Gerald D'Cunha

  “Sometimes, when you lose your way, you find yourself.” Mandy Hale A  young girl, who is planning to join my eleventh-standard classes (CBSE), tells me, that she wants to pursue Economics. Both her parents say, that their daughter is clear in her choice… You see, it is a rare sight, these days. The young kids, irrespective of the schools/Boards they belong to, are rarely clear about what they want to pursue.   This girl’s father said to me, today: “Sir, our daughter could zero in on Economics more through the process of elimination than through the process of selection. Sometimes, if you can get in touch with what you don’t want, it can help you get in touch with what you want. I did MBA in Finance after many years of my Engineering studies. My Economics Professor ignited love for Economics in me. Today, I look after finance in my organization… My daughter has seen this and says, “One must apply what one learns.” This passion for Economics reminded me of a...

Pic.:Sherry Haridas T he best thing we should do when confused is: do nothing!  We do that, many a times, right in the middle of the road. While crossing a busy road, if we find ourselves caught between the vehicles coming from both sides, we have two options before us: to panic and show our confusion, or stand there still. If we panic and show our confusion, we end up confusing vehicles on both sides... Instead, if we stand there still, right in the middle of the road, invariably, the vehicles from both sides will pass... the road will be now clear, so will be the mind.... It is time to move! This principle applies everywhere else in life, too. The traffic in our minds is crazy, at times, making us run helter-skelter... only to add more mess, more confusion into our lives. If we operate from our confused states, the mess will only increase... We end up making some bad decisions in life! Confusion is the sign that there is clutter in our minds. And, the clu...