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WINE AND WOMEN PART 3
Tags: Knowledge, Wisdom, Relationships, Discernment

STAY SHARP MINDED VOL 1

“Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge and with him, is no respect of persons “ Ecclesiasticus 35:12

A GIFT

“A thing given willingly to someone without a payment”. A gift is a present, a donation, a contribution. Generally speaking, gifts, precisely donations are often accompanied by small or big favors. As in, I will support your charity and foundation, in return; You will make sure that your members hear about how much better my business and services are than the competition on the market.

We see this form of dynamic in different realms, in politics, in business, in “relationships”, with the idea of seeking arrangements, sugar babies and daddies. In the business contract called marriage; We even witness this phenomenon in the scriptures.

A GIFT IS A PRIZE

When David was at the service of the king Saul and had just defeated the giant Goliath, Saul made an offer and a “gift” to David. “One day Saul said to David, “ I am ready to give you my older daughter, Merab as your wife.

But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by fighting the Lord’s battles” for saul thought “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself” It was common in the ancient world, it is still common in strong cultures and in powerful families in rulership;for the father to offer his daughter as a prize to another nation to make an alliance for business purposes.

It was as well common to ask the future husband to prove his worth by defeating the enemy or by doing the future wife’s father a favor.

A GIFT IS A DEAL

Humans as someone once said are like receptors and we connect to people depending on what we perceive as valuable or detrimental to our lives. Therefore a gift being the manifestation of someone’s affection for another person is also the opportunity to distract the recipient of the gift emotionally and make him comfortable with the request that will follow the gift explicitly or subliminally/subconsciously.

When king Saul tried to offer his daughter to David, he was envious and jealous of him, and the gift was just an excuse to distract him, to get him on the battlefield; Because king Saul didn’t want to kill him by himself. When people offer us gifts or when we offer them; We must evaluate to the best of our abilities, what is hiding behind this gesture. This is the best way to remain free and not a slave to another person’s whims.

Gifts are used by men and women to corrupt someone for something they feel entitled to. In other words when someone offers us a gift, most of the time, that person is expecting to receive in return our aura, energy, spiritual strength, wisdom, knowledge, success, finances, health and possessions.

Before accepting anything from someone especially from a woman, be sober minded, and take your time to find out the plan of that person, this will determine if it is worth it or a trap.

LIFE
The Salary Breakdown
By: Sumith Gali
Tags: Knowledge, Money, Salary, Engineering, Jobs

Note: The below information is just an example, the numbers may vary with different firms.

Companies attract high skilled freshers with good CTC and trap most of the cream layered batch from the college.

CTC means Cost To Company. Now, let's understand what is included in CTC.

CTC includes both direct and indirect benefits.

>Direct benefits = Basic salary + Allowances + Variable pay

>Indirect benefits = Coupons + meals + Transport + Income tax savings option

— — — — *** — — — —

Let’s consider an example of CTC = 36LPA by a company X.

In general, a student expects around 3 Lacs/month but the reality is different.

36 lacs (CTC)=10 Lacs (base salary) + 20 Lacs (RSU’s) + 3 Lacs (Variable) + 3 Lacs (Joining bonus)

— — — — RSU’s — — — —

Restricted Stock Unit= 20Lacs is divided into “n” years. Let’s say 4 here.

So, here you will be able to receive an amount of 1.7 Lacs by selling an RSU worth of 2 Lakhs in the first year, 3.4 Lacs in the second year and so on…

Note: You will receive each instalment of RSU stock only if you work for that particular year completely. If you plan to leave the company after 2 years for your masters or PhD or switching the company then you won't receive the year 3 & year 4 amount.

Few companies are not listed under the IPO so the employee has to wait until the company is listed under IPO in order to sell those RSU’s. The time period cannot be estimated.

— — — — Variable pay — — — —

Variable includes Allowances and performance-based.

Allowances = House Rent + Medical + Convenience (Transportation) + Leave Travel (Trips)

Most of the people doesn’t utilize the whole allowances. Let's say what if you don’t require medical allowance or Leave travel allowance. So here the 3 Lpa variable pay is not completely utilized.

— — — — Joining bonus — — — —

Joining bonus is a one-time payment, here we should not include this in the in-hand salary per year column.

— — — — Income Tax — — — —

Now, let’s deduct the income tax from the salary.

Here the salary is 10 LPA, so the tax is ~20%.

The total amount is now 8 LPA

The expected final amount is 300000/month but in reality, we receive 66,000/month :(

Before and after, realising the salary structure of an employee

Note: Few companies offer less CTC but a high in-hand salary, students should be very careful in choosing companies.
Are Your Dreams Holding You Back?
Tags: Self Improvement, Knowledge, Wisdom, Love, Motivation

After Covid began, I fell into a rut and withdrew from most of my friends. I became largely antisocial and lost motivation to do things. Through the course of this fall, I watched many youtube videos and began to self-reflect. One of the common themes I stumbled across time after time was about motivation; motivation to write, to exercise, to socialize. As I started to come back out of this hole I dug myself into, there was a shift in my perspective.

