Hello there!
Welcome to the 35th edition of ‘The Lighthouse’!
Its a little late in the day and thanks for bearing with me. Safe to say that its better late than never. I had almost given up on publishing today’s edition of the newsletter, thanks to my wife for pushing me to ship it out. There’s a little too much on my mind - both work and otherwise.
I’m now able to understand why the first page of a book is dedicated to family. Family is the strength that binds the book. It is the spine that holds the book together. I’m thankful and grateful for the loving family I have been blessed with.
Let’s dig in.
A privilege - To exercise restraint, and not to judge
Cover Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash
Some people are better, and some are not – but why do you say this?
Is it because of where these people are from? The path they have tread, their upbringings and their family background?
Some of these people you say have good habits and some of them not very good.
But who are you to judge them? Have you walked the path that they have? Who knows, for if you would have taken the same approach as them, you may have fared even worse.
Would you then be happy to know that someone ridicules you?
Or, would you feel comforted to know that others would support you and uplift you to become better?
Empathise with others because of their miserable situation instead of criticising them.
Criticism works best only when carried out on oneself; not towards others.
Teach others to be better, help others be better. You are like a doctor who is treating ill patients and nursing them back to health.
Have you ever come across a doctor who judges you when you fall sick? A doctor isn’t there to judge you, but to help heal you. Be like one.
Here’s some interesting stuff I came across:
The Egg by Andy Weir: “Your soul is more magnificent, beautiful, and gigantic than you can possibly imagine. A human mind can only contain a tiny fraction of what you are. It’s like sticking your finger in a glass of water to see if it’s hot or cold. You put a tiny part of yourself into the vessel, and when you bring it back out, you’ve gained all the experiences it had.”
The Mental Model of Inversion (A twitter thread) by Shane A Parish: Shane has summarized this brilliant mental model that has been echoed time and again by Charles Munger who is Warren Buffet’s partner in Berkshire Hathaway.
Fun To Imagine With Richard Feynman: Science made fun and simple. Feynman is like Santa for science. He makes science - fun, warm, and fuzzy for us. Grab a cup of tea, or a mug of warm cocoa and settle down for an hour of fun. I loved this and I hope you do too.
Here’s a thought I’m ruminating on:
“When you are distressed by an external thing, it’s not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moment’s notice.” ~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.47
I’ll leave you with a heartwarming video.
Till next weekend, take care.
Cheers,
Prashanth.
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