photography – quote
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
~Dorothea Lange
Yesterday evening’s rain was phenomenal – they were the strongest winds I’d ever seen. From our 10th floor the view of the neighbouring building looked like a waterfall, with water flowing horizontally, it was an amazing sight! I had closed our window because the water usually comes in through it, but I had not known…
Having an independent spirited attitude, though I admire a great number of people, I’m generally a sceptic and rarely go to the extent of idolising anybody. [On the other hand, I believe there’s always something to appreciate and learn from each and every person we come across.] I’ve been been following Nipun & his wife…
We must note that there is a thin but important line between having apathy and indifference feeling ‘we have to die anyway’, and understanding death and knowing about the real value for life. This post hopes to be in the latter realm! The whole root cause of all the misery we associate with death is…
A philosopher knows exactly what to do in any situation, until it happens to him. I guess this rather stunning quote conveys more or less the same point as this story from the Mahabharata 🙂
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops,
but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
The following is an article from Speaking Tree (center page of Times of India, one of the few things imo worth reading in the newspaper 😉 ) Many times, we hesitate to receive in the name of swaabhimaana/self-respect. I think there is a very barely noticeable thin line between true self-respect, and an egoistic emotional…
sanjay,
read this beautiful interview with the inventor of digital camera. lots of insights from the man who invented it…
http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/aug/07kodak.htm
“Innovation best comes from people who know nothing about the topic” – what a great line RK! Or if its too late and one already knows a great deal then that quote could have an extension like “who know nothing about the topic or who can discard all that they know!” 🙂 Thanks for the link, makes good reading.
a great line indeed, which is applicable to anything! 🙂