Before we go into my new viewpoint, I want to talk about what my mindset was before this fall. Through my late teens and early twenties, I had the desire to achieve great things. I had the good intention of wanting to start my own business so I could help myself and my friends and family work at times convenient to themselves. I watched many videos and books on success, growing a business, and the like. The common mentality across these media was that if you wanted to achieve success, you had to have a dream in mind. An end goal. And in-between your current self and your ideal self to have steps to get to that point.

There is a fall back to this mentality: oftentimes this dream is over-exagerated. The dream many people set in mind is often a physical or material end point. To be rich, to own your own home, to have a nice car, getting to sip margaritas on the beach. While this might work for some people, this can be very demoralizing for many. While this is a nice idea, I think it's more important to focus on the journey by underestimating the goal. For instance: I have the goal to write a novel. Currently I have written out the rough draft of 10 chapters. I've tried writing many times before; books, blogs, social media posts. All to no avail. Every time I had the idea of becoming successful overnight and would be able to be self-sufficient. When I wasn't succeeding as quickly as I would have liked, I became discouraged and gave up.

Now we come to today: while writing this current novel I’m not writing it with the idea that I’m going to sell millions of copies and become rich so I can have my own home or buy my parents nice things. Instead, I’m focusing on what I can learn from the process, about having a physical copy, I’m focusing on having something I can use as a foot in the door for future potential work.

So, now I ask YOU. What is YOUR next goal? What is a realistic accomplishment you can succeed at within the next 6 months? What can you do that will lead to you achieving greater things the next year? Five years? Decade?
Dealing With the Overwhelming Feeling of Not Knowing What to do With Your Life
By: Logan Ormsby
Tags: Knowledge, High School, College, Careers, Choosing

As a seventeen-year-old, white male in the rural areas of Indiana, I, in my arrogant opinion, am too smart for the people surrounding me, including my own parents, and I have no idea what I want to do with my life. That probably sounded like the typical AA meeting from the movies, but it holds true. I find it ironic that I spend so much time thinking about what I want to do, but I still don’t know. Some days I want to be a lawyer or a politician, and some days I want to go to the military. On the other side of the spectrum, I want to be a computer scientist and invent things.

Maybe you feel what I feel, in terms of feeling the constant weight of making the choice that will affect the rest of your life. Maybe you don’t want to make the choice, because that means you have to let go of some of your dreams. Maybe you never made the choice, and now you are stuck doing none of your choices. Don’t leave them in the past. Whether you are a high schooler choosing a major or an employee somewhere you don’t want to be, deciding to follow one of the many passions that you locked away long ago.

How are we supposed to make that choice you may ask? Why can’t we be the Kal Penns of the world, or the Donald Trumps(don’t be like him)? Why can’t we be in a movie and a political consultant? Why can’t we be a businessman and the President of the United States? You can certainly try. But those people had the name. But the jump between fields they made is so extreme only people like them can take it. We see them as recognizable as the fifty states, and that segued them from one field to another. We, the ordinary humans trying to be extraordinary, need to follow another route.

I don’t want to be the person telling you how to deal with the stress part of it, because I’m still dealing with it myself. I don’t know what to do half the time, and writing this is helping me figure it out. But, if I can tell you anything, it is to not give up on a dream for the sake of another. There is a way to accomplish all the things you want, within reason. It will take compromise.

For example, I wrote this to do just that. I will continue writing so I can talk about politics and current events. I will continue writing so I can talk about sports and movies. I will continue writing so I can talk about conspiracy theories and historical events. I will continue writing so I can expand my knowledge in anything I want to do so in.

So don’t choose. Yes, I know what you are thinking. I wrote this entire article about dealing with choosing a life path, and I’m telling you not to choose. Do what you need in life to survive, and then live. Live to the point where you attain happiness in knowledge. Live so that you know, when you die, you studied everything you had a passion for, and you experienced everything you wanted, which most people were too scared to try.

Be a jack of all trades, but be a good one.
Burj Khalifa
By: Users Note
Tags: Blogger, Knowledge, Articles, Interesting, Information

World’s Tallest building

At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, In order to give extra The

Burj Khalifa holds the following records: Tallest building in the world. Tallest free-standing structure in the world. Highest number of stories in the world. safety, the stairways of Burj Al Arab is a five- star hotel, the highest official ranking. While the hotel is sometimes erroneously described as “the world’s only ‘seven- star’ hotel”, the hotel management claims never to have done that themselves. Burj Khalifa are reinforced with fireproof concrete. These refuge areas are separated from the main structure of the building by a “two-hour fire-resistant construction”. It is also air-conditioned and pressurized, in order to mitigate the migration of smoke. Total cost of construction: $1.5 billion.

