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Thanks. Q 3 - Saying the same thing but in a different way reminds me of this joke: A person said 50% of the people here are idiots. There was a furore and he was asked to apologize, and he said Sorry, 50% of the people here are not idiots and got away with it although it meant the same thing. Q 7 (2): Decades back there was this Tamizh film (Namma Veetu Lakshmi) song which said "Panam Irundal Podumata Ulakile, Aiya Pasam Enna Nesam Enna Manathile Paname, Paname" meaning Only money matters, nothing else does. There is another Tamizh saying "Panam Endral Pinamum Vayai Thirrakum" meaning if you mention money, even the dead body will stir. "Panam Pathum Seyyum" is another popular Tamizh saying - meaning Money can achieve anything. These pithy statements are just to emphasize the importance of Money and not to be taken literally. N Sekar On Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 05:23:27 PM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: CULTURAL QA 12-2023-17 All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 17-12-2023. SELECTED QUORA ANSWERS BY EXPERTS 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 gave birth to a baby yesterday. Today, she sent me a photo of the baby. I congratulated her and asked if she was okay to take a video call? She said yes, then I called her. When I saw her on the call, the first question I asked her was, “Are you still in pain much? Have you been able to eat anything yet? You can walk to the bathroom yourself or need help?” And just like that, she cried. “You’re the first one to ask me if I’m doing ok. Everyone else just asks if the baby is ok and if I 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 first steps after giving birth; those first nights; those first months will be difficult. 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 immediately comes to mind is the male lion because it actually has a markedly unique stage of 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 male Lions. Male lions are evicted out of their pride in their teenage years to live on their own as nomads. It's ultimately when nature decides whether they're strong enough to pass on their genes. This is when most males will inevitably die. They aren't experienced hunters, don't have a territory of their own, & aren't welcome ANYWHERE by any other lions. But if they manage to lay low, scavenge kills, and get bigger they will one day be able to use their combined strength to take over a pride of their own. But, that's usually a year or so off. (Depending on how early they were evicted & why; some stay far longer than others) You can typically tell a nomadic or sub adult lion by its mohawk mane, smaller bodies, pink nose and lack of other pride mates around them. (Although they may technically still be with their pride and be a subadult, not yet to become a nomad.) Q3 Humor: What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A3 Aabishkar Wagle, BSc. Hons IT from University of Wolverhampton (Graduated 2019)Updated 6y My mother told me this story when I was kid. One night, the Emperor 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 the astrologer and told him about his dream. " What can my dream mean? Tell me at once" he demanded. The astrologer looked grave when he heard all the details. "O Emperor! I am sorry to tell you that your dream means that all your relatives will die before you", he said. Akbar did not like the astrologer's remark. So he did not reward him. And then the Birbal came to court later that morning. Akbar narrated his dream and astrologer’s remark. " Can you tell me what my dream means , Birbal?" Akbar asked. Birbal thought for a while. And then he replied "O Badshah! Your dream tells me that you will live longer than your relatives!' My note- Without telling Birbal was reward Q4 What are the most interesting and mindblowing 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 to them. 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 undetectable by humans. Longest word you can type 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 to achieve their potential? A5 Sean Kernan, Updated 5y One of the smartest, perhaps the smartest person on the planet, Kim Ung-Yong, was doing calculus and speaking five languages before age five. By age eight he was doing math at NASA and finished his Ph.D. prior to age fifteen. None of this was by his own decision. After the discovery of his genius, an I.Q. of over 200, he was placed on an ultra-fast track program for his life. After accumulating a mind numbing pile of academic accolades, he worked at NASA for years until he abruptly quit. Here you have the smartest guy in the world, someone whose intelligence dwarfs most Harvard students’, and he walks away from it all. Why? He wasn’t happy. 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 a professor. A prestigious job for most people. But for him? Not so. Kim is still periodically targeted by Korean news outlets for being a “failed genius”. With all of his gifts he was expected to change the world and innovate within several science fields. It begs the question, who decided Kim was supposed to change the world? It certainly wasn’t him. Mr. Kim might not be someone most of us can relate to. But he is analogous, ground zero even, for the 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 is the great equalizer. If they are happy, your expectations no longer matter. Q6 What is one thing that I can learn from you today? A6 Devika Saji, Student at Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (2020–present)Updated 1y Once "Raghuram Rajan" went for a guest lecture at IIT Delhi. He gave his lecture to the enthusiastic youth. All the 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 entire college, you are recognized not only in India but you are a worldwide known person for your work and thesis. So my question is Does it really matter to do studies from abroad, I mean Ivy league Colleges have elite professors and they have a lot to bring to the table, and also the brand value that makes a lot of difference, what are your thoughts?" Raghuram Rajan smiled at him and said," Honestly speaking I did my graduation from IIT Delhi and did my MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, and did my Ph.D. from MIT. I can't draw a difference among the professors they were all the same. But the thing that matters and for who I am today is due to my peers. You learn a lot from them because you are not with your professors all the time. You are with your peers doing works learning together 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 the best in you! Q7 What are ten truths everyone should accept in life? A7 Anuj Sajwan, BCOMG from Delhi University ( DU ) (Graduated 2023)15h 1. Looks matter more ; People don't like those who are ugly ,dull. 2. If you have money, Everyone will be respected you otherwise no one will care about you . 3. Apart from parents, 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 the time . 4. The life on social media seems goods only on social media ; The real world is very different. 5. Not everything can 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. 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