Sunday, September 4, 2011

A GLASS OF LIFE

Sunday, September 04, 2011    103 comments


Toddler: A glass of water, what shall I do with it?

Teenager: The glass is not half empty; the glass is full, half with water and half with air.

College Student: The glass is not half empty, the glass the twice the size than required.

Young Professional: The glass is not half empty, the glass is half full.

Middle-aged man: The glass is indeed half empty.

Old Retired Man: Holds the glass, drinks the water...

"I asked the right question as a toddler, but was looking for the wrong solutions all my life. I was thirsty and all I needed was to drink the water."

Moral of the story: Life is simple, enjoy it. Don't make it complicated by thinking too much.

103 comments:

  1. Ege DenneSeptember 4, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    There is life in water,  symbolism: what you give yourself, will fill your life..

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  2. Upasana SharmaSeptember 4, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Beautiful thought Sub!! Very nicely put !!

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  3. PK TalliSeptember 4, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    :) i need some juice now.

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  4. theothersideofmeSeptember 4, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    then i will drink it :):) Life is indeed simple :):)

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  5. ibhavnaSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    that was the solution to the world old puzzle.......quite true we forget to love and get lost in the different questions of world.....simply life

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  6. Vinesh BalanSeptember 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Nice one!

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  7. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    true...thanks EGE

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  8. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    thanks Upasana :)

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  9. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    go get it :)

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  10. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    yes...just do it :)

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  11. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    thanks a lot Bhavna :)

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  12. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    thanks VB :)

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  13. Mutant_kitiSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    hehe ryt simplicity is never taken seriously ......nyc one...:)

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  14. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    thanks a lot :')

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  15. falakh sSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Nice take on a simple topic!
    This is the first time I'm visiting your blog..and I found it to be good...
    I guess I'm gonna visit here again :)

    TC

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  16. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    Thanks Fatima...:)
    I hope u do come back 

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  17. aerosumSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    Cool :)

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  18. SUBSeptember 4, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    thanks :)

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  19. AbhisekSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    Nice one Subhrashis...The thought behind the post is more important.I completely agree with you.

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  20. Aakash KokzSeptember 5, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Beautiful thought ... Very true, indeed.

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  21. RhapsodySeptember 5, 2011 at 4:06 AM

    Namaste...
    hmmmmmmmmmmm...isn't it human though to complicate things?

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  22. ZephyrSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Life comes a full circle. Goes to show that childhood and old age are the pragmatic stages of life. The rest is a voyage of discovery, sometimes bewildered, at other times pretentious. Good one Sub :)

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  23. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Thanks a lot :)

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  24. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Thanks Aakash Kokz :)

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  25. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Namaste... :)
    It is...else our life would have been much more simpler :)

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  26. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    thanks Zephyr :)

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  27. Ashwini CnSeptember 5, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Well said.Sometimes we need to leave some things the way they are, enjoy them for what they are, instead of trying to crack what is behind them. Very Nice. :)

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  28. PrateekSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Old retired man did the thing. A lot of people would facepalm it. :P

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  29. JanhviSeptember 5, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Life is simple, in actuality. We make it complicated as we think complication shows our intelligence.
    Live life simple.
    Loved the post.

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  30. SujathaSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    yes, life's quite simple at times. 
    your posts are always well thought out while ur message is don't think too much

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  31. stuti dhyaniSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    in simplicity lies beauty and happiness :).
    this one was short yet superb.

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  32. stuti dhyaniSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    in simplicity lies beauty and happiness :).
    this one was short yet superb.

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  33. Saheer KumbleSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    nice one man.. i must confess im gettin ADDICTED to this lovely blog.. keep goin

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  34. WarwinrulesSeptember 5, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    Dude, awesum!!!!

    Wow!!

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  35. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    precisely :)
    thanks Ashwini 

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  36. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    lol ;)

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  37. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    live life simple is the motto....thanks Janhvi :)

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  38. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    probably that's the end conclusion of all the futile thoughts...:)

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  39. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    yes indeed...thanks Stuti :)

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  40. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    glad to know that...keep visiting :)

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  41. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    thanks dude :)

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  42. mishiSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    haha simple and thoughtful! very well written

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  43. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    thanks mishi :)

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  44. AnjaliSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    Satya vachan...baba  ki jai !!!! :-)

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  45. AnjaliSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Shoot that was supposed to be "baba sub ki jai"  :DD

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  46. Satish KSeptember 5, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Its all about living this very moment!! Ironically we miss this basic point :( good write up dude :) kudos

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  47. SUBSeptember 5, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Ayushmati Bhava!!! ;)

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  48. alissaSeptember 6, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    I do spend too much time thinking and complicating things!

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  49. Saru SinghalSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    I agree Subhrasis. I simply loved this post. Amazing!!! Wish this one could be the best post on all blogging platforms...:)

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  50. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    Ah...half empty! Thankfully there is still half a glass of wine left :)

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  51. jidhujoseSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    thinking makes the difference 

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  52. Aditya SinghSeptember 6, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    haha....awesome post!

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  53. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks Aditya :)

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  54. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    :-)..most of us do

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  55. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Thanks Saru...I wish too :p

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  56. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Lol...drink it :)

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  57. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    true :)

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  58. Swati Tarun AggarwalSeptember 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Ironical Post...coming from a person who thinks so much! (Atleast that's how it looks reading your blog) :)
    Nonetheless, nice post!

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  59. ShobhaSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Well said...
    Enjoy life.. each day and every moment lost is precious.

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  60. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    LOL....that might be the conclusion of all that thought process :P

    actually i meant 'dont think much about LIFE and make it complicated'...i did not want to mean 'don't think'....sometimes we think too much about life about success, about money, about good and bad, about our future...etc, etc....but we can never stop thinking, can we?

    thanks for your comments Swati :)

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  61. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    exactly :)
    lets live and not just survive....
    thanks for your comments :)

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  62. Sunil PadiyarSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    ha ha.. simple yet thoughtful.. Loved it!! 

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  63. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Glad u loved it :)

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  64. Venkateswaran RamachandranSeptember 6, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Would just like to add a funny line to it :

    A Drunker would have filled the half glass with some alcohol to make the glass full and drink it, rather than thinking much... :P

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  65. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    lol :)...thanks for adding that

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  66. Venkateswaran RamachandranSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    the pleasure is mine... :)

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  67. SUBSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    :)

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  68. Hula HoopsSeptember 7, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Nice post :) Simply Simple :) 

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  69. Santosh Namby ChandranSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    really nice.... very profound....

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  70. Ms.NobodySeptember 7, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Omg ! I was one among the herd thinking way beyond your words .. Wise words brought me back ! Agree, many a times we think too much ! 

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  71. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    thanks a lot :)

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  72. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    thanks Santosh :)

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  73. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    thanks so much :)

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  74. nostalgic momentsSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    profound gyaan told in a very simple fashion...me likes :)

    btw, you are tagged...do take it up when you have the time
    http://lifeofpri.blogspot.com/2011/09/truth-and-dare-tag.html

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  75. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    thanks :)....will check 

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  76. AlkagurhaSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    True...it is all about perceptions and thoughts.

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  77. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    yes Alka...thanks :)

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  78. SushSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Enjoy Life fullest! 

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  79. SUBSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    yes maam :)

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  80. SprigBlossomsSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    Very well said :)....unfortunately the realization comes late oftentimes...

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  81. Hariharan ValadySeptember 8, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Very good post. You have made your point in the most appealing manner.

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  82. ArtiSeptember 8, 2011 at 12:12 PM

     Very nice thought conveyed in a brilliant manner! LOVED this post!!!!

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  83. Namrata MahalingamSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    So true! We should look forward to uncomplicate things. But we rather complicate it but too much unnecessary thinking! Nice post! :) 

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  84. Santosh KumarSeptember 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Hi!. Very good presentation of the theme.
    This is all about actions and reactions of different persons, We must think positively, and move ahead with available possibilities.

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  85. SUBSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    true...thanks :)

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  86. SUBSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    thanks a lot :)

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  87. SUBSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    thanks Arti :)

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  88. SUBSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    thanks Namrata...Welcome to KHOJ :)

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  89. SUBSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    you are right....thanks :)

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  90. KPSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    ya..! funny rite.. how long it takes for us to realize that! even if told many times, it just doesn't get into the mind..  nice and simple and crisp post..
    Khoj got a make over! nice!

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  91. MeeraSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Yeah so true!!!

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  92. IndigenouSeptember 9, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    well that's true..."too much thinking is wasteful living" :P

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  93. SUBSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    thanks KP... :)

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  94. SUBSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    thanks Meera :)

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  95. SUBSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    yes it is....thanks Piyush...

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  96. JobinmartinSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    Simple to digest,and informative too.

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  97. SUBSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Thanks :)

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  98. Vyshnavi KattaSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Simple n Awesome narration.....!

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  99. SUBSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Thanks Vyshnavi :)

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  100. 7sunita3September 11, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    hehehehe.. sahi hai.. nice narration :) :)

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  101. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Thanks Sunita :)

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  102. AyanSeptember 29, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    I would pour in some fantastic scotch whisky, pour some ice cubes and then drink a toast in the name of "Life" :-)

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  103. SUBSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    good idea...i will join :p

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