Wednesday, August 17, 2011

A Black Ball that is Orange in Colour

Sometimes even a casual conversation turns out to be a lesson. A few days ago, a friend asked me… we read and hear so much about ‘Positive Thinking’. If I google, I will get thousands of links hundreds of benefits of positive thinking. But then, how can mere positive thinking lead to positive things? If there is a black ball on the table, and I simply stare towards it and think that it’s an orange ball, will that ball be orange? If not, then why didn’t thinking positive help?

The Unsung Mahatma


At 74, he is not sitting on a cozy couch admiring the rains through the window pane. Instead, he has taken charge to initiate a movement against the biggest enemy of the nation. As India celebrated it’s 64th Independence Day, Anna Hazare initiated another freedom struggle. Decades ago, the Mahatma started the Quit India Movement to free India from the clutches of British. In 2011, the unsung Mahatma is trying to free India from the clutches of corruption.