C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 827 )

• 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

• Helped by God?

  It is a nice sentiment to be told that when 'you want something, the entire Universe conspires in helping you achieve it.' Though, yes, it is a bit concerning t... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Respectable Poverty?

  There are those times when you feel that the past was a different universe compared to the present. I mean, we all prate (I suppose this is one of those 'Look,... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Self Control

  One of the things that most philosophers go gaga about is this weird beast called self-control. AND the way they go on and on about this would make you feel tha... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Greatest Joy

  The one thing people think they are sure about is regarding what makes them happy. Philosophers, though, seem to be of the opinion that they are wrong about... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Delights?

  The problem with 'True' as an adjective or adverb is that the moment you see it you know that someone is going to rain on your parade. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION