tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post7428547860253700189..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Of Sour GrapesC Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-12442287643245986832018-08-26T18:25:44.194+05:302018-08-26T18:25:44.194+05:30Thanks SaifThanks SaifC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-75325631090953688262018-08-26T16:20:45.614+05:302018-08-26T16:20:45.614+05:30Beautifully written and expressed Suresh.
Keep int...Beautifully written and expressed Suresh.<br />Keep interpreting all the fables. You'll have an interesting modern collection of New fables and you could call them Tables - 4 interpretations for every fable, like the 4 legs of a table ;-)Saif Qureishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498654114885586205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-90004726058890256612013-03-13T08:48:50.759+05:302013-03-13T08:48:50.759+05:30Now that is one bet I missed, Rickie! :)Now that is one bet I missed, Rickie! :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-21445109791809387422013-03-13T08:12:48.815+05:302013-03-13T08:12:48.815+05:30I kept thinking of the 'Indian' fox...you ...I kept thinking of the 'Indian' fox...you know, the one who bribed the monkey 20 rupees to go get the grapes for him! Rickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218141712437311308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-61063832443484033902013-03-12T14:26:38.600+05:302013-03-12T14:26:38.600+05:30In this case I thought the fox had adopted a reaso...In this case I thought the fox had adopted a reasonably sane means of handling the disappointment :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-27804244872307643332013-03-12T14:23:07.098+05:302013-03-12T14:23:07.098+05:30What an interesting analysis! I have never thought...What an interesting analysis! I have never thought about these fables. Yes sour grapes is always associated as a terrible attitude, even belittling the object of desire because one cannot reach it. I think it depends upon the approach. We can always choose to look at a situation from many angles. You looked at the positive and rational ways. Enjoyed the post!Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-57623298371075983652012-03-31T10:58:15.432+05:302012-03-31T10:58:15.432+05:30However did I miss replying to this comment. Apolo...However did I miss replying to this comment. Apologies and thanks for your kind words.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-73457126393395467442012-03-25T21:47:37.756+05:302012-03-25T21:47:37.756+05:30Thanks, Ramakant, for your comments. You can only ...Thanks, Ramakant, for your comments. You can only be happy if you have the right attitude to the inevitable failures in lifeC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-27531844964609969342012-03-25T19:59:01.562+05:302012-03-25T19:59:01.562+05:30I quite agree with the conclusion. We are taught t...I quite agree with the conclusion. We are taught this story as a type of lesson for never giving up. That's total crap. In the game of chess, we sacrifice many of the pieces with our final objective to win the game. Here the game is life. And a win in this game symbolizes a happy life. We needn't stick to each piece thinking that we will reach the goal with all the pieces we started off Ramakant Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982765739245702488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-64699147404658442682012-03-24T21:01:07.654+05:302012-03-24T21:01:07.654+05:30Thanks for dropping in and for your kind comment.Thanks for dropping in and for your kind comment.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-89881188643273773652012-03-24T20:44:57.277+05:302012-03-24T20:44:57.277+05:30Amazing analysis of the simple stories. Even I am ...Amazing analysis of the simple stories. Even I am fond of re-interpreting those timeless tales in current contexts.T F Carthickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417105427125776020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-22718260514475921012012-03-24T19:30:57.123+05:302012-03-24T19:30:57.123+05:30Thanks for your kind commentsThanks for your kind commentsC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-74831402468963670642012-03-24T16:46:43.111+05:302012-03-24T16:46:43.111+05:30I used to love aesop's fables. We all tend to ...I used to love aesop's fables. We all tend to look at a fox as wily and laugh if it is outfoxed by grapes out of his reach. You have a unique take on that story - the fox's reaction could've been worse, which thankfully, it wasn't! A great way to look at it.KayEmhttp://nevermindyaar.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-63641660903190476942012-03-24T13:11:52.586+05:302012-03-24T13:11:52.586+05:30It is always you who decide whether you fail or no...It is always you who decide whether you fail or not since it is you have the choice to accept or reject society's verdict. In any case, my points about your reactions are related only to when you yourself have decided that you wanted something and failed to get it.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-45485576703299806672012-03-24T08:06:05.777+05:302012-03-24T08:06:05.777+05:30Hi Suresh,
I think at times it is the society whi...Hi Suresh,<br /><br />I think at times it is the society which decides whether you have succeeded or failed at something, no matter how you yourself feel about the event :)<br /><br />-ShivaShivakumar Thirunayamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204463146189176962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-77091025486800604522012-03-24T05:48:27.792+05:302012-03-24T05:48:27.792+05:30What do you think I was doing when I wrote that? T...What do you think I was doing when I wrote that? Translating 'waqt se pehle....':):)<br /><br />In fact that is what I was trying to do in this write-up...explaining the various ways in which people can take failure and what it does to them and society:)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-56705979928124263902012-03-24T05:33:58.799+05:302012-03-24T05:33:58.799+05:30Hi Suresh, I think that is part of the serenity pr...Hi Suresh, I think that is part of the serenity prayer, the first part of which has been adopted by the members of AA (Alcoholics Anonymous).<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_Prayer<br /><br />The wisdom to know the difference between what one can change and what one cannot is truly the key to success in this life of ours. Without this wisdom one can view all failures as a Shivakumar Thirunayamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204463146189176962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-12310148170941283702012-03-24T00:34:12.163+05:302012-03-24T00:34:12.163+05:30Thanks for coming by and commentingThanks for coming by and commentingC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-12713267164982766862012-03-24T00:24:35.119+05:302012-03-24T00:24:35.119+05:30I remember having read this story when i was in sc...I remember having read this story when i was in school and very often use the phrase in day to day life...an interesting read ,thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734132437936800460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-71857227116535841552012-03-23T19:24:14.506+05:302012-03-23T19:24:14.506+05:30Just added a line to the para that had an ambiguou...Just added a line to the para that had an ambiguous meaning. Thanks HariC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-6576951571802283702012-03-23T19:20:57.637+05:302012-03-23T19:20:57.637+05:30Thanks for coming by and taking the time to commen...Thanks for coming by and taking the time to comment. Great to hear that you felt it was worth book-marking. That line, however, is a prayer I read somewhere..not my own line:)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-49981543714801575722012-03-23T19:19:23.822+05:302012-03-23T19:19:23.822+05:30Maybe I was not very clear. That para with devotio...Maybe I was not very clear. That para with devotion, predestination and happy-go-luckiness were supposed to be the other sane options :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by and commentingC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-47135500995836163182012-03-23T19:06:14.009+05:302012-03-23T19:06:14.009+05:30WISE WORDS SIR !
loved the story and BOOKMARKED :)...WISE WORDS SIR !<br />loved the story and BOOKMARKED :)<br />"Give me the Courage to change that which can be changed, the Patience to endure that which cannot be changed and the Wisdom to know the difference!’"FOX (not Megan FOX)http://deepakkarthikspeaks.blogspot.in/2012/03/disclaimer-i-have-never-pinned.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-50935484136313136922012-03-23T18:40:44.031+05:302012-03-23T18:40:44.031+05:30My God. I did not know that there could be so much...My God. I did not know that there could be so much behind the Fox's decision to call the grapes sour. The options you have generated are interesting. But I do not see what is wrong if the the fox was devout and consoled itself that if the God wanted me to, he would have allowed me to reach.<br />Concluding sentence is very good.Hariharan Valadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244321351448793974noreply@blogger.com