Golden Rule: "Those who have the gold make the rules"

I didn't know the Golden rule until I read an article. This rule is applicable to many circumstances. For example, a landlord can impose rules to the people who live in his house.

Do you have any gold ? If yes, start making rules. Otherwise, follow the rules :).

Idioms: carrot and stick

Carrot and stick (also "carrot or stick") is an idiom that refers to a policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment to induce behavior

Strategy often used in negotiations where one side offers the other something it wants while threatening negative sanctions if the other side does not comply with its requests. Thus a union could offer wage concessions in exchange for better workrule provisions while threatening to strike if no accommodation can be reached.

Identity Crisis

I read in some newspapers that China will have the largest economy in the world by two decades now. Remember that two decades is not a long period to wait for that achievement. It is the time when a recently born child will be 20 years old ! I'm very happy for China's astonishing achievements.

I'm a citizen of its neighboring country, Nepal. Having richer and successful neighbors not only make us happy but also provide some ways of identification. For example, we can say that Nepal is near to CHINA. Even these days, I NEED to say my friends that Nepal is a small country that is situated in between China and India. Then, they understand the location.

However, I don't want to introduce my country referring to my neighbors. I want our own identity. However, current situation in my country doesn't show a single hope for that. If the ambient continues, I will not have any other options to introduce my country other than referring to the neighbors. I fear that we may get another identity, "the failed state" :(.

Why don't our politicians learn from the past? Why don't they study JUST the neighbors? Why don't they understand that current China is not the Maoist country?...I have thousands of such WHYs in mind. Sometimes, I think I should be a leader because I know something. But I also know that having knowledge and skills don't work to become a successful leader in my country. Take an example, a father recommends (appoints) his daughter a vice-president not because of her skills but to keep his family's influence on the politics. What a stupid leader! What a shameful situation! These are the few facts that actually hinder to get our own identity and, therefore, creating the identity crisis.

Diarrhoea kills more kids than AIDS

I'm amazed knowing an astonishing news, at least to me, that I read in web. It says that although there are efficient and inexpensive ways of treatment to diarrhoea, it kills more children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined.

Only 39 percent of the children get recommended treatment of diarrhoea in developing countries. This is what makes the number so high. It is a very sad news...

Discussion: Where is my Nobel Prize ?

Recently, I read a very good article in Times of India whose title is Where is my Nobel Prize?. The author tries to explain why Indians lack to get such prizes though their population is so high. He has analyzed many possible reasons. However, I liked following paragraph the most:

"Talent is rare, and randomly distributed across the human population, irrespective of pedigree, connections or wealth. Some may call talent an unfair gift. However, it is talent that allows ordinary people to come up in life. Otherwise. rich people would stay rich and poor people poor. Thus, this unfair talent actually makes the world fairer"

Many friends gave their views. Here are the views :

Vijay: I think, it is bit complex.To become successful in life people need talent, hard-work, opportunities, etc.While talent is an asset distributed across the human population, opportunities are more open towards the rich.

Deepak:I think talent isn't unfair gift, because everyone got an unique talent, its just matter of recognizing and mastering it to make some productive outcome, so there are two kind of people winners and losers...hope i made some sense :)

Me:
@Vijayalyan: I totally agree with you. I think, that is the reason why 'talent' people of developing countries, even though they are 'industrious', either don't get 'Novel Prize' (coz of few opportunities) or receive once they moved to developed countries.

@Deepak: I don't think only 'trying to master' makes a person talent. For example, one may fail to become a popular singer though he really wants to become so and practices a lot, a lot & a lot, possibly taking courses from experts. Why, then, he can't get success eventhough he works with several 'famous musicians' etc..???

What I think here is that he doesn't have gifts (vocals) i.e. talents and therefore cannot master and produce productive outcomes :).

Bishnu: TALENT: To Achieve in Life with Enough Number of Tries....

Krishna: absolutely true...

Mandip: nobal le sarai thik kura garyo...............

Me: @Bishnu: khai ta mero singer wala example le timro TALENT ko defn lai support gardaina ni...

Surendra: I also believe in the stochastic distribution of talent, but I think that every people has talent. So, if somebody has not a good voice he may not be a successful singer but he may have good painting skill or ...So, Identification of owns skill is important.

Bishnu: Everything is not universal ni ta....tai pani timro singer ko example ma...talent and success are two different things in life...tara if some one practice then it is nothing that he/she cannot get...kun level ma pauney it depends and also kati time ma pauney also depends....tara it does not mean ki u saga talent nai chaina....How we see the world ...

Me: @Surendra: u think that "everybody has" talent but you also think that it has "stochastic distribution"--seems contradiction hehe. I think u mean to say one cannot predict who can identify his skills and who can't. Thus, the talent is random. If so, I agree :)

Surendra:Different people has different talents. its distribution is random irrespective of cast creed, economical status and geographical location. Every one is equally likely to be a successful man. However, commitment, dedication & passion is essential to identify hidden talents

Me: @Bishnu: My assumption is that a talent guy gets at least a success ... You made me talent in singing coz I can sing better compared to sb hehe... thnx :)

Pass by Value VS Pass by Reference

Anybody who is confused between pass by value and pass by reference in JAVA can go through this article. This is a very good article.