---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Oct 13, 2025, 9:23 AM Subject: Re: Fwd - Life in Bharat and in the West To: <[email protected]> Cc: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. <[email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi < [email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar <[email protected]>, Rama (Iyer 123 Group) <[email protected]>, Mani APS <[email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>
Thank you. It was a Fwd and the author is one who resides with me in the same senior citizens home. I liked it so much I wanted to share. In spite of the difficulties and troubles ( natural and man made ) Bharat has survived and prospered for sooooooooooooo long. Any other country would have broken down with the invasions, subjugation, and of late with the machinations of the enemies from within. This is a Punya Bhoomi Sir, where a galaxy of Saints and Gnanis had lived and traversed through the length and breath of the country. Their teachings (our religion) have played a major part in our accepting difficulties and overcoming them. Our faith in God and our use of the native JUGAD method help us to overcome the obstacles and thrive and prosper. N Sekar Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM, Surendra Varma <[email protected]> wrote: The name of the author is not disclosed, but having myself worked and travelled to 24 countries across continents, my understanding is that resilience and comfort are antonyms, and two different birds. A society focussed on comfort may not necessarily be resilient and can break down when the comfort level slips down. On the other hand, a resilient society is built on a holistic perspective which encompasses both comfort and discomfort, and the ability to deal with discomfort and even live with it, adapting to it strategically, without breaking into pieces. India is an example of resilience. We experience both comfort and discomfort every day, but life goes on. What ails India is poverty, driven by population explosion, and corruption driven by greed and poverty. Suren On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 at 21:10, N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: The West has perfected comfort. India has perfected resilience. This isn't just a cultural observation. It's a fundamental difference in how societies function at their core. After traveling across continents, I've seen how the West builds systems of predictability. Trains arrive on schedule. Meetings start when they should. Traffic flows in orderly lanes. Life runs like a well-oiled machine, designed to eliminate friction at every turn. But there's a hidden cost to this perfection. When systems get too good, people forget how to adapt. A delayed train becomes a crisis. A power outage feels apocalyptic. A missed delivery ruins an entire day. The West has engineered out the very chaos that builds human flexibility. Then you land in India. Here, chaos isn't a bug. It's the operating system. Traffic looks like madness but somehow flows. Plans collapse but goals still materialize. When your scooter breaks down, three strangers appear to help before you've even asked. The system doesn't work because it's perfect – it works because people make it work. This isn't romanticizing dysfunction. It's recognizing a different kind of strength. In the West, wellness is an industry you buy into – apps, retreats, subscriptions, therapists on speed dial. In India, wellness is woven into the fabric of existence. Fresh food cooked daily, not "meal-prepped." Family as foundation, not scheduled appointments. Spiritual reflection as rhythm, not a "practice" you squeeze between meetings. The West finds peace through order. India finds peace through acceptance. Of impermanence. Of contradiction. Of the beautiful mess that is human existence. Yes, India frustrates. Bureaucracy suffocates. Infrastructure fails. But when systems break, people step in. Because resilience isn't something Indians aspire to – it's something we inherit. It's in our bones. The West has built societies that protect individuals. India has nurtured instincts that connect them. And this is where the future lies. The next wave of human progress won't come from optimizing systems alone. It will come from designing for humanity's full spectrum – efficiency and adaptability, precision and heart. The West asks: "How can we make life smoother?" India asks: "How can we make life possible?" The societies that thrive tomorrow will be the ones that master both questions. Because comfort without resilience is fragile. And resilience without comfort is merely survival. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81Zcear7GKxs3-190OJW2c3A8YLdP-%3DbZtWLJkvakLAbLsA%40mail.gmail.com.
