killjoy?

  There is no dearth of competition for what kills joy the most. What about envy? Is there anything that belittles all your reasons for feeling happy than to... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Company You Keep

  If there is one thing that seems to have found acceptance across the world, it is the idea that you are known by the company you keep. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The True Possession?

  Even when it comes to possessions, you cannot rest certain that your ideas will find a philosopher nod in agreement. I mean, yeah, one understands that they wil... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Covetousness Repels Wealth?

  The thing about philosophers is that they assume that virtue is a magnet for all good things - including wealth. Quite contrary to the most common lament among... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Temporary and the Permanent

  It is a tough world to live in, especially when you not only have to live a good life but should also be SEEN to live a good life. It is not enough that you BE... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oratorial Abilities?

  This human interest in speechifying has always mystified me. The one thing that puts me readily to sleep is to have someone climb up on a stage and start off... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Great and the Not So Great

  I do not remember ever wanting to be great, really. From what I have seen, being great has always been an invitation for people to pull you down. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Time to Decide

  Management is full of jargon that peps up knowledge that seems to be commonly known through the ages. There are times that this reductionist view of management... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Better Than an Ascetic?

  You generally expect an ascetic to be placed above everyone else whenever a philosopher does the rankings. The idea, perhaps, finds widespread acceptance as wel... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Duty?

  This duty thing is very vexing. I mean, if there is any saying that is much over-used (AND most popular) from the Bhagavad Gita it is...YES! THAT is it!... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sure Path to Heaven?

  This thing about a Heaven after death is, I suppose, something that people may have their doubts about. I mean, yeah, it's nice to believe that there IS a Heave... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Win by Patience?

  I wish that someone would pick a quality that I possess and tout it as the true path to success. Why should it not only be a character attribute that I do not... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION