CULTURAL QA 12-2023-17 All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 17-12-2023.
SELECTED QUORA ANSWERS BYEXPERTS AND GENERALLY INTERESTING ONLY ARE INCLUDED .STILL THEY NEED NOT BE 100% CORRECT ANSWERS. Compiled and posted by R.Gopala Krishnan, 80, former ITS on 17-12-2023. Q1 What would you like to remind everyone? A1 Blue, I am warm like a cup of tea. Fri My friend just gavebirth to a baby yesterday. Today, she sent me a photo of the baby. Icongratulated her and asked if she was okay to take a video call? She said yes,then I called her. When I saw her onthe call, the first question I asked her was, “Are you still in pain much? Have you been able to eatanything yet? You can walk to the bathroom yourself or need help?” And just like that,she cried. “You’re the firstone to ask me if I’m doing ok. Everyone else just asks if the baby is ok and ifI have breastmilk to feed the baby yet” And that is something I’d love to remind everyone. The moment when a baby is born, the mother is also born. Those firststeps after giving birth; those first nights; those first months will bedifficult. Support her. Q2 Do other animals besides humans have a"teenage" life stage? A2 K. Fletcher,Master's Degree in Psychology,Harvard University (Graduated 2011)11h Yes. One that immediatelycomes to mind is the male lion because it actually has a markedly unique stageof life at this time: nomadic All animals technically go through a sub adult stage, but few have a visibly different way of life while in it than maleLions. Male lions are evicted out of their pride in their teenage years to liveon their own as nomads. It's ultimately when nature decides whether they'restrong enough to pass on their genes. This is when most males will inevitablydie. They aren'texperienced hunters, don't have a territory of their own, & aren't welcomeANYWHERE by any other lions. But if they manage to lay low, scavenge kills, andget bigger they will one day be able to use their combined strength to take overa pride of their own. But, that's usually a year or so off. (Depending on howearly they were evicted & why; some stay far longer than others) You can typically tell a nomadic or sub adult lion by itsmohawk mane, smaller bodies, pink nose and lack of other pride mates aroundthem. (Although they may technically still be with their prideand be a subadult, not yet to become a nomad.) Q3 Humor: What are some of the greatestexamples of presence of mind? A3 Aabishkar Wagle, BSc. Hons IT fromUniversity of Wolverhampton (Graduated 2019)Updated 6y My mother told me this story when I was kid. One night, theEmperor Akbar had a strange dream. He woke up worried next morning. For he had dreamed that he had lost all except one of his teeth. Akbar summoned theastrologer and told him about his dream. " What can mydream mean? Tell me at once" he demanded. The astrologerlooked grave when he heard all the details. "O Emperor! I amsorry to tell you that your dream means that all your relatives will die beforeyou", he said. Akbar did not likethe astrologer's remark. So he did not reward him. And then the Birbalcame to court later that morning. Akbar narrated his dream and astrologer’sremark. " Can you tellme what my dream means , Birbal?" Akbar asked. Birbal thought for a while. And then he replied "O Badshah! Your dream tells methat you will live longer than your relatives!' My note- Withouttelling Birbal was reward Q4 What are the most interesting andmindblowing facts you know? A4 Gurmeet Bishnoi, Lives in Berlin(2023–present)3y Potato chips cause more weight gain then any other food. There is gain of average 1.69 pounds per 4 years due tothem. Longest living insect on earth is termite. It live as long as 100 years. Dogs can smell cancer. Dogs are able to pick up on a specific scent that cancer produces in a person which is undetectableby humans. Longest word you cantype only from left hand is “sweaterdresses”. New born babies can't shed tears. The can express feeling by crying but can't shed tears. Q5 Why do some intelligent people fail toachieve their potential? A5 Sean Kernan, Updated 5y One of thesmartest, perhaps the smartest person on the planet, Kim Ung-Yong, was doingcalculus and speaking five languages before age five. By age eight hewas doing math at NASA and finished his Ph.D. prior to age fifteen. None of this was byhis own decision. Afterthe discovery of his genius, an I.Q. of over 200, he was placed on anultra-fast track program for his life. After accumulating amind numbing pile of academic accolades, he worked at NASA for years until he abruptly quit. Here you have the smartestguy in the world, someone whose intelligence dwarfs most Harvard students’, andhe walks away from it all. Why? He wasn’thappy. It was all too much intensity for him. He felt like a machine and just wanted something normal. He now works in a normal university faculty position as aprofessor. A prestigious job for most people. But for him? Notso. Kim is still periodically targeted by Korean newsoutlets for being a “failed genius”. With all of his gifts he was expected to change the worldand innovate within several science fields. It begs thequestion, who decided Kim was supposed to change the world? It certainly wasn’thim. Mr. Kim might not besomeone most of us can relate to. But he is analogous, ground zero even, forthe problems intelligent people face with regards to “potential.” Just because someone is smart,strong, creative, doesn’t mean they want to be king of the world. Some people are happy with a low key life. Happiness isthe great equalizer. If they are happy, yourexpectations no longer matter. Q6 What is one thing that I can learn from youtoday? A6 Devika Saji, Student at Symbiosis Centrefor Management Studies (2020–present)Updated 1y Once "Raghuram Rajan" went for a guest lectureat IIT Delhi. He gave his lecture to the enthusiastic youth. Allthe students were so much interested in his talk and after his session, a boy asked him a question. He asked, "Sir,you are an epitome of success especially for a student like me and to my entirecollege, you are recognizednot only in India but you are a worldwide known person for your work andthesis. So my questionis Does it really matter to do studies from abroad, I mean Ivy league Collegeshave elite professors and they have a lot to bring to the table, and also thebrand value that makes a lot of difference, what are your thoughts?" Raghuram Rajan smiled at him and said," Honestlyspeaking I did my graduation from IIT Delhi and did my MBA from IIM Ahmedabad,and did my Ph.D. from MIT. I can't drawa difference among the professors they were all the same. But the thing thatmatters and for who I am today is due to my peers. You learn a lot from them because you are notwith your professors all the time. You are with your peers doing works learningtogether making mistakes. They have a lot to offer, you have a lot to offer. So the thing which matters is the people around you.”Always surround yourself with people who motivate you & bring thebest in you! Q7 What are ten truths everyone should acceptin life? A7 Anuj Sajwan, BCOMG from Delhi University (DU ) (Graduated 2023)15h 1. Looks matter more; People don't likethose who are ugly ,dull. 2. If you have money, Everyone will be respected youotherwise no one will care about you . 3. Apart fromparents, No one else is there for you ; even if your love is very old one day,they will leave, but your parents will be with you all thetime . 4. The life onsocial media seems goods only on social media ; The real world is verydifferent. 5. Not everythingcan be yours ; So stop being stubborn. 6. Karma is real ;it come back to you in some way, so never do harm to anyone. 7. Learn to live alone ; No one will be with you forever. 8. Life is unexpected ; Anything can happen at any time. 9. If a women earnsmore than man ; she willnever like him. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1588151363.223247.1702819399126%40mail.yahoo.com.
