Confidence and over confidence

 Both confidence and overconfidence mean the same but the only difference between them is the level towards which we take these traits. Confidence is believing that we can achieve anything but if we take it a notch higher it becomes over confidence that is where the person feels that he is the only one who can achieve anything.

A confident person never thinks himself as superior and always believes in the fact that others are superior in their own ways whereas a overconfident one thinks otherwise. The confident one always believes in continuous practice and learning while the one who is overconfident never believes in them. The confident one also realises that no body is perfect and everyone tends to make mistakes and they tend to rectify them whereas the other one thinks that they can never make mistakes. Finally the most important thing that tends to distinguish a confident one from a over confident one is the patience to listen to others which the first type of person does and the second doesn't.

It's not wrong to be confident but taking it a level higher could potentially turn the tables and there is a risk that you can loose everything in your life as confidence makes a looser into a winner but overconfidence makes a winner into a looser. So choose the path you want to tread on very wisely as one can make you and the other can break you....

Sports team that I root for

I am a huge cricket fan and I watch all kinds of tournaments and matches in cricket but the one which I like watching the most is the IPL and my favourite team is the Royal Challengers Bangalore and I'm proud to say that I'm a RCB fan as I always support RCB through their thick and thin and whatever the outcome I would always support them. One of the reasons I support RCB is Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers the two pillars of RCB and apparently my favourite cricketers too.

The second reason is that RCB is not only about cricket but it's about entertainment too and they never failed to keep us happy even though even though there were times where they failed miserably. Speaking of entertainment there is one such person who never fails to entertain us in RCB and he is Danish Sait aka Mr Nags the RCB insider. He makes and posts a lot of videos about RCB which is extremely hilarious. Even though there is no guarantee of on field entertainment there's definitely off field entertainment in the form of Mr Nags.

Finally something which I adore the most is the RCB fans. Win or lose they never shift their loyalties and keep coming up in large numbers to show their support to them. That inspired me to keep cheering for RCB no matter what. I support RCB not because of the records and players but for the fact that I genuinely like them not only in their good but also in their bad times and as people say "If you don't support them at their worst you certainly don't deserve them at their best". Hence whether they win or lose I still love RCB and I'm proud to be an RCBian.

Education and intelligence: A thin line

There are many pair of words which almost mean the same but there is a thin line of difference and one such pair is education and intelligence. These like many other pairs mean the same but are different.

Education is acquiring or imparting knowledge to people whereas intelligence is the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills. Unfortunately people are judging ones intelligence on the basis of education. According to them the people who are highly educated and academically bright are smart as a fox whereas the ones who are uneducated and academically weak are as dumb as a donkey. This misconception is unacceptable and needs to be changed for the better.

Anybody can acquire education rich or poor but only a few have the ability to apply the knowledge and skills in real life situations and intelligence can be acquired even without education. Intelligence gives you the ability to think out of the box, analyse and solve problems coming your way and you can even apply your knowledge in relevant situations.

Hence intelligence helps you in a lot of ways but it does not mean that education is unimportant. It's really helpful if you have both but to conquer the world intelligence can take you a long way and never confuse education with intelligence as you can have a bachelor's degree and still be an idiot.

Respecting elders An outdated sentiment

In the past parents used to always tell their children to respect people based on their age and not to say a single word against them. But nowadays the tables have turned and respecting elders has become nothing but an outdated sentiment and in the end age is just a number which has no value and infact maturity or seniority doesn't mean age it means the sensitivity manners and the way we react to situations which has higher value than age.

Who knows the older person might be an unworthy one and the younger person a worthy one. You also get to see the elders complaining that people these days don't even have respect towards them but people these days are not fools to respect all their elders and they respect only those people who are worthy of their respect as respect is for those who deserve it and not for those who demand it.

So it's high time that we remove elders from respecting the elders and replace it with deserved so that the statement makes more sense.

How would I design my mall

To be honest I'm not a creative person but if given a chance I would like to design my own mall. So this is how my mall would look like. It will be a 5 story mall plus 2 floors of vehicle parking which makes it a total of 7. It will be located in a very accessible location of the city.

In my mall I want a library I know it sounds old school but I personally think it would be helpful as it is a great place for spending a lot of time. Generally in India we don't find libraries in malls when I used to live in Singapore we would find libraries in malls and I have clear memory of my mom taking me and my sister over there almost every weekend. So I would like to be the first one to establish a library in India that to in a mall. 

A community library in Singapore

I would like to have a park and perhaps even merge it with a water park which can attract more visitors. Then the obvious the supermarket and the outlets for the basic and luxury needs. I would also like a movie complex in the mall as it can potentially attract a lot of people. 

I don't really want a game arcade as it can cause a lot of noise pollution and also harmful for the eyes instead I would like to create a sports arena 

Which can include various indoor and outdoor games which aren't electronic. I think people would enjoy hanging out over here. As for food I  wouldn't totally go for food court or totally restaurant but would go for a blend but I would like to keep mostly the fast food outlets which we can find around the world at one place in the form of a food court and fine dining places separately as a restaurant where the vibes are more private and professional.

Finally I think there must be a clinic in my mall as it is necessary especially after this covid pandemic and also very easy to access. So this is how I would design my own mall and I would be over the moon if given this golden opportunity.

Commerce and humanities: Only for the weak?

There is a misconception saying that science is for the people who are academically strong and have interest in studies and commerce and humanities is for the weak ones and for people who have no interest in studies. This is not at all true we do find people taking up commerce and humanities out of their own interest as well as people who are academically strong and vice versa in the science stream too. When we can see weak ones entering science as well then why only label the people who enter commerce and humanities as weak. This perception towards commerce and humanities needs to be changed for the better

There is a lot of scope irrespective of the stream you choose and always remember even if you are academically good people will succeed only if they have genuine interest towards the stream and also capable enough to pave their own path to success or else even if they were from the science stream their lives would be pretty much be the same and in the end it's not the aptitude but your attitude which determines your altitude.

A movie which deserved a sequel

I have a lot of favourite movies but I personally feel that one of those movies definitely deserved a sequel which is Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and there are a plenty of reasons why it certainly does.

It is a 2013 movie starring Ranbir Kapoor Deepika Padukone Kalki Koechin and Aditya Roy Kapur. It is a story revolving around 4 friends Bunny Naina Avi and Aditi who were former classmates at school reuniting at a trekking trip to Manali and about the romance brewing between bunny who wanted to make it big in the travel industry and Naina a shy Medical kid during the trip and once again at aditis wedding after a span of 8 years they fall in love once again

Every aspect of the movie was pitch perfect. But in an almost perfect movie something seems to be really missing. Which was what actually happens to bunny and Naina after they reunite at the end of the movie making their relationship official. I really want to know what happens to bunny and Naina next will they stay together or part ways and were their feelings genuine for each other and what about Aditi and Avi?. What happens next in their lives especially Avi's and finally what happens to the group. These questions were left unanswered and these could be answered only if a sequel was made and I real hope that it has a sequel that too with the same cast and crew which makes it possible to recreate the magic once again on screen for a second time.