At 2,717 feet high, the Burj Khalifa is not only the world’s tallest building, but is a full 1,046 feet higher than the world’s previous record-holder, Taipei 101 in Taiwan. T here is a Well believe it. Indian businessman George V. Nereaparambil is the very man who hotel operating at Burj Khalifa — Armani owns more than his fair share of the 900 apartments in the Burj Khalifa. Hotel Dubai. Secondly, Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai, a building soaring up to 829.8 m (2,722 ft), includes a hotel, residences and offices.

The world’s tallest building is The Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. It has 160 floors — imagine the price of the cheapest apartments in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa has soared to nearly AED5,000 ($1,400) per sqft, according to new research by Arabian Business. window cleaning price tag on that. The job is expensive and time consuming. On average window washers make $10 to $25 per hour, plus they have the world’s best office views.
Knowledge Base — Your New Bitbon System Guide
By: Bitbon System
Tags: Blockchain, Knowledge, Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitbon, Blockchain Technology

Interesting fact: the blockchain operation principle was developed back in 1991 by research scientists Stuart Haber and W. Scott Stornetta as a solution for storing digital documents with timestamps. Documents could not be forged or drawn up post factum in this way. However, due to certain reasons, the idea failed at that time, and the patent was not obtained.

After a while, this technology found its place in the world and set a brand new trend owing to cryptocurrencies starting with the well-known bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto. Since 2008, blockchain has become a real hit applicable in many areas, including for the infamous ICOs. In turn, this attracted the attention of government regulators and showed there was a need for a different approach to using distributed ledger technologies.

Back at the stage of developing the Bitbon System concept, we eliminated the shortcomings of the existing blockchain platforms using the related world experience gained over the years, as well as the results of our own research. Every year the distributed ledger technologies information base is growing, as the modern society obviously needs complex and multifunctional systems for the organization and development of the virtual currency market.

Realizing this, we created a knowledge base — a special section on the Bitbon Space website, which contains structured information on the development of the distributed ledger virtual asset market, as well as blockchain-based platforms, in particular, the Bitbon System, where distributed ledger tokens and their accounting units are the object of relations between participants. New useful materials will be regularly added to this section, which you can learn about from the news on the official information resources of the Bitbon System.

Thus, you now have a convenient source of information for studying the Bitbon System features, which you can use to write your own articles or scientific papers or to make presentations or videos. The knowledge base will be useful not only for lawyers, scientists and entrepreneurs, but also for everyone who wants to keep up with the times and be aware of the progressive trends of the modern world.

Click this link to go to the knowledge base: https://www.bitbon.space/en/knowledge-base/
How to Increase Your Brain Power Without Using Any Pills?
By: Yousuf Rafi
Tags: Knowledge, Learning, Mindfulness, Teaching, Brainstorming

Imagine how successful you’ll become by using full brainpower. Of course, it’s not possible, but you can increase your brain power by following some tips.

From organizing a corporate event to crunching numbers and copywriting for the web, everything demands brainpower. Without enough brainpower, you cannot succeed or sustain your position in this competitive world.

In every situation, you require focus, dedication, and even problem-solving. With brainpower, you can tackle these situations faster and develop mind-blowing solutions that can help you earn a good deal of money.

The good news is that there are a ton of ways in which you can boost your brainpower without taking any pills or drugs. Yes. You too can act, feel, and impress your friends like Lucy.

Let’s explore some ways to elevate your brain power and make your life somewhat more comfortable.
Can You Change The World?
By: Nicholas Hawkins
Tags: Knowledge, Inspiration, Understanding, Life Lessons, Facts

Have you often scrolled through social media and thought, “ What are they thinking?”. This is followed by an immediate response from you. After pouring your heart into the words you have written, the person you have intended to accept your plight, only respond with “Yeah, I know what you mean.” But you lack the words and wisdom to express how they must open their eyes to learn their ways of error.

There is what I have heard explained as a “ Social Veil”. As Ryan Kraus ( podcaster with innate insight and meaningful words in the podcast “ Cold Case Murder Mysteries”) has explained to the world. This is an almost hopeless endeavor, countless hours spent trying to find one person to hear you reach out to the world. Yet, you feel unsatisfied. Pushing yourself to the limit and exposing yourself as a caring individual has left you empty. But why?

What you are trying to accomplish has been done before. As humans we tend to “ See it to believe it”. However, one simple sentence collectively delivered just right will change the mood. Many people have neglected to approach me due to my posture, stance and “assumed” demeanor. Upon discussing this with them and laughing at the notion I really need to make myself clear.

The world we live in is turning with or without you. But, just in case you decide to live in it with me, you will notice these things. Posture creates an ambiance of energy (positive and negative). Facial expression is the very first “noticeable” sign. Short sentences create tension. But the last and most noticeable trait is how well you converse with your peers. Keep reading for a better understanding.

