IF RAINDROP FALLS ON AN OYSTER, IT BECOMES A PEARL
Pic.: Usha Prasadh B oth in my classes as well as in our PD sessions, I keep reminding our young-ones, “Look, if you lie down with dogs, you will rise up with fleas.” It is the blunt way of reminding them, “Look, the birds of the same feather flock together.” In life, we tend to get attracted to those people who have our own habits and characteristics… The simple example is this: If I like to smoke, I like to be in the company of those who smoke… If I like to drink, I like to be in the company of those who drink… Taking it slightly further, if I am a chronic cribber, I like to associate myself with cribbers… On the other hand, if I like to exercise, run marathon, go hiking and attend life-enhancing Workshops, I am drawn to those who have similar inclinations… Yes, Like attracts Like… Though they say “the opposites attract,” I think, it is so only less frequently. What we see frequently around us is: The positives attract positives and the negatives attract nega...