Alien Count
“We count in the hundreds” said the alien. “We can’t count, we are just countless” said the illiterate human Continue reading Alien Count
Author: vinodnarayan
Living and Working in the San Francisco Bay Area. I work in the Tech industry and have a passion for content creation. As practicing Agile Scrum Master and Coach I work with teams and individuals coaching them in the Agile Scrum Framework.
As a Poet, Blogger, Podcaster and video maker I try to not leave any stone unturned in the effort to try out every single passion of mine. And I want the same for others.
I am also the Founder of PenPositive a concept conceived to approach life and work with the aim to prepare individuals to excel both in their Passion and their Profession.
Humility and not Achievement differentiates one Achiever from the other
Humility is the trait of a man who knows that nothing and no one is invincible. It is also the trait that differentiates two people by their view of the world. It is easier said than done. While we very well know that humility is important, we also crave for appreciation and then that appreciation hits our head and we forget that humility ever existed. Appreciation … Continue reading Humility and not Achievement differentiates one Achiever from the other
It’s Over
He walked up to her & said that it was over; she looked at him & smiled; ‘finally’ she said; the book had kept him away from her for 2 days Continue reading It’s Over
A complete man has two selves, internal and external and both need to be set free
I grew up being taught that if you are in complete control of your emotions and if you put several controls on yourself both physically and in thoughts you will be able to reach a higher level of consciousness. This statement was always armored by pointing to great yogic saints and people like Mahatma Gandhi who through strict control of their body and mind brought … Continue reading A complete man has two selves, internal and external and both need to be set free
Lost
He left his home to reach somewhere, but got lost in the way. When he finally returned home, but had lost himself Continue reading Lost
The mirror inside you will not give you the exact mirror image
Your internal self is the mirror of your external self and vice versa, but there can be a difference in which it mirrors. If you compare mirror images with real images the right looks left and the left looks like right. Imagine that you go in front of the mirror and lift your left hand and if the image in your mirror lifts the opposite … Continue reading The mirror inside you will not give you the exact mirror image
An open Letter to my teachers
With all respects to my teachers in school, I still can’t explain how bored I was going to school and sitting through the classes. Except of course a malayalam class by Mr. Waheed in my 5th grade who told us stories from hindu mythology. Even at that age I liked the fact that he being a muslim passionately taught us stories of Rama and Krishna … Continue reading An open Letter to my teachers
Your two selves will always influence each other
How would your life be if at every juncture in life you had two ways to choose from and someone else made the choice for you. Would your life have been different? Now if you look back and see if you had taken your own decision at all such junctures in your life. Would you answer with a big yes? Are we now the result … Continue reading Your two selves will always influence each other
If the concept of direction does not exist how do you tell a movement to be forward or backward?
What is progress? Improvement, Advancement, movement towards a higher stage and it is also the opposite of regress. Progress is also debatable depending on which side of the table we sit. World over people conflict ideas of progress. If we were to combine progress and regress together and strip of its quality to move forward or backward the whole thing becomes just movement in some … Continue reading If the concept of direction does not exist how do you tell a movement to be forward or backward?
Privacy
Calls in sick @10; Watches ‘The Social Network’ in the theatre @11; FB location Status autoupdates @11+; Boss logs in @4; Gets fired @5 Continue reading Privacy
Vinod Narayan 