Posture, the most overlooked aspect when approaching someone. Standing with your arms crossed or relaxed?

Be guarded, but only for a moment to assess the situation.

Your facial expression, is it questionable? Are you peering or looking?

Understand that they are unsure too.

Are your sentences short and undirected at the person discussing this topic with you?

Give them your all, every word is more powerful than none at all.

Do you avoid talking to the individual due to reservation about their personality?

Personality? You have just met them. Don’t assume.

Back to business.

You may be thinking “ Nic, how does any of this correlate with changing the world?” I will simply say.

“The world isn’t an internet platform for the world to see, it is a conversation directed with human emotion where just two are present.”

Sure, say everything you would like. Try this, write a paragraph to someone on social media then tell me your result. Show someone in your own words, that specific paragraph… to their face. Express your deepest feelings in the “Real world”. Give them your attention. You will see the difference.

We must find the common ground, the moderation between humans and technology.

After all, you must Be Safe. Be Kind. We Are HUMANS!!
Base de conhecimento: benefício ou perda de tempo?
By: Marina Alves
Tags: Data, Documentation, Information, Knowledge

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Media Analysis Reflection
Tags: Social Media, Knowledge, Analysis, Reflections

Blue Question- I learned a lot of new things throughout the semester but the thing that most stood out to me was when we were in the demographic unit and I got introduced to the idea of how incorrect the media portrays a certain type of people. At first I didn’t understand it that much but as soon as I started seeing lots of examples in class and out of class I started realizing that the media doesn’t really represent everyone equally.

Q#2- Other schools should adopt this course because students which then are going to become the future generation in this world would become people that not only consume the media but they analyze it which creates people that can have their own thoughts and not believe whatever the media or someone says just because they said it on tv. Media Analysis will give knowledge about the correct way to consume the media.

Q#3- At the beginning of the class, I obviously thought we were going to analyze the media because of the name of the class and that I was going to learn a few things. But now that the class is done it really surprises me all of the things that I have learned and many things I didn’t even think of when I consumed media myself. Now I say to myself how dumb I was when I was consuming media because I never analyzed anything. Now because of this class my perspective of the media when consuming it is very different.

Q#4- I enjoyed watching all the tv shows/movies in class not because it was better than doing a worksheet or taking notes but because I was able to apply all the things that Mr. Block taught us, to the media that we consumed during class and now that I learned new things I could apply them to the media that I consume by myself.

Q#8- I would tell Juniors that it’s one of the best classes that I have ever taken in my 4 yrs of high school. Not only is it fun because we consume media everyday by watching tv shows and movies but we learned a lot of things that can help you whenever you consume media by yourself. You will learn lots of interesting ideas and you’ll see the world from another perspective. It’s a very interesting class and you will be glad to have taken it senior year
100 Words On….. Knowledge
By: Digitally Vicarious
Tags: Knowledge, Information Technology, 100 Words Project, Intellectual Property, Education

Photo by Kuma Kum on Unsplash

I have been “cautioned” over the years about giving away free knowledge through blogs, social media posts, and articles. While disguised as advice, their intent has always appeared to come from a hidden agenda to package my thoughts and sell them to the highest bidder. My intent has always been to be thought provoking and to engage in discussions around the digital challenges that face humanity. Action is more likely when driven by internal motivation rather than external direction. For Cyber Security challenges, I am sure we agree that we need all the help we can get, free or otherwise.
Developing Moon
By: Maria Del Pilar
Tags: Fast, Knowledge, Skills, Love, Business

Today is the first day of a 3 day’s fast. So far, water and miso and a quarter of apple. I have sunbathing in the attic, so refreshing for mind and body.

Also speaking about essential oils on the phone. Invigorating.

Shopping in the morning for water, a mandarine found.

A lovely 3 brain’s interview.
WHAT IS DECLARATIVE AND PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE? WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM? GIVE EXAMPLE.
By: Rashandeep Singh
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge, Declarative Programming, AI, Procedural

PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE:

Procedural Knowledge also known as interpretive knowledge is the type of knowledge in which it clarifies how a particular thing can be accomplished. It is not so popular because it is generally not used. It emphasizes how to do something to solve a given problem.

DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE:

Declarative Knowledge also known as descriptive knowledge, is the type of knowledge which tells the basic knowledge about something and it is more popular than Procedural Knowledge.

It emphasizes what to do something to solve a given problem.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROCEDURAL AND DECLARATIVE KNOWLEDGE

The difference between declarative and procedural knowledge is that the former refers to unchanging, factual information and the latter refers to the collective thought processes that define how things are done.

EXAMPLE 1:

Procedural knowledge — It can include a group of logical assertions merged with a resolution theorem prover to provide an absolute program for solving problems. Here, the CTC can be thought of as a procedural knowledge as it would require a process to calculate it as given below.

