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One being a skeptic somehow radiates a bad aura, and I often wonder WHY? Taking a pause to look into the eyes of a skeptic – There are a few soft but strong assumptions that we take when we meet a skeptic. 1. We assume the same level of knowledge, coherence and comprehension on the stated belief systems 2. Assume the world view in which the skeptic operates and raises the questions as being the same you are in 3. Assume that the skeptic is infinite in his questions – There is a sense of finality that really drives the skeptic However, what would make a skeptic, an honest one or otherwise? I think it’s a simple thing – Are the questions part of the quest for the answer, or the questions an attempt to find a crack in the respondents answer. I love skeptics ( and I am one too sometimes ), especially the honest ones – They think, make you think and drive you to seek and attain clarity about the basic tenants that we base our world view and outlook on. To skeptics, Gnaw it off - Johnny

It's a lil past midnight, and sleeps beckons, but the moment lingers! I do not know how many times this happens to anyone, but twas a moment, when I felt so humbled, by simple honesty. Heaving with a puffed chest about a virtuous life, and somewhere along the way snacthed the credit to myself for God's Grace, and a brilliant upbrining, as if it was all mine, and reveling with a feeling of near pride - It was just a moment of honesty, talking with my dearest and best friend, that crushed it all - Just crushed it all! A moment I felt that, it was most important to get right with God, with myself and with man in the same order. I feel like I have rediscovered something that was lost, and am filled with Joy and gratitude. God does work in Mysterious ways , and I thank Him for all! For once I am not afraid to give back all the controls to Him. What was I really holding back?" - It was just the question, that was lingering in my head, that I wanted to ask God, and I get the ans...

Now this is something thats worth a thought ! (stolen of Arjun's blog) Everything we do in relationships has some kind of payoff for us. Even when we do unselfish" things, it bolsters our image of ourselves as kind, caring human beings. When we take into account what effect choices will have on others, we become better aware of what consequences our choices will have. Here's the link I end on this note: I don't know if I agree or disagree to this, cos, I count it a previlage to have tasted something beyond the above (and for that, thanks to all).

Just a Pause . .. ... .... Time to breathe Time to deal with Time to get back to the basics Time to contemplate Time to correlate Time to take time

http://office99.blogspot.com/2005/10/farewell-john_07.html http://jhintak.blogspot.com/2005/10/moodsnjohn.html

I am appalled at the evolution of humans to a culture of delivering “good news” when there isn’t any. Why do we constantly, subconsciously crave and drive ourselves to the point of desolation, just in pursuit of what we perceive as “good news” that we want to deliver, at the primal level to ourselves, in the disguise to a feeling of well being and cool with all the surroundings around us. Have we forgotten that the basic instinct to survive is to understand what we are? and importantly beyond us as a person, into getting in harmony with the environment around us! That’s what we called as evolution with peaceful coexistence. (and yes harmony does not mean mutating, its just harmony!) It takes courage to face the truth, more to look into the eye and say the same, and the greatest to say to our “own-self”. Does a disguise of a pretentious refusal of reality, just change the world – No it doesn’t – On the contrary, you loose the very ground you loose one. What ever happened to the twinkle ...

My friend Sam's creativity on the whiteboard, on my desk