A 10-year old boy decided to learn judo, despite the fact that he had LOST his LEFT ARM in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. He was doing well, but couldn’t understand why after three months of training, the master had taught him ONLY ONE MOVE. “SENSEI”Continue reading “The one armed Judoka”
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The parable of the Empty Boat.
A monk decides to meditate alone, away from his monastery. He takes his boat out to the middle of the lake, moors it there, closes his eyes and begins his meditation. After a few hours of undisturbed silence, he suddenly feels the bump of another boat colliding with his own. With his eyes still closed,Continue reading “The parable of the Empty Boat.”
Kodak, Nokia and Xerox
-1- The Zone of Discomfort : The Kodak moment. Do you remember the Kodak Moment advertisements ? It was a series of advertisements showing beautiful family pictures taken on Kodak camera rolls. Those were the days of Camera rolls. Before embarking on your photo shoot, you had to load your camera with a kodak filmContinue reading “Kodak, Nokia and Xerox”
The wise , Old Pediatrician.
Once upon a time, there was a happy village. The people were rich, educated and healthy. They had enough food and many servants at their homes.There was one health center at the center of the village. It had a wise and old pediatrician. All the mothers would meet at the health center to gossip. WheneverContinue reading “The wise , Old Pediatrician.”
The Garland
Saadat H Manto ( Sir Ganga Ram is considered to be the father of Modern Lahore. The story is set during the post partition mob fury in Lahore) The mob suddenly veered to the left, its wrath now directed at the statue of Sir Ganga Ram, the great philanthropist of Lahore. One man smeared theContinue reading “The Garland”
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