Gross salary = basic salary + allowances

Benefits (vary from company to company)

CTC = gross salary + benefits

So, this is how CTC is calculated by following a lengthy process instead of just collecting facts.

Declarative knowledge — Let us understand this by the example of an employee whose ID, name, address, salary have to stored in a database where this information is fact-based does not require much effort to acquire it. It depends on only specification of results, not detailed procedure of producing them.

EXAMPLE 2:

Also, taking example of programming language, procedural programming paradigm (e.g. C language) follows the control construct. We write program as a collection of statements and procedures. Whereas in declarative programming paradigm (e.g. Prolog), we don’t write control constructs. We specify idea/knowledge and series of rules. We don’t give instructions to computer. We only specify the goal and prove things.

EXAMPLE 3:

Procedural knowledge

var a=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

var b=[];

for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++)

{

b.push(a[i]);

}

console.log(b);

Output is:

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Declarative knowledge

var a=[1, 2, 3, 4, 5];

var b=a.map(function(number)

{

return number*1});

console.log(b);

Output is:

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

In both example we can see that the output of a given problem is same because the only difference in that two methods to achieve the output or solution of problem.
House of Wisdom of Sharjah
By: Abdelaziz M. Almulla
Tags: Library, Knowledge, Learning, Sharjah, House Of Wisdom

Upon entering it, you will marvel at the beauty of it. The beauty of how seemingly naturally constructed it is. With the centering square glass garden, it gives the vibe of a warm and welcoming place. Just as nature would welcome any seeker, the House of Wisdom welcomes anyone in search of knowledge.

Its corridors, made up of an array of books, create the perfect atmosphere to just sit, learn, and expand your world. If you are a student, those books are the perfect resource for you to excel in your studies, whether through expanding your knowledge in your field of study or adding on to your interests.

If you are a reader, and you are going there solely for the interest of reading, whether you like the company of a book of your own or would like to borrow something from the library, the House of Wisdom provides the perfect reading atmosphere. With its perfectly placed, well lit cozy chairs, you can have your read of the week with you without feeling uncomfortable and need to constantly change your reading position.
Malcolm Gladwell is the G.O.A.T
By: Geoff Lane
Tags: Knowledge, Critical Thinking, Culture, Mindfulness, Society

And why you should read literally anything he’s written.

Happy Monday everyone. The goal of today’s post is to give you a glimpse into why Malcolm Gladwell’s books are so awesome. He is perhaps one of the greatest authors of all time when it comes to these six words — things are not what they seem.

In a literary sense, he is the best builder of bridges there is. He is masterful in connecting seemingly separate phenomena that actually have a lot in common when scrupulously looked at under a microscope.

For example, in an effort to paint a more holistic picture of an instance of police brutality (link here), Gladwell opened his book Talking to Strangers with Hitler, moved on to international spies, addressed sexual assault on college campuses, and even threw Jerry Sandusky in there.

What a random grouping of scenarios you might be thinking. Actually, they all help to better illustrate why the hell people are so bad at talking to strangers, especially in the US.

Remember before AirPods came out and you used headphones? And do you remember what a tangled mess they’d be if you left them in your pocket? Gladwell most often writes about the tangled headphones of social phenomena. This is his area of expertise. His writing artfully untangles those proverbial earbuds.

These are complex concepts that Gladwell addresses and yet, time and again he makes them digestible for a dummy like myself. He’s a master unpacker of things, if you will.

In being such an adept unpacker, Gladwell often breaks down why conventional thinking is often wrong. That, again, things are sometimes most opposite what they seem.

Like in his book David and Goliath, he artfully describes why the underdogs of the world — the Davids — most often have a leg up on the competition, contrary to popular belief.

Perhaps the biggest theme throughout Gladwell’s books is a butterfly affect of sorts. Things like being the best in the world at your craft, why people are so bad at being able to tell when people are truthful or lying, police brutality; they’re all the result of a very long line of one thing leading to another.

The man even coined the term “temporary autism” in his book Blink. Impressed yet?

In reading book after book of Gladwell’s for the past month, I’ve become a more critical thinker. Indeed, his writing almost conditions one to think more deeply about things. To realize that there’s more to the story.

While there’s no shortage of information out there, I’d say critical thinking is in short supply. If being more thoughtful is on your to-do list, do yourself a favor and grab some Gladwell. You won’t be sorry.
Who Are You?
By: Terry Mansfield
Tags: Knowledge, Names, Humor, Poetry, Poem

Hi! I’m Terry Mansfield and I Specialize in Eclecticism

Here are some things about me you probably don’t know (and maybe don’t even care to know; sorry about that).
How to attract more blood donors
By: Akash Agrawal
Tags: Interesting Facts, General Knowledge, Knowledge, Facts, Blood Donation

Blood donors in Sweden get a text message whenever their blood is used to save a life.

This is done to raise awareness and attract more donors as when people are appreciated, they tend to help and do more.

