1. A name of a female (or male - depending on origins), or
2. An ancient civilization known to have inhabited parts of Central America four thousand or so years ago, or
3. Illusion by another name.
Take your pick but what I am thoughtfully vegetating over is the notion that we as a society have no clue about what we are doing right now and what we ought or ought not to do. Many a theorist, captialist, socialist and politician alike have marketed their messages of how they know it and you don't, to their scores of believers and the sheep are merely doing their part in following the goatherd.
The genre of the self-help, or for Dummies category exemplifies this thesis.
The whole business of preaching is frankly overrated. Its Maya. Perhaps 'Illusion' is the best meaning. Perhaps SMOKE - whether from a Camel, Rothmans, Dunhill; from an old truck or a finely crafted Bentley; whether black or white from Dharavi to the Vatican - its just smoke and mirrors you fools.
You have popes on pulpits, degreed financial planners offering instant analysis on what your asset allocation model should look like to palmists reading your next eight street turns (better than a GPS) to El Presidente announcing h/she can revert their economies to a growth oriented, leader in the next term if they only elect him. Its as reliable as the fortune in your next post prandial chinese cookie! Lucky numbers 8, 14, 69, 78 .. seek and you shall find or some such mumbo.
Everybody has someone to sell. That includes me.. someone o someone read this blog and make it a one time hit so I can get Fortun(ate) brands to advertise here and I can retire.
Then I will stop blowing it - Smoke that is.
Cool cat the Japanese are Tokyo at dusk My second visit to this land of the rising sun after almost a decade. Back then clearly I was wet behind the ears product manager and likely didn’t pay attention to all (efficient) things Japanese. But today I did and of course continue to be impressed. It is as much the obvious stuff like on time travel that is both clean and comfortable and all that which makes it possible. The impressive landmark and landscapes that these humans have put together despite their cramped (or because of it) surroundings and precarious geological conditions could amaze a novice architect among us. But it’s also the little things that someone had to think about which have a phenomenal impact on day to day lives that make the Japanese stand apart. Below are few random examples- 1. Providing a very fine machined wooden toothpick in every packet of wooden chopsticks. The said chapsticks are simply set on the To Go counter of any food vendor/ convenience store wher...
Maybe you should slip in some brand names as proxy advertising too...like while I was shaving with my xxx razor today, or while I sprayed copious quantities of xxx after shave/deo,...that way, you will reach your financial goals faster..>How's that for a prescription?
ReplyDeleteActually while sipping the last of my XXX Old Monk I saw the light!
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