tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post2411814192649165775..comments2023-09-08T01:45:52.018-07:00Comments on Vikram Pyati's Thoughts: Happiness, US, et alVikram Pyatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-15086379456872032372012-05-24T12:37:10.759-07:002012-05-24T12:37:10.759-07:00Thanks Giribala and welcome to the blog :)Thanks Giribala and welcome to the blog :)Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-85063577831492414462012-05-24T12:36:29.912-07:002012-05-24T12:36:29.912-07:00Hi Fatima, welcome to the blog...
You have analyz...Hi Fatima, welcome to the blog...<br /><br />You have analyzed the post perfectly... Thanks for reading and commentingVikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-18050007370732078672012-05-24T10:03:48.782-07:002012-05-24T10:03:48.782-07:00Very insightful post!! It is true that happiness l...Very insightful post!! It is true that happiness lies within us! We all have to go through ups and downs where ever we live....Giribalahttp://giribalajoshi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-61993508035202687762012-05-24T04:44:19.433-07:002012-05-24T04:44:19.433-07:00The way you've dissected and analyzed each and...The way you've dissected and analyzed each and every aspect of staying in two diverse nations is brilliant!<br /><br />I guess people now-a-days look at the exterior and are impressed, and standard of living is a part of it..somehow US gives them that.<br />But on the other hand, I completely agree with you that what matters at the end and makes us happy is not always where you live but how you live! <br /><br />You could be happy even in a small cottage and a pristine palace would suffocate you...weird analogy to compare US and India yet it makes a difference!<br /><br />I quite enjoyed reading you and I wud love to come here again! :)<br /><br />Take CareFatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407541725369570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-73459549547550633782012-05-21T12:24:46.387-07:002012-05-21T12:24:46.387-07:00thanks Prerana :)thanks Prerana :)Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-50335510088524306162012-05-21T12:24:21.301-07:002012-05-21T12:24:21.301-07:00mithil293.. hmm.. efficiency and convenience may b...mithil293.. hmm.. efficiency and convenience may be the apparent objective, but I somehow think that the ultimate goal of any act of ours is happiness. <br />But yes, yours is a different perspective. <br />Thanks for commenting.Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-81595148375440035712012-05-21T12:19:22.625-07:002012-05-21T12:19:22.625-07:00Sunil.. you have set the record for the longest co...Sunil.. you have set the record for the longest comment on my blog till date, Thanks!!<br /><br />What you wrote makes perfect sense, but I feel your understanding of 'dynamic' is somewhat different from what I had in mind. <br />When I wrote that we need to go after dynamic things, I was not associating 'dynamic' with partying , noise, shouting etc. In my opinion dynamic means anything which is unpredictable. It can be something like solving a challenging physics problem by sitting in front of the computer. <br /><br />Also, regarding the spikes, I somehow don't think it is possible for anyone to have spikes 'all the time'. If that is the case, then it no longer will be a spike, it will be a plateau !Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-70983969236294800042012-05-21T05:01:09.462-07:002012-05-21T05:01:09.462-07:00Very simple yet great.Very simple yet great.Prerna Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203383984781829448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-4145372587963198292012-05-21T04:21:58.425-07:002012-05-21T04:21:58.425-07:00Eloquent and simple ... completely agree. However ...Eloquent and simple ... completely agree. However these days happiness plays a second fiddle to 'efficiency and convenience' when i go for material stuffmithil293http://mindbugged.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-76732651791888114702012-05-20T11:30:07.287-07:002012-05-20T11:30:07.287-07:00Well, a nice insight into happiness..i think this ...Well, a nice insight into happiness..i think this is a much bigger topic, this is a much bigger subject which can be analysed from philosophical, spiritual, yours is a practical perspective & your article is one case study of the subject, in ancient days in India there were no climate abnormalities ..so people need not worry about keeping themselves warm or cold, so they meditated..they went deeper levels of consciousness, may be they found out some truths or enlightenment or whatever u can call it. they got the ultimate bliss..Well in such a case life being static or dynamic does not matter...its just the life they choose that matters to them..there are people who sit on a couch & be happy more than anyone else...they just don't care for challenges..or they have tried their hand in lot of challenges & successfully solved them, now they are done with that...hence they want no-changes state ..just relax on a couch at home ...well in case of Thilak..he was more than happy here in engg days..he just had no reason to be dull any day...his life in US is spikes all the time..i suppose so he is the one who just loves dynamic life...whether fast paced or slow...his life is just a integration of all the instantaneous spikes or highs in life i must say...& believe me he is high on life all the time..So i think the general mass or public tend to go with associating happiness with dynamic life or changing scenarios..there are few people who stand apart & say this is what i want in life...though it seems awkward or abnormal but this is what makes more sense to them or makes them happy...heart wants what the heart wants...& BTW to travel 30-40 kms in Bangalore may take a few days soon i suppose :-)astrosunilnomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766713953489677873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-11591619441768979592012-05-19T18:28:10.656-07:002012-05-19T18:28:10.656-07:00Hey Rajesh, welcome to the blog !!!
You have anal...Hey Rajesh, welcome to the blog !!!<br /><br />You have analyzed the post very well and hit the nail on the head with you comment. Thanks !Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-91683171138488948392012-05-19T07:35:43.581-07:002012-05-19T07:35:43.581-07:00Your penultimate paragraph just laid the foundatio...Your penultimate paragraph just laid the foundation for being happy. Many people may not accept, but their happiness is dependent on the amount of grief they experience. It's Yin and Yang and they are very much interdependent.<br /><br />I agree with your view that it doesn't matter where one lives as much as what one does, where ever they live. I have noticed that people who have lived in the US become haughty and fall into the 'I should be happier than people elsewhere, especially back home syndrome'. That's why their happiness starts depending on the amount of envy they see in others eyes, than what they have achieved/posses.<br /><br />I like reading such frank posts.<br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-51744320081298009412012-05-18T11:00:00.357-07:002012-05-18T11:00:00.357-07:00Thanks Bharat :)Thanks Bharat :)Vikram Pyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652035637623101393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-77145217818640393602012-05-17T04:12:11.174-07:002012-05-17T04:12:11.174-07:00Agreed :) Good write-up!Agreed :) Good write-up!Bharathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304534683789298292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563018516751506906.post-82505925430467749592012-05-17T00:10:58.894-07:002012-05-17T00:10:58.894-07:00Very Nice comments. US or India?Very Nice comments. US or India?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com