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The Village by the sea is a brief and tidy novel whose story mainly revolves around the everyday…
By: Abdur Rafay Baloch
Tags: Knowledge, Books, Book Review, Education, The Village

The Village by the sea is a brief and tidy novel whose story mainly revolves around the everyday happenings in a village, which is obviously by a sea as the name suggests. The protagonist being Hari, a village boy, gets fed up of the tasteless village life and embarks on a journey to follow his dreams. Another supporting role is of Hari's sister Lila, who spends most of her time in her house, or whatever it was.

Reasons why I liked the book:

● It's small and realistic( I have just started reading and a small book was the best fit for me)

● The characters were super relatable.

● It is a mixture of sadness and happiness making it a balanced and well proportioned read.

Reasons why I disliked the book:

● Scenes were described too deeply with every possible detail mentioned which bored me at times.

● The ending wasn't really overwhelming and infused a feeling of unsatisfaction.

Recommendation:

I highly recommend this book to the newbies like me. Make this book your debut read and you shall not be disappointed.
Know about your blood
By: Akash Agrawal
Tags: Knowledge, Health, Blood, Donations, Facts

Have you ever wondered about the below questions?

How is your blood group decided?

Whom you can donate blood?

Who can donate blood to you?

What is the Rh factor in blood?

How do lab assistants tell your blood group in a minute?

Is blood donation good or bad for me?

What are the benefits of blood donation?

You can find all these answers in the below post. Please go through it and find the answers to all the above questions.

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I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE:
By: Tyler Zimmerman
Tags: Confessions, Knowledge, Writing, Themes

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE:

Photo by Ante Hamersmit on UnSplash

I must admit to myself and those that read this, I am not a good writer. I have been writing the thoughts that are in my head, and what is in my head doesn’t always come out coherently. I usually have so many thoughts at one time that they run in to each other like penned up chickens chasing a mouse. YouTube it, it’s crazy.

Honestly this confession will be short and I will try to be as understandable as possible. The reason I have not written well thought out and reasonable pieces is because I don’t have control of my subjects. I have so many things that I want to discuss however that is where I run in to my issues. One day you get a piece about goals, while the next day I write about a media scandal. Then I skip to living in a van to losing 100lbs. There is nothing cohesive or typical about my writing and I think it throws me off and I think it may throw off a person who tries to follow me. So for that I apologize.

Going forward I have realized that I must write and communicate about the things in my life that bring me joy and the goals I have set out in front of me. I would like my stories and my writing to have a sort of theme.

I would like to know that if someone decides to follow me they can know what they are going to get. When I go to the newsstand and am looking for a certain magazine I have a topic on my mind. If I pick up a magazine about 4x4 trucks, that is what I will find inside. That is what I need to bring to the table. I do not do that right now and I need to be better.

I am committed to bring the value that I speak of. There are things that do interest me in all facets of this life, however to bring something to people that they may not be aware of or know, is how I can be of use. I will take the next few days to really narrow down my focus and bring a real knowledge around the subjects I write about from here on out.

Thank you for being accepting of my rookie mistakes and I hope that I can continue to find the things that make me happy and share that with all of you.
Relentless Optimism
By: Jeff Suwak
Tags: Enlightenment, Knowledge, Freedom, Poetry, Light

Photo by Aziz Acharki

Love,

victory,

and

light —

nothing

can extinguish

the fire.

Nothing.

Around it

we will

circle,

dance,

and sing.
Don’t Write What You Know
By: Declan Wilson
Tags: Knowledge, Art, Life, Self, Writing

Don’t Write What You Know

Two things happen when you dip your toe in uncharted waters. The first is you absorb new information. As a writer, this is useful. As a human, this is life.

The second is you create a ripple. New information might seem like it’s obvious to others, however, chances are there are a lot of people like you who are just as unaware.

By sharing new information, you spark interest in an uninformed someone else. This someone sparks interest in someone else who does the same for someone else and so forth.

In other words, writing what you know keeps the fire going. Writing what you learn kindles a new flame.
We are not wise, but can become the “disciples of the wise"
By: Zsolt Hermann
Tags: Altruism, Humanity, Knowledge, Nature, Wisdom

Question from the Internet:

“How do you define, find, and embody wisdom in your life?”

Human wisdom is the recognition that true wisdom doesn’t originate in us. Our brain is not a fountain of wisdom, it is simply a modem with a hard disk that can capture and store a limited amount of information.

True wisdom is found in Nature’s perfect, infinite database.

In order to attain Nature’s wisdom we need to connect, log in to this database so we can download the necessary information.

For this we need to adjust, fine-tune ourselves. It is not enough that we need to humbly accept, acknowledge that we are not wise ourselves but we can only become the “disciples of the wise” (of Nature), there is an added condition.

We can only access, download information from Nature’s perfect, infinite database if we use it for the sake or others, passing whatever we received on selflessly, altruistically.

