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Uncertainty

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We ask for certainty Root lies in our past-hunter gatherers in the wild Certainty is sought through wealth and institutions Forgetting certainty is bondage Certainty closes new possibilities When nothing is new,everything is dead past Uncertainty is freedom Uncertainty is new possibilities Uncertainty is life,certainty is death Embracing uncertainty is embracing life So whenever we face uncertain circumstances,we should feel blessed and happy,for we are getting closer to life,whose inherent nature is uncertainty However Complete Uncertainty is chaos Complete certainty is bondage Solution is creative chaos Creative chaos is Autonomy over command/control Mastery over meeting deadlines Purpose over profit/money There was a time in 1996 when two groups were working on same thing in different ways.One group was having deadlines,commanded by superior professionals,had money backing.The other group was without deadlines,no command structure,preferred autonomy and had no fund.When asked which

Understanding the mind-celebrating life

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Mind has two important faculties,memory and imagination.Memory is about the past and imagination is of the future.So,essentially two important faculties of the mind are taking us away from the reality which is"the present".Present is the only thing which we have.Each day and moment is never before and ever after.Today is may eighteenth 2020.This day comes only once in entire life.But memory of the mind fools us "ah ,it's the same old thing". However when we look at it,without impressions of the past,we realise that this day and moment is all new with all new possibilities.A few things which we can do ,to put this in practice 1.Smiling very often 2.reminding ourselves to smile-optimist laughs to forget,whereas a pessimist forgets to laugh 3.keeping aside our prejudices and looking everything with a fresh eye 4.Not rushing up to make conclusions 5.putting aside 10 minutes in a day to appreciate the reality just the way it is. This way we can put mind to our best u