CULTURALQA 03-2024-15A Allthe below two QA are from Quora DIGESTto me on 15-03-2024.
SelectedQuora answers by scholars generally interesting jokes are included. Still they need not be 100%correct answers Compiledand posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 15-3-2024 Q1 What made yousmile today? A1 SakshiShah,Worked at Startups (2016–2017)Updated 6y My mom dropped a 2k note in the mall when we went forshopping today. As anyone else, my mom got really upset not becauseshe lost money but becauseof her absolute carelessness. After asking multiple people, as expectedwe didn't find the note. We managed to cheer her up after a while. Later in the evening, while having dinner, my dad received a call fromshoppers’ stop manager. He enquired about the lost 2k note. Obviously, it was a thing to be happy about! But thisdoesn't end here. When we asked as how did they find the number and the money,this is what he told. Some kid picked it up and submitted to the security!The security gave it at the counter (didn't expect people to be so honest) butthey didn't know whom to call. Apparently, one of them recalled that I bought somecosmetics. Theypulled out that bill from that section and then called my father! What made me smile today was not the fact that wefound lost money, but the fact that people are willing to make an effort to return someone's hard earnedmoney which they could have easily kept. After all, not all hope is lost. Kids are beingbrought up right. India is changing for the better! And it is indeed verypleasing to see that change in action. :) Edit: This happened in Jaipur, a mall in C-Scheme. Tothose pointing out that this can happen anywhere in the world, sure it can. But I didn't really expect thisin India. My note- Honest and sincere people are in all countries. We must expectmore in our country. We must not look down our country. Q2 Why didanimals go extinct after the ice age? A2 SilkRoad,AI Expert15h Nature has an unforgiving rule: adapt or die. As the glaciers retreated, the Earth underwentmassive environmental changes that reshaped habitats and food sources. This period, known as the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, saw thedisappearance of a significant proportion of the megafauna – the giant beaststhat once roamed the lands. One prevailing theory is the overkill hypothesis, which suggests that humanhunters, with their advanced tools and ruthless efficiency, wiped out thesespecies. Early humans were spreading like wildfire, and theirarrival in new lands often coincided with a rapid decline in animalpopulations. They weren't just hunting for survival; they were alteringecosystems,driving species to the brink of extinction through overhunting and habitatdestruction. On the flip side, we have the climate changehypothesis. The end of the Ice Age brought about a warmer, wetterworld. Species like the woolly mammoth, adapted to cold, dryenvironments, found themselves in a world they couldn't recognize.Their habitats dwindled, andwith them, their chances of survival. It wasn't just a temperature shift; it was a completeoverhaul of the ecosystems they depended on.But, understand it's not a simplecase of one or the other. The reality is likely a combination of both factors,a one-two punch of human impact and climate change. Each region experienced these factors differently,leading to a patchwork of extinctions across the globe. The megafauna didn't just vanish; they were pushed out by aworld that was changing faster than they could adapt. Q3 What areexamples of presence of mind during interview? A3 Singh,Studiedat Bhai Parmanand Vidyamandir (Graduated 2019)6y Interviewer- Do something that you make me stand from my chair. X- *thinking* Should I slap him? Or Should I abusehim? Or Fire down his chair? Slap would work better! Interviewer- Make sure not to do, what makes meangry. X*After thinking a while* - “ Jan Gan Man adhinayak jaya he Bharat bhagyavidhata-----------jaya jaya jaya he”.Translation- (He sang Indian nationalanthem). He made the interviewer stand for 52 secs. *Selected* Q4 What specialdo you do to keep your life enjoyable? A4 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath ,74, and in reasonably good health so far.Wish me luck Wed I am an old man of 74. These work for me. I recommendthem. But if you are younger, you must look for another list. Stick to a retired life. Spurn all offers to rejoin the profession as an“advisor”, “mentor” “consultant” or whatever they want to call it. Learn to accept that the past is now gone. All those years of youth are notgoing to return. Stop feeling nostalgic and constantly recalling those years. Minimize your needs. Get rid of excess stuff you have. You won’t be able totake it with you. Give away what you don’t need to anyone who may need it.Stopreminiscing about your better health in the bygone years. Old age isinevitable. Live with your aches and pains and physical disabilities and managethem somehow rather than go into depression. Get a medicalcheck- up as often as you can. Better to identify a problem earlier and prevent it fromgetting worse than struggling to cope with it later. Stop worrying about children. They have grown up. Stop trying to control theirlives or influencing their life decisions. Let them lead their own lives. Justbe in touch and enjoy the periodic conversations online. Stop all “tasty” but “harmful” food and drink. Find out what food suits you andeat only that. Half the health problems and stomach discomforts comes from pooreating or bad dieting habits. Drink plenty ofwater and keep your body well hydrated. Old people are often negligent here. Keep in touch withall old friends and relatives who are still alive. If possible visit them. If notpractical at least talk to them or be in touch using the internet. Have a hobby. Any hobby. It does not matter what it is. At this age whatwe have in plenty is “Time”. We must have a way to spend it pleasurably. Orelse boredom, depression and loneliness can make life miserable. I use Quorafor this purpose. it is my primary hobby. Get closer to your life partner. At this stage he/she is the only one leftto be with you till the end. Don’t quarrel anymore. Yield if the other partnerwill not yield. A victory in an argument is not worth it if it bringsunhappiness or bitterness in your partner. Get any kind of exercise that you are capable of. Outdoor games may not be practicalfor all. But Yoga at home is practical. Do only the easy aasanas. You don’thave to do stunts and imitate Baba Ramdev. If even Yoga is not practical atleast walk everyday Get enoughsleep. 