10.1.18
– Natural geyser
– The Florida Project
Trailer
Review
Posters
– impecunious
strumpet
Medici pope
The Sphere of the Fixed Stars
lodestone
philophaster
pretender/dabbler
Importunate rabble
Quintessential material
“Saving the appearances”
New sciences
instauration
trenchant
Signature style
Signal achievements
Pithy truths
Subjunctive mood
– Jesus crucified (publicly humiliated) his enemies first!
– There are eagles soaring above my house! 😃
– I guess we all need to learn how to be happy in whatever situation we
are, and also go after what we really want.
Both approaches in equal, dynamic interaction!
We can find a way to get what we want in any situation, and even if we get
what we want, we will still have to learn contentment, because there is no
perfect paradise on earth……
12.1.18
– Work as worship
Vs.
Worshiping work
– Public bath-houses
huntress
Pantheon of titans
Syncretism as propaganda
Freedmen & clients
coterie
Legalities & practicalities
Social mobility
Judaic religion, Greek culture, Roman law and Christian theology
patronless
Octavian >> Augustus
Leader ~ patron ~ father ~ god
Lying governments
Census & tax
Pax Americana
franchisee
Oppressive peace
Honoring by burying
Religious persecution as an expression of political oppression
Joint reading of disparate passages
Textual parallels
Narrative interpretation
city-state
Noble savage – Adam ~ Tarzan!
The harlot-teacher
steppe
Wild innocence/primitive purity
stinting
marquee
– Near-Eastern kings claimed to be divine – born of a human mother and a
male god!
– Distinguish:
Family
&
Household
– Cricket – what can we (India) learn from the disastrous 1st test in SA?
Does India deserve the No. 1 ICC ranking??
– Educational bureaucracy
Open-minded adoption of the enabling provisions
Game-changer
The panchayat as local authority
Credibility that inspires confidence
Professionalizing arbitration
Ramallah
Gaza Strip & West Bank
Landless farmers & rural distress
pauperization
13.1.18
– Unorganized sector
Reverse discrimination
Archaic laws
decriminalize
Capital offence
Tags & tabs
Neo-Nazi sympathizer
Blither/blather
Shithole countries
Surprised about being surprised
Cottoned on
Echo chambers
Confirmation bias
Preference falsification
The liberal paradox
Winging it
Building your audience
Carving out a niche
Evolutionary perspective
“vanitas”
Right ~ best
Brand integrity
Deep research projects
Read broadly & extract truth
– Adultery – not a criminal act
– Why is racism still persistent in the USA?
– Trump & Modi – facts do not matter
– Trump & historical racism
– Distinguish:
Liar
&
Bullshitter
– Why do we have such bad leaders and such stupid people, in spite of the
modern growth of “democracy” & “education”?
Why are technological advances not enough to create a better world?
– What is your operating system?
– Work:leisure balance
2 days off (freak-out) each week (Thursday & Sunday) – 1:2.5 – weekly
routine
2 months off (from ministry) each year – 1:5 – annual vacation
Take 6 months off every 5 years – 1:9 – self-renewal sabbatical
– Truth > meaning > purpose
Purpose >> meaning >> truth?
Are we living in a moral universe, or……?
– The latest is not always the best, but it ought to be so!
– What is one thing that you’re grateful for, over the last week?
Not being depressed!
– What was going on yesterday, at this time?
I was going to sleep, tired after the shopping. Skipped the night stroll…
– What were the highlights (experiences, insights, developments, etc.) of
the past day (24 hours)?
Why do I tell others that I’m “doing nothing”? How does that feel? Should I
change anything (either what I say or what I’m doing)?
Retrace some of your emotional high & low points in the recent past.
Too flat?!
– Macho, childish, men
– What is it to love oneself unconditionally & unreservedly?
Do I already?? How about you?
Why/why not?
– Self-examination, criticism & evaluation is probably best done in a
spiritually supportive peer group setting.
– The good life
&
The least of these
– Sorry, I have only gold, no currency notes!
Am I poor?
– When analyzing a complex problem (& making your choice), learn to
take all relevant & important factors into consideration, and not get
preoccupied with only one (or two).
Step back & take in the big picture, before jumping into the details.
Deductive over inductive?
14.1.18
– 🍚🙏🏽 உழவர் திருநாள் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
GOD BLESS our farmers 👨🏽🌾
How can we contribute to the welfare of the agricultural laborers who are
under severe distress today??
Let’s make it a resolution to put the focus back on our farmers every year,
during this harvest/thanksgiving festival, instead of just going back to
the default mode of celebrating the holidays without even remembering the
reason for it……!
One way is to identify NGOs who are working for farmer welfare and support
them (sponsoring, etc.)
Sending out gratitude to the agricultural laborers before every meal……
Being aware of, honoring, and celebrating the natural/seasonal cycles that
sustain our existence
– Christ University
All the faculty need to come together, discuss, and create a dialogue with
students & management, to come up with ways for continual improvement
of the institution
In relentless pursuit of the ideal of Education!
Move toward a more democratic mode for critical evaluation & creative
progress
15.1.18
– Movies:
“War Dogs”
– There is a man in my neighborhood who walks like the dead (the “walkers”
in “The Walking Dead”)!
– Wonder & doubt
There is a ? implicit in every !, and a ! implicit in every ?
– Movies:
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”
Is this one of the best ever movies??
But definitely one of my all-time favorite films!!!
– obviate
16.1.18
– demiurge
unclassifiable
unsavory ~ immoral
molder ~ crumble
calcite
birefringence
Sinn Fein
prefecture
pentagram
Prohibition Era
Epigram ~ quip
Pokey ~ slammer
Entresol ~ mezzanine
gutless
crochet
– “There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside.” – Upton Sinclair
– There is no way to the good life, without being devout, upright & charitable.
No amount of cunning or power can compensate for solid character!
– “The Walking Dead” Season 1
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