Ego: The Invisible Assassin

"Call me a fool on my face.  I won't flinch.  I've no ego."

The chairman said it often.

One day, he sacked the lift operator.

The lift had arrived seconds late.

He said he had no ego.

His watch did.

Ego is the deadliest killer in the room.

Most people never see it coming.

Because it wears a familiar face.

Yours.

It asks only one question: "What's in it for me?"

It hijacks every conversation:

• Trivialises a friend's pain with your victory story.
• Tears down a colleague's idea to look smarter.
• Reads only to hunt for agreement.

Ego wears confidence.  But it's counterfeit.

Real confidence admits mistakes.

Ego defends to the death.

It delivers fake smiles, shallow attention, hollow wins.

And quietly kills every connection worth keeping.

The chairman never flinched at being called a fool.

He flinched at being made to wait.

That's ego.

Dead weight.

Always in a hurry to prove it isn't there.

When was the last time your watch spoke for you?

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Beyond Being Curious

The well doesn’t overflow.  Why?”. My niece asked.

I replied, "Wells have no pressure.   So water rises only to the water table.”

She nodded and moved on.

But the question stayed with me.

Most of us ask questions and treat answers like souvenirs.  That’s curiosity.

Inquisitiveness goes deeper.  It not only gathers facts, but connects them.

For example, standing before a closed door and wondering what’s inside is curiosity.

Knocking, and asking why it’s shut, is inquisitiveness.

Curiosity feeds wonder.

Inquisitiveness builds understanding.

But here’s what we don’t admit:

Asking questions isn’t always welcomed.

It slows things down.

It exposes gaps in what we think we know.

And often gets us labelled nosy.

That discomfort is where real learning begins.

Stay curious, and you’ll admire the world.

Be inquisitive, and you’ll start shaping it.

So, don’t stop at “What?”

Push to “Why?”, and then “Why not?”

Are you brave enough to chase the next question?

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Forgetfulness: The RAM & ROM Story of Our Minds

At the checkout counter, the girl asked for my mobile number.

I couldn't recall it.

The guy behind me asked: "Forgot your own number?"

I had..., at least at that moment.

Around 40, research studies say, the brain begins to shrink.  Half a percent a year.  Faster after 70.  Shrinkage doesn't mean loss of cells.  They become smaller, but continuous learning can boost their effectiveness. 

Forgetfulness is the pause.  Names slip.  Faces blur.  Numbers vanish at checkout counters.

Of late, I treat my mind like a hard drive with shrinking storage.  What goes in, matters now.  I skip what's a click away, and retain only what I need.  

RAM slows with age.  Quick recall fades.

ROM deepens. Patterns surface. Wisdom accumulates. Experience becomes archive.

Every age has its edge.

The young process faster.

The experienced process better.

Which is running your most important decisions?

What’s your survival move?

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