Human "Beings" !!

Dear All

It is always amusing to look around, identify and admire interesting people around us.

In fact I have always found it interesting to invest time and curiosity on people than the technological little things that we have. I am not talking in terms of getting "connected" with people and "using" them in practical sense ; you really don't have to become a friend to admire any body and I am just talking about getting benefited from people in best possible manner.

In last week Ananda Vikatan, there was a mind boggling article about a gentle man who has specialized on some subject out of his passion and self initiative - Traffic Management in Chennai.

He is a man from humble background and had been a volunteer for the Traffic Police team for quite a long time - but, instead of considering it just a hobby / service, he seems to have gone several steps ahead investing lot of his personal time. He has taken time to travel to various part of city, observe the traffic flows, discover the unwanted signals, identify the strategic locations where signal is required badly - in short, he has evolved a blue print for our traffic woes. In fact, he claims with lot of conviction that he can take over any traffic congestion of the city and bring it to normalcy within an hour - if he is given charge !!

I am unsure how much of his claims / ideas are practical but one thing is sure - if such people are included in the decision making processes, there could be a lot more effectiveness for the people who govern the country. Happy to see him getting some limelight by ANANDA VIKATAN.

More than reading thru' magazines, there are too many interesting human "beings" (lemme explain the " " some time later please) who have enticed me and made me philosophical about life and its purpose. I am going to write a series of few of them - who are etched in the top of my memory - during this month (May 11). I hope you find it interesting....

Well, have you read Sujatha's Srirangathu Devadhaigal ?

Its a simple and - straight from the heart- beautiful book which can be attempted by any one of us - if not at his level of eloquence and wisdom.

You can consider this "summer special" series from me dedicated to this great writer....

Wish you a COOOOOL summer ahead... // Love

Suren