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A thinking mind is anarchic and unfaithful

I am not sure about my fellow citizens, but I believe to have been raised with flawed morals and values. Let me reflect on my growing up memories, which I have realized to have an above average level of recall. My intentions is to hope that my reader, even if bad at acknowledgement or articulation herself/himself, can better understand the shaping of one's ethics/values. Growing up, "justice" played an important role in my everyday life. It may be fights with fellow kids, understanding some mythological stories, making sense of complex Bollywood stories, or a situation arising in kindergarten. Once "justice" is given, I found it unquestionable, accepting it to be the fairest of all.  There were some interesting aspects also, based from the emotional memories of my nursery times (It was in 1994-95, Jamshedpur. We stayed there for 10 months and I have some visual clear memories of few incidents. My younger brother was yet to make his entry, so I had less ...

Talents in the society and market

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Statistically talents are rare individuals.  Convincing the above statement You may argue talents are hyped and every person/child is special in his own way. So you may want to discard the notion of some individuals being talents. But please read on: Consider you are trying to hire the best instructor for your child with unlimited budget for expenses. Or your son has met with an accident and you want the best doctor to operate, again with an unlimited budget at your end. Or while looking for a lawyer for your daughter in her marital case. Or while hiring the CFO of your company about to file its IPO. You will look for the most qualified person. You will be biasing towards someone one with a flawless track record, achievements or high profile recommendation under her belt. Suddenly you will respond to phrases like: "He practiced in Harvard Medical School" or "He was VP Finance at Goldman Sachs" etc. etc. as if earning such tags or brands require some quali...