This is the seemingly paradoxical law of the Natural Universe: we can endlessly, infinitely access, attain everything that exists, as long as we don’t want it for ourselves but only for the sake of others!

https://youtu.be/NcC0FkidPj0
21 Experts Reveal How The Benefits of Audiobooks Changed Their Lives
Tags: Knowledge, Books, Audiobooks, Audible, Storytelling

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Our 21 specialists are writers, producers, and business experts who share their experience of how they use Audiobooks to profit their lives.

The Benefits of Audiobooks According to Our Study

Tuning in to storytelling — 26%

Openness/Time Saving — 26%

Mental Fitness/Building Concentration — 16%

Utilization of Knowledge — 13%

Spare space — 3%

Go gaga for books again — 3%

Common Experiences with Children and Family — 3%

Unwinding and Sleep, Longevity and Learning English — 10 %

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I don’t know
By: Martin Síbulo Ocanto
Tags: Knowledge, Science, Personal, Cosmos, Philosophy

I am Venezuelan, I am twenty one years old; I am passionate about languages learning and I'm currently working as an English teacher.
Do you know the Similarity between Monaco and Indonesia?
By: Akash Agrawal
Tags: Interesting Facts, General Knowledge, Knowledge, Facts

Monaco and Indonesia have identical flags in terms of colors and design. The only difference between the two flags is size.

For more such interesting facts, please follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Discovery
By: Sean Zhai
Tags: Knowledge, Discovery, Blue Insights, Poetry, Development

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General Knowlegde Quiz
By: Recipes Food
Tags: Knowledge, Questions, Genius, Quiz, Olympics

General Knowledge Quiz to find out how broad your knowledge is, from this quiz that can be assessed to your insight into things that are well known in the world and how often you are diligent in reading.

okay, just take a look at the quiz

1. What value has the number pi

a. 3.12

b.3.14

c. 3.16

The Answer is 3.14

2. When the world war 1 begun?

a. 1912

b.1914

c.1918

The Answer is 1914

3. At the end of which century William Shakespeare wrote the work Hamlet?

a. XIV

b. XV

c. XVI

4. On which island is MOunt teide located?

a. Martinique

b. Cabrera

c. Tenerife

The answer is Tenerife

5. Which is the best-selling record in history?

a. thriller-Michael Jackson

b. A kind of magic-queen

c. help!- the Beatles

the answer thriller-Michael Jackson

6. In which Greek city the olumipics game began?

a. Sparta

b. Montana

c. Olympia

the answer is Olympia

7. Which is the third planet of our solar system?

a. Earth

b. Mars

c. Venus

The Answer is Earth

8. On which continent the city of Quito was founded?

a. Europe

b. America

c. Africa

The answer is America

9. Which mammal has the ability to fly?

a. flying squirrel

b. penguin

c. bat

The Answer is BAT

10. who was the wife of adolf Hitler?

a. Anne frank

b. Eva Braun

c. Magda Goebbels

The Answer is Eva Braun

and this is all for today if you are like and feel this easy waiting for the next question that might make you dizzy.

Have a nice day.😇
The Foresight Of the Elders
By: Nanda Jurela
Tags: Knowledge, History, Family, Wisdom, Sustainability

The wisdom of the elders is only a wisdom if the elders were wiser than you — if they made better choices, less harmful choices, were luckier as a result of their decisions, and if they had sense.

The reason why we have plenty of extremism instead of wisdom in this era is that the sensitivity to detect wisdom has been lost or forcibly taken, that obedience to (assertive, though not wise) authority has been beaten into too many and never challenged, and that there is not enough honesty to assess yourself in relation to those who went before you.

Lack of humility, ignorance, and cruelty often go hand in hand, unfortunately. Blind faith in stories and disinterest in discoveries and in solutions can cloud and mislead even a good mind.

On the other hand, if you know more than the elders, they know it too. Don’t hog all that wisdom for yourself. Don’t let it die within you. Share what you practice. Share what you have understood. Because well-meaning elders wanted you to reach a higher place and have a wider horizon than they acquired.

27 January 2019

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3 Required Knowledge to Have a Happy Life
By: Rima Paul
Tags: Knowledge, Life Lessons

Life is just as we make it…It’s like a big version of cooking, as good & healthy ingredients of knowledge you put into, it will turn into as beautiful & happy. As my thoughts, one should have some very essential knowledge to direct one’s life in right direction.

1. Knowledge of Discipline & Good Manners :

These are the two most powerful weapon of a human being. You can’t do anything in life until you are disciplined. Learn to utilise time perfectly with a disciplined nature. Good manners that mean politeness, gentleness, sense of gratitude etc are such qualities that help to make a positive atmosphere around you & this is very important for a successful & happy life.

2. Health Caring Knowledge :

Health is Wealth- so learn to care this this God gifted wealth perfectly. Make exercise a regular habit so that your body may thank you one day. Just try to forget the taste of all type unnatural, unhealthy, spicy junk foods. Start feeding your body with natural, simple & easily digestible foods. As healthy input you give within body, it will return you as productive output.

3. Spiritual Knowledge:

This is such a knowledge that makes you really happy from heart & to solve any life problem by your own. This is the knowledge of the “purpose of our existence” — why I & you all are here ! the actual ultimate purpose of our life — it’s not just to earn money & enjoy life with luxurious materiality- it’s to work & help others of the society wih full devotion to the God, who is the supreme creator of everything. Discover the superpower soul inside you. Bring peace & respect in heart. Realise the true meaning of love & friendship & spread these to others heart…
Don’t stress about who’s around you
By: Natasha Sniehirova
Tags: Knowledge, Knowledge Sharing, Learning, Success, People

I always hear people saying, ‘Surround yourself with people that push you to do better’ or ‘No drama or negativity. No jealousy or hate. Just higher goals and motivation’.

And frankly, this is the only kind of people I want to surround myself with and the only kind of human I want to be! I mean, who wouldn’t want to?

But to do so we must work at Disney or sell ice cream or something. Because the reality is, there are many insecure ones around us that breed all the negative stuff and so we have drama and negativity for breakfast every day.

Finding people like that is especially hard to do now during Covid. I’m sure that many of us would love to go out meet some interesting intellectual faces but Covid put a stop to that.

But honestly, if I had just focused on people around me, I never would have done anything.

Now I believe, you’re not the average of the 5 people around you. You’re the average of the books you read. The courses, the internships you go and do.

I don’t have many people at all I know into what I’m into. So the people’s opinions I seek out are the worlds best. I go find their stuff. Buy their stuff and learn.

Don’t stress about who’s around you. Stress on who’s knowledge you can bring into your life. Agree?
Who is a Philosopher?
By: Gagan Saxena
Tags: Quotes, Knowledge, Philosophy

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Take Special Care Not Only Of Skin But Also Of Hair In Winter सर्दियों में सिर्फ स्किन नहीं बालों का भी रखें खास ख्याल
By: Sara News
Tags: Knowledge, Articles, Motivation

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This Is How You Should Prepare For Bank Exam While Sitting At Home घर पर बैठे यूं करें बैंक एग्जाम की तैयारी
By: Sara News
Tags: Knowledge, Articles, Motivation

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What’s more easy??
Tags: Self Improvement, Knowledge, Freedom, Redemption, Thirst

What’s more easy??

Just feeling the pain?

Or

Redemption from it?

I guess the fear between the two keeps us engaged our whole life!

We keep thinking about the process that will take us straight to the redemption, freedom from the pain or suffering.

Why not take that one step ahead?

What stops you to take that leap forward?

Whatever it is, that freedom is worth it!

Be it any kind of pain or binding that keeps you away from your happy place, it has to end, you need to break through!

The redemption feels so light, nothing to pull you down, nobody to make you feel ashamed of being you, moreover it’s just YOU!

You have been thirsty since a long time, you imagine a bottle filled with exact quantity and temperature to satiate your thirst. And just as you really see that bottle, your thirst increases and reaches the peak!

How does it feel when you gulp water at that time!?

Immensely satisfying?

Now try the same with your pain. You know your path to freedom, just believe yourself.

Just pick up the bottle of redemption and gulp it down!

There’s no better thing, and you gotta trust me!
10 extremely beneficial life hacks that everyone should know about
By: Nikunj Savaliya
Tags: Life Hack, Knowledge, Surprise, Habits, Hack

10 extremely beneficial life hacks that everyone should know about
Meet Youth Icon, ‘Yashrajsinh Jadeja’
Tags: Youth Icon, Youth

Youngster Diaries: Meet Youth Icon, ‘Yashrajsinh Jadeja’

Youth Icon, Yashrajsinh Jadeja The youths play a vibrant role in the constructive progression of building social cohesion, economic prosperity and political stability. One such youth is Yashrajsinh Jadeja. He is an 18-year-old youth icon and a student of Rajkumar College, Rajkot . He was born in Jamnagar and dreams of becoming a huge icon in politics.

Youngster Diaries: Meet Youth Icon, ‘Yashrajsinh Jadeja’

It is said, ‘the earlier you start, the better it is’. He is following the same principle. He is connected with BJP trying to gain experience and lessons to achieve his dream identity. He has an unbeatable collection of 18 and counting luxury cars which includes Audi, Prado, Toyota, Land Cruiser, and Mercedes. He is popularly known as 1111 for owning the maximum number of cars in Gujarat.

Want to know more, follow him on Instagram.

https://instagram.com/yashrajsinh.1111?igshid=1u2x5jqx6fpms

Youngster Diaries: Meet Youth Icon, ‘Yashrajsinh Jadeja’