Tag: perception

Confidence: Wandering Thought #228: True confidence comes from really knowing what you are supposed to know well. False confidence comes…

Super Short Story #344: Craziness He used to go ‘crazy’ at those who behaved ‘crazily’, till he realised some are…

Super Short Story #341: Doors As the crowd streamed through one of the double push doors, with the front ones…

Sam & Sara #422 : Feeling Sara: Why is it that when I turn off the fan, I feel hot?…

Sam & Sara #418 : Waiting Sara: If you love me, you shouldn’t make me wait. Sam: If you love…

As inspired by the movie ‘Horns’, but not following its plot… When he first sprouted a horn, he was shunned,…

‘Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir’ by Liz Prince speaks of the author and her company’s confusion of the differences between her…

From the movie ‘Tammy’… Tammy: Yeah, thanks a lot. Curtis: You’re welcome. Tammy: I didn’t mean ‘thank you.’ Curtis: And…

Advice to a friend who sent a lengthy worded feedback email to an organisation: ‘You mustn’t mistaken politely worded replies…

To a Dharma friend: ‘I used to be like you, to look at faults more than virtues of others. The…

Which makes more sense? Dressing up to possibly create an illusion of absolute well-being for an annual visit of relatives…

A short queue at a taxi stand does not guarantee a short wait. It might mean many gave up waiting…

Sam & Sara #417 : Perception Sara: Are these shades too big? Sam: (looking hard…) Sara: Well? Sam: Well, it’s…

Super Short Story #339: Murmuration  It turns out that there was no real leader in the flock of birds, while…

Super Short Story #337:  Remembrance He could not remember itbut he could rememberhe wrote it down somewhere,though he could not…

Super Short Story #336: English He thought the long sentence without commas was complex legal talk but it was just…

Wandering Thought #7: Worth  If you sum up the worthiness of others (such as their contributions and suggestions) rashly and…

  Wandering Thought #4: Constraints Before wondering why others are not more understanding towards our constraints, may we be understanding…

Wandering Thought #1: Denial ‘He was so right so how can he be so wrong as described [accurately]?!’ This is the…

Super Short Story #335: Brilliance He thought it was going to be a supernova, some superstar, when he saw what…