C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 902 )

• Fortune Magnet?

  Who does not want to attract good fortune? It is all fine to tout the merits of sacrifice and the benefits of renjunciation. BUT, even when it comes to that, yo... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Worst Sin?

  There are times, though, when you would feel that philosophers are not alway blathering fools; that what they say can, every now and then, make sense. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing the Ephemeral

  There are times when philosophers actually seem to live in a totally different universe from the one you inhabit. (I have said that before? Privilege of age to... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maximising Success?

  Now and then, philosophers pay attention to the fact that men may not possess immense talent. You lose hope about their ever paying attention to people like us... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Silence Can Be Really Golden?

  Yeah, yeah, it is true that when someone is riding his hobbyhorse he would prefer that his audience keeps quiet. After all, nothing pleases a speaker more than... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• More Fearsome Than Fire?

  There are times when what the philosopher says is too tough to follow. AND there are these other times when the philosopher seems to consider as tough what you... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Patience Wins?

  The problem with advice is that it, almost invariably, runs counter to what you want to do. (I have said it before? Well, then, the other problem with advice... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blame Yourself?

  The one thing you can be sure about philosophers is that they will find a way to make YOU the reason for your problems. Not for them the sympathetic posture whe... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Wealth?

  Sometimes, you end up not understanding philosophers simply because you tend to see those issues from a different vantage point than the one they intended. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Useless Speech

  Philosophers seem to be particularly down on most things that us mango people like doing. Lolling around in bed, munching popcorn and watching TV? Bad for healt... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Human Tortoise?

  There is really no point in blaming philosophers for only preaching that which you do not want to practise. I mean, seriously, if you truly wanted to do... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Judge Not by Size?

  The easiest way for people to judge is by size. 'Small equals weak; weak equals insignificant' is about the most simple and, possibly, unconscious judgments tha... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Plastic Mind?

  The problem with being human is that, most of the time, we really do not know who we are or who we ourselves want to be. Like, so you yourself love partying or... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Foremost Strength?

  I don't know how it is in general but Indian philosophers tend to think of their current idea as the 'foremost' idea. Or, perhaps, it is just a... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Key to All Good?

  You tend to get put off by philosophy, sometimes, simply because it tells you what you already know but are unable or unwilling to do. I mean, like, when you ge... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Prefer Violence?

  You tend to think of philosophers as peaceful souls. I don't really think anyone thought of a philosopher who prioritises violence. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Time for Procrastination?

  About the one thing that I was sure of was that no philosopher would support procrastination. You know how these chaps are - if you truly like a certain... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pick Your Advisers

  There is this idea, fostered at our schools and colleges, that the more you learn the more successful you will be. And, almost inevitably, you end up with some... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Physician, Heal Thyself?

  There is this thing about vision. It is sharper when it focuses on the ills of others and practically blind when it comes to your own flaws. There is hardly a... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Indipensable Three of Leadership?

  I was under the impression that this 'Five best ...' and 'Seven worst...' etc were the result of some recent virus that had infected humanity. Not so, not if I... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2025 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION