CULTURAL QA 01-2024-09 All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 09-01-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100%correct answers .Compiled and posted byR. Gopala krishnan, on 09-01-2024 Q1 Doctors who quit medicine, why? How didyou manage it and what are you doing now? A1 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath,69, and inreasonably good health so far. Wish me luck for the future.10h I am not a doctorbut I know a doctor who quit practicing medicine after about 10 years. He investedinherited money and set up a shop selling medical supplies, hospital medicalequipment, orthopedic aids, instruments like blood pressure measuring devices,Oxygen level indicators, water beds, adult diapers, and stuff like that inaddition to the medicines sold in chemist shops. He supplies to nearbyhospitals, nursing homes and also the general public. He seemed to bedoing well when I last met him. Since he himselfhas been a doctor, he is able to relate well to the people in hospitals andnursing homes who deal with purchases. He is also able to discuss competentlywith the manufacturers of all his medical equipment and supplies. My note-There are many doctors in political field, cine field etc. Similarly there are many persons studied law in political, cine, and as Buildingcompanies owner etc. Q2 Why do cabin crews who do turnaroundflights bring luggage despite coming back to their original city at the end ofthe day? Susan Brown,FormerFlight Attendant/ Recruiter Dec 30 It's a part of our uniform.Also, rules and regulations that we have to follow. Usually, we have heavymanuals in those small carry-on luggage. However, lately, more and moreairlines are going from paper books to giving their crew work phones. All the manuals and trainingmaterials are on our phones now. No need for large books. Other thantraining manuals we haveour service shoes in these luggages. Most airlines have two differentkinds of shoes for their crew. One pair of shoes that we wear when we go to theairport and during boarding. Thenwe have a 2nd pair of shoes that we change into when we do our meal service.The 2nd pair is more comfy. When it's time to land we change to the 1st pair ofshoes. Also, a lot of the crewincluding myself have extra pairs of shirts and stockings in those smallcarry-on luggage. Dealing with food and drink can easily stain ourshirts. And let's not talk about annoying stockings that often rip. We have our makeup bag in those bagstoo. We have to bring those small carry-on luggage. We have a lot that we have to havein those bags, regardless if it’s a turnaround or not. So there area lot of reasons why crew have to bring those luggage with them. Q2 What scary facts do scientists knowthat the public doesn’t know about? A2 Silk Road, Dec 8 Did you knowthat there are millions of tiny creatures living on your face right now? They call them Demodex mites,and they are microscopic arachnids that feed on your skin oils and dead cells. They have eightlegs, needle-like mouthparts, and no anus. Yes, you heard me right. They don't poop. Instead, they store their wasteinside their bodies until they die and explode, releasing their contents ontoyour skin. Sounds gross,right? Well, it gets worse. Thesemites are not harmless. They can cause skin problems like rosacea, acne, andblepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids). They can alsotransmit bacteria and viruses that can infect your eyes and cause blindness.And the worst part is, youcan't get rid of them. They are part of your normal flora, and they havebeen living on humans for millions of years.You probably inherited them from your parents, and you will pass them on toyour children. So, thenext time you look in the mirror, remember that you are not alone. You havemillions of tiny roommates that are eating your face and waiting to explode. How's that for a scary fact? Q3 Are the wealth and armies described inRamayana and Mahabharata exaggerated? A3 Ram Abloh, Hindu, studied Veda (incl.Upanishads), Vedanta, Gita11h This is my personal opinion.Others may disagree. All works of poetry do have some exaggeration.Otherwise, they wouldn’t evoke any sublime Rasas in us. They would just be anewspaper report. The Rāmāyana andMahābhārata are both Itihāsas and Kāvyas. Vālmīki is called the Ādikavi (first poet). Veda Vyāsa iscalled the Vedakavi (the poet who also edited the Vedic canon). So, these twogreat works contain a very wonderful blend of real history and exquisite poetry.Hence, it is wise to assume a certain degree of poeticexaggeration. Wealth and armies are purely material aspects. So,quantifying them as extremely large is a poetic licence to create the desiredVibhāvas, Sthāyibhāvas and Vyabhicāribhāvas to produce the desired Rasānubhava. However, it is also known from history that ancient India was generally a wealthyand populous region since the earliest times. So, wealth and armieswould generally be in large quantities, as attested by many foreign travellers. Q4 What are the best doctor jokes you'veever encountered, heard, or cracked? A4 Steve Savage, Updated Dec 24 A man goes to hisdoctor for a routine checkup. The doctor tellsthe man to drop his pants and shorts so he can check his prostate. The doctor inserts his finger in the man’s anus andpronounces that everything appears to be A-okay. The man asks thedoctor if he wouldn’t mind inserting another finger. “Why do you want me to do that?” asks the doctor. “Because I think I’d like a second opinion.” says the man. Q5 Why didn't Lord Krishna marry SriRadha? A5 Gokul Renjith, Lives in India (1999–present)5h Radha Krishna did marry. The marriage was conducted byLord Brahma himself in the presence of all the gods. Description of the marriage from Brahma vaivarta purana - Thereafter Brahma,the lord of the universe, bowed in reverence to Radhika. He ignited fire inbetween the two and reciting the name of the lord, performed homa there. LordKrsna himself got up from the bed and came to the fire-altar and performed thehoma as desired by Brahma. Thereafter Brahma made Radha bow in reverence toKrsna. Thereafter, hehimself performing the duty of a father gave away her hand in marriage to Krsnaafter making them circle round the fire seven times. ThereafterRadha again took a round of the god of fire and bowing before him she wasseated besides Krsna. Thereafter Sri Krsna held the hand of Radha in his handand seven hymns of the Veda were recited by Hari. Thereafter Brahma placed thehand of Radha in the hand of Krsna and placed the hand of Krsna on theshoulders of Radha. Thereafter Radha was made to recite seven hymns of theVedas. ThereafterBrahma made Radha to place the garland of Parijata flowers falling up to theknees, around the neck of lord Krsna, who bowed in reverence at the same time.Thereafter lord Krsna placed a beautiful garland of flowers around the neck ofRadha. Then Radha was made to sit to the left of Krsna. Radha was smilingserenely reciting the name of Krsna in her mind. Brahma then made both of themrecite five hymns from the Vedas and then bowing before them he handed Radhaover to Krsna in the same way a father hands over his daughter. He then stoodbefore the lord. Atthat point of time the delightful gods playing on the big-drums andsmall-drums, poured a rain of flowers on them. The best of the Gandharvasstarted singing and the apsards started dancing. Chapter 15,Krishna Janma Khanda, Brahma vaivarta purana. 2. Description of the marriage from Garga Samhita - Then Brahmā rose,ignited the sacred fire, and performed the Vedic wedding-ceremony of the divinecouple. Brahmāperformed the wedding-ceremony of Lord Hari and Śrī Rādhikā. He hadThem circumambulate the sacred fire and bow down before it, and then Brahmā,the knower of the Vedas, recited the seven mantras. Placing Śrī Rādhikā's handon Lord Hari's chest and Lord Hari's hand on Śrī Rādhikā's back, Brahmā recitedmany mantras. Then with both hands Śrī Rādhā placed on Lord Kṛṣṇa'sneck a lotus garland filled the the humming of bees. Then with both hands LordHari placed on Śrī Rādhā's neck a similar garland. Then Brahmā had Them bowdown before the sacred fire. Placing the silent divine couple on two thrones,with folded hands Brahmā recited five mantras. Then, as a father gives away his daughter, Brahmā gaveaway Śrī Rādhā. O king, then the demigods showered flowers, and thedemigoddesses danced with the Vidyādharīs. The Gandharvas, Vidyādharas, Cāraṇas,and Kinnaras sang auspicious songs glorifying Lord Kṛṣṇa. 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