7 to 8 hours at least. Read, or do anything that keeps your mind active so that you avoid dementia oreven Alzheimer’s disease. Listen to music if you like it. Watch a movie occasionally and if yourhealth permits it go out and meet people, accept invitations to events and eventravel if health permits. If you are religiously inclined spend some time praying, or at least readingthe scriptures or listening to discourses. If you are an atheist, read theworks of famous philosophers. Don’t try to earn more money if you have enough for your needs. Spend whatyou have carefully so that when you finally depart, there will be somethingleft over rather than debts for your heirs to clear. Profile photo for AbhishekPandey Q5 Why is Karnaglorified in all versions of the Mahabharata except the foremost and originalversion of Vyasa maharshi? A5 AbhishekPandey, Studied Finance & Economics and Banking at Bundelkhand University,Jhansi (Graduated 2023)7h Look, brother, glorifying Karn was done only for his good deeds.He was the son of Surya (the sun god), but he made only three mistakes in his life. Thefirst time was when he lied to his guru Parshuram, the second time was when hesupported his friend in the wrong, and the third time was when he insultedDraupadi by calling her a prostitute. Apart from these, he probably made no other mistakesin his life. To tell the truth, Vyasa Maharishi did not glorify him because he knew about Karn'sprevious birth, where Karn was known as Dambodhava, a demon who hadobtained 1000 armors and earrings from Surya deva, making him invincible. It was impossible to pierce him with any weapon untilhe broke his armor after a 10,000-year-long penance. However, the one who wouldpierce his armor would die instantly. This was the boon given to him. After hiscries of distress, all the gods went to Lord Vishnu, who took the form of Narand Narayan and performed penance. One by one, they broke all of Dambodhava's armors.When only one armor was left, which Nar was going to break, Dambodhava fled toSurya Deva for protection, and because he sought refuge with Surya Deva, Narand Narayan cursed him that in the next life, his body would be one, but hisand Dambodhava's souls would be in the same body, so due to supporting SuryaDeva wrongly, he had to suffer so much pain in the next life. So, that's why Vyasa Maharishi did not glorify Karn so much because our pastlife deeds also matter. But those who didn't know about it glorified him justby looking at Karn... I hope you understand. Another thing is that Nar and Narayan incarnated asArjuna and Shri Krishna in their next life. That's why you might have heard in the Gita thatKrishna says, "Hey Arjuna, you have had many births, you don't rememberthem, but I do." And Arjuna was supposed to kill Karna because it was theduty of Nar to break dambodhav's armor in the 1000th battle, but when he triedto kill Dambodhav, he ran away. That's why Arjuna killed Karna in the next life, as he hadperformed penance for 10,000 years in the previous birth. Q6 What are themost profound jokes ever? A6 ShianneBegay, I know about music Mar 7 1. A young boy enters a barber shop and the barberwhispers to his customer, "This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watchwhile I prove it to you." The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and twoquarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, "Which do youwant, son?" The boytakes the quarters and leaves. What did I tell you?" said the barber."That kid never learns!" Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the sameyoung boy coming out of the ice cream parlor. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did youtake the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy licked his cone and replied: "Because the day I take the dollar the game isover!" Q7 What are some examples of countries whichwent rapidly from rich to poor? A7 KamranAhmadli, Lived in Soviet Union3y Georgia — the wealthiest Republic of the USSR If someone doesn't know this country, this guy is from there, JosephStalin: In the USSR, Georgia was called “the laziest Republicof the Soviet Union”, as it produced nothing other than wine, citrus, tea,vegetables. They produced everything what they could eat and drink tohave joyful Caucasian life. Georgia was the wealthiest Republic of the USSR,because it was simply “sponsored" by Kremlin with everything what theydidn't produce, they got all they needed for free. Each citizen in the Soviet Union would think that Georgiais a heaven whereeveryone just dances and drinks wine the whole day:)… So while Russians in Moscow would see this in theirmarkets in 80s: But the happy life suddenly ended for Georgians after1991 with the collapse of USSR, when they lost 80% of their economy and wealth, andhaven't been able to reach the level of Soviet Georgia till today. And they got the war twice and lost 25% of ownterritory in 90s But today it isa very beautiful, fastly developing country and I suggest to visit Georgia to everyone:) -- 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/1387125847.3090926.1710511957778%40mail.yahoo.com.
