Intelligent Vs Brilliant

It is not how much intelligent you are that actually matters. It is how you channelize the intelligence that you have that matters and makes you brilliant - akp

There is one Professor who influenced me a lot (and so did he on several others too!). He is intelligent. But thinking deeply, I feel it is not just his intelligence that brought him the laurels - for I think there are several others whom I have come across who are at least as brilliant as he is but not so renowned. I believe it is his brilliance to channelize what he knew into actions that made a difference in one way or the other that singles him out from the rest!

Science and Engineering

“Science is the foundation over which the building of Engineering stands. The building (Engineering) cannot exist without the foundation (Science) and the foundation (Science) alone is of no use.” - akp

Why did it happen?

“Some things happen just because they have to happen” - akp

Some things that happen in life make us ask, “Why did it happen that way?” At times we like to go back in time to stop/change the event that had eventually led to something “happening that way”. We would like all those things that had led to “that” to become a dream so that we can wake up and find life to be smooth. Everyone experiences this at some point in life and life becomes miserable when one thinks more about it and wants to answer the question, “Why did it happen?” Of course there is an answer to every question (about life) and this too has an answer. But why life becomes miserable is that the situation is so complex that people expect the answer to be complex too. But, actually the answer is simple. And, more than just being simple, the answer is invariably the same for all those situations that make people raise the question, “Why did it happen that way?” The answer is what I have quoted above. “Some things happen just because they have to happen”.

I know: You would not accept this. This would seem ridiculous. You might argue that this is not an answer in the first place since it does not explain anything. I told you, “the answer is simple”. And, the simplicity is what puzzles people. And, those who understand and accepts this answer will lead a happy life.

Expectations ruin life...

'Uncertainity' is the basis of life. So, don't have expectations. Have goals and work towards them. But never expect that you will always end up with success. - akp.

SMS...

Sometime back I got this SMS...

U want and U get that is LUCK
U want and U wait that is TIME
U want and U compromise that is LIFE
U wait and U don't compromise that is SUCCESS!

So, try, try and try!