C. Suresh

LATEST ARTICLES ( 902 )

• Worthy Silence

  In childhood, I used to always get told 'Children should be seen but not heard.' The problem, though, is parents very seldom stick to their own rules. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2024 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Desiring Suffering

  You know, I am not aware that, anywhere else in the world, philosophers were so down on desire. A stray chap, here and there, may have sort of moaned about... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Limits of Fortune

  This question of Fate and Fortune is a never-ending thing with none giving a satisfactory answer. I mean, if you are fated to lead a certain life and achieve a... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• True Charity

  No matter how little you think you have, there is always someone who has less. This is especially true of anyone who reads my blog, I'd say. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Stupid Even When Wrong?

  To be wrong is to be stupid, isn't it? That is if you are not actually villainous. I mean, come on, you are either lacking in knowledge and/or understanding OR... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Certain Destroyer

  The biggest problem with all this sage advice is that it is seldom something that can conveniently be shoved on someone else to do. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Love Begets Friendship?

  The idea of love begetting friendship is probably anathema in today's world. I mean, it sort of gives vibes of being permanently friend-zoned, which spells... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No EQ Or SQ?

  "You know what your problem is? When they were distributing EQ and SQ, you were on a bathroom break."THAT is not my biggest problem. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Impartiality and Success

  You know, there are some words that automatically link themselves in your mind with certain type of jobs. Like this 'impartiality'. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Greatest Good?

  By and large, all those who dispense advice seem to hand out advice which is easier said than done. No wonder, Oscar Wilde once said, "I always pass on good... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Be Bitter?

  There are times when I surprise myself. Like, it is sort of usual if I hold the exact opposite idea of the world as compared to the wise. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Timing is Everything

  The importance of the right timing for every action is something that one keeps hearing over and over again. This is especially true of ideas. Ideas can be ahea... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Knowing Limits

  The moment you talk about limits, you are necessarily seen as an old fogy. I mean, it is generally the aged who start feeling limited in what they can do. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dangerous Rage

  The problem with anger is that everyone seems to be down on it. I mean, have you ever heard ANY advice in support of anger? Ever? And yet it is a very common... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Desire for Success?

  To not desire success is not merely rare, it is close to impossible. More often than not, when you see someone who seems immune to the lure of success, what... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Action and Words

  I was traveling by a SETC bus in Tamil Nadu and the bus passed by a political meeting where the speaker was promising Heaven on Earth once he came to power. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Medicare Unnecessary?

  You near the time when you are respected (OR, to be realistic, discarded) as a senior citizen, you tend to worry more about health than anything else. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Avoid the Unknown?

  The general trend in advice is that it tends to be conservative. As, indeed, it ought to be especially when it is general advice meant for public consumption,... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Useless Effort?

  There is this thing which has always struck me as quaint. I have heard it quite often, especially when it comes to movies that failed. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Risky Investment?

  One of the most popular things you can do on social media or, indeed, media of any kind is to offer investment advice. Though, to be sure, it is more the kind o... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2023 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION