tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post2369044316000305873..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Of stubbornness and persistenceC Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-34671420065376247992015-12-13T08:45:44.106+05:302015-12-13T08:45:44.106+05:30No change. Always was what this post makes me seem...No change. Always was what this post makes me seem like I am :) This one was written in 2014<br />C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-43996424025148723742015-12-12T20:38:17.407+05:302015-12-12T20:38:17.407+05:30Squish, squash, smash, crush, mash, grind--would h...Squish, squash, smash, crush, mash, grind--would have loved to do all these to several of my 'illustrious' teachers. Wouldn't have minded being persistent or stubborn about this! Turning a new leaf? Philosophy? The gyan is there and so is the gyani look...<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902477722975419630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-5554461068589391552015-12-12T12:19:59.916+05:302015-12-12T12:19:59.916+05:30Nobody who tried to learn from me said so :) They ...Nobody who tried to learn from me said so :) They were probably praying for me to turn spider so they could squash me :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-90123838729861084072015-12-12T11:56:37.034+05:302015-12-12T11:56:37.034+05:30Hahaha. Spider teacher...my son would love that on...Hahaha. Spider teacher...my son would love that one...alongwith with the idea of squashing her! Lesson learnt though...you could be a good teacher you know?! A stubborn one who will persist :)Kala Ravihttp://relaxnrave.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-63739821816624819142014-07-20T11:59:42.398+05:302014-07-20T11:59:42.398+05:30VERY bloodthirsty of you, Ash :)VERY bloodthirsty of you, Ash :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-6030052079724054292014-07-20T10:32:03.482+05:302014-07-20T10:32:03.482+05:30Wish I could squish people like spiders.Can remove...Wish I could squish people like spiders.Can remove people out of the way with one stroke :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-12062224522061881992014-07-20T06:39:13.332+05:302014-07-20T06:39:13.332+05:30Hahaha! I, on the other hand, have stopped trying ...Hahaha! I, on the other hand, have stopped trying to do anything about what other people think :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-88889809298669984592014-07-19T23:21:24.823+05:302014-07-19T23:21:24.823+05:30Though funny, there is so much truth in your artic...Though funny, there is so much truth in your article Suresh. Whenever (I am ) people accuse me of being stubborn, I calmly tell them I am persistent! When I cannot convince someone, I manage to confuse them at least. LOLChapters From My Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07905577212056834284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-58508908663882349572014-07-18T19:05:25.169+05:302014-07-18T19:05:25.169+05:30Yup Ilakshee! Que sera sera, indeed!Yup Ilakshee! Que sera sera, indeed!C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-62049075424151518702014-07-18T18:37:55.443+05:302014-07-18T18:37:55.443+05:30Reminded me of these lines, "...be what you w...Reminded me of these lines, "...be what you wanna be, taking things the way they come..." If I am not God's gift in maths, why follow the spider to better my neighbour's daughter's score? If we were to listen to what the world said, the earth would be full of clones.ilaksheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988877396944840266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-69010485908806753972014-07-18T17:45:39.636+05:302014-07-18T17:45:39.636+05:30As am I, Alka! I have found that where I have to f...As am I, Alka! I have found that where I have to force myself to pursue something, what I pursue generally is worthless to me, even if I get it. Where I WANT something, I find no need to force myself onward. I am sure that the same is the case with you, else you would not be the successful blogger that you are.<br /><br />It was wonderful to hear that from you. My humor, by and large, has been a C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-52365661338187301462014-07-18T16:38:25.944+05:302014-07-18T16:38:25.944+05:30I try once and give up. Am too lazy to be persiste...I try once and give up. Am too lazy to be persistent. Or stubborn. <br />Your posts really jog my brain cells. Funnily, I don't mind this exercise at all.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-35835241752444256472014-07-18T12:26:42.120+05:302014-07-18T12:26:42.120+05:30Thanks for the gyan !Thanks for the gyan !Mr.Miglanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331622875148534824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-30320236297816066122014-07-18T12:09:28.874+05:302014-07-18T12:09:28.874+05:30ExactlyExactlyC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-19988837425628735912014-07-18T12:02:36.475+05:302014-07-18T12:02:36.475+05:30Very true, Sureshji. Our ability must be good enou...Very true, Sureshji. Our ability must be good enough too!<br />We must try for what we really want with passion & the 'whole Universe will conspire' :)<br />Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-61711425693238579822014-07-17T21:21:52.033+05:302014-07-17T21:21:52.033+05:30And when it does, Indu, more often than not it bec...And when it does, Indu, more often than not it becomes a way of life and the requirement for 'dogged determination' is just not there. I do not mean that problems will not arise - just that the idea of giving up tends not to arise OR is so weak that the requirement for determination is much lesser. Even where people have been faced with situations threatening their life, where the will toC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-87035028931052970322014-07-17T21:15:57.928+05:302014-07-17T21:15:57.928+05:30Your post clearly enunciates that dogged determina...Your post clearly enunciates that dogged determination--is a waste of time and energy when it does not come from heart.indu chhibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755152757229783585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-10820435721022265182014-07-17T19:38:34.225+05:302014-07-17T19:38:34.225+05:30If it is something you REALLY WANT to do, Anita, y...If it is something you REALLY WANT to do, Anita, you generally tend to acquire the ability to do it - or the ability to find that you cannot (say loving music but being let down by your voice)<br /><br />Too often people chase the perceived rewards and do not really have the passion for what they are doing (as in people rushing to become actors - some have the passion; most want the fame). To C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-79271893260400969022014-07-17T19:28:32.554+05:302014-07-17T19:28:32.554+05:30That Spider story was very motivational for me, Su...That Spider story was very motivational for me, Sureshji.<br />Uncle Pai (of Amar Chitra Katha & Tinkle) sent me loads of rejection-letters with that story!<br />I took it to my heart & kept trying & finally succeeded in getting scores of my stories published in Tinkle! :)<br />Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-10580074962110322212014-07-17T19:24:24.965+05:302014-07-17T19:24:24.965+05:30That is the sort of persistence I like :)That is the sort of persistence I like :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-16553203516248920842014-07-17T18:33:02.770+05:302014-07-17T18:33:02.770+05:30What a brilliant, eye-opening post... and I though...What a brilliant, eye-opening post... and I thought I knew it all :) I really appreciate the 'kink' in your brain...its quite useful..in saving time ,energy and unwanted (read which one dont likes) criticism.I am at your side ..persistently ! Kokila guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992236728883850513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-84721008242377160002014-07-17T16:48:56.626+05:302014-07-17T16:48:56.626+05:30Abh tho Ashram kholna hi padega :)Abh tho Ashram kholna hi padega :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-82057159605812314612014-07-17T16:41:08.749+05:302014-07-17T16:41:08.749+05:30Bow down to thee! That was a very educative post a...Bow down to thee! That was a very educative post and I fully agree with your policy :) Time I started implementing it too.. and finally let me echo what Mahesh said - Guru Suresh Maharajji ki Jai :)Seetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194083543016188498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-70658539484706667782014-07-17T16:21:34.292+05:302014-07-17T16:21:34.292+05:30Oh! Believe me, Jairam, I read the post all over a...Oh! Believe me, Jairam, I read the post all over again to see why it seemed that good - in vain :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-37754345301526403522014-07-17T15:32:35.300+05:302014-07-17T15:32:35.300+05:30Echoing what Mahesh has said, I have nothing else ...Echoing what Mahesh has said, I have nothing else to say other than "I am blessed by your acquaintance, and for having read this gem of a post"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com