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Adversaries are our strengths

Remember the legendary animation characters, 'Tom & Jerry'....? Who can forget....! One of the best loved characters in the cartoon series. (My favorite, actually). Without Tom, there is no Jerry and without Jerry, there is no Tom. They are made for each other (in fact, mad after each other!). Unless we have an adversary, to detract and derail us from our path, we will be naive and lie low. Faced with the difficulty brought in by our nemesis, we think of strategies to counter that and come up with brilliant ideas to surmount such difficulties and become victorious. The process makes us very strong, by unearthing our hidden and buried strengths. We become very strong eventually, ready to face even stronger problems (that might be posed by our detractors, in future). It is a never-ending process, making us stronger and stronger. For a hero to be glorified, there is a need for a villain. The stronger the antagonist, the protagonist becomes much more stronger. That is why

Disruptive Technology...?

I received a 'forwarded message' in my whatsapp recently. The message I received is in 'italics' and bold fonts. And my response to that message is in normal format. Please read below: When TV came to my house, I forgot how to read books. Don't we need TV? How could the advent of TV prevent us from reading books! Books give us a totally different content and experience, which the TV does not. When the car came to my doorstep, I forgot how to walk. The one who is very conscious about his general health, will know the importance of walking. Car is so very convenient when we have to travel a considerable distance. We cannot walk to that place. It is in the judicious selection of when to walk and when to use the car. When I got the mobile in my hand, I forgot how to write letter. So what? Writing letters is not a must. After all, when there is a convenient and easy way of communicating, why bother with writing? When computer came to my house, I forgot spellin