The Money Principle Brain Teaser: what would you say if someone didn’t pass a hurdle?
Today is a Brain Teaser day but I have decided to ask a question that is somewhat different from the ones I have been asking. Till now I asked questions that helped us get to know each other a bit better and that also got us to know ourselves. Today I really need to hear what would you do in a particular situation – you will be helping me immensely by answering. Continue reading
When a virus is not a virus and the cure can be illness: I hate viruses!
Rant alert! I hate viruses in all their forms, shapes and manifestations. I hate viruses that transform us into helpless, painful, sneezing, coughing heaps of uselessness. I hate even more the kind of viruses that damage my best friend – my trusted, aged Dell – and sour my relationship with my live in technical genius, editor, favoured debate sparring partner, staff writer and husband. Let me tell you why I am so vexed (you know that ladies do not get angry, right!). Continue reading
100 words on ‘understanding’ and ‘changing’ life
Marx’s eleventh thesis on Feuerbach states: ‘philosophers have only interpreted the world; the point is to change it.’ It seems to me that this is very significant and applicable not only to society and economy, but also to our mundane everyday lives.
I often hear myself asking ‘why did you leave your plate on the table?’ instead of saying ‘take your plate off the table’. Many people spend long time figuring life out when all they need is to change it.
The Money Principle on ‘understanding’ and ‘changing’ life:
Life is for living; remember this when trying to understand it!
Could I say ‘no’ to 2 million dollars?
Well a bit more than 2 million actually! What is at stake is the very tempting sum of $2,201,920: this is almost exactly how much the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Sir Philip Hampton’s, was reported to have refused to accept as a bonus. On the other hand, the boss of the same bank, Stephen Hester, has reputedly decided to accept a bonus of $1,514,606. These reports of the bonuses that bankers are continuing to pay themselves are causing public distrust and outrage, and political debate. Continue reading
