Across the Board...

When my body is saying it's time for a nap, My poor aching muscles are starting to frown, Least they would, if they could 'cause they're making it clear- They are screaming 'Hey buddy, it's time to lie down'.     - Neil Dunn As we progress technologically and scientifically, we are also becoming increasingly sleep deprived. Our busy days creep into our nights, stealing our sleep time, and when sleep tries to encroach upon our wake cycle to reassert its glorious realm, we shake it off to again, fall prey to gadgets and our busy professional lives. Most people presume that getting 8 hrs of sleep at night is enough and taking a nap in this busy life is a luxury they can't afford. So, whenever they feel groggy, they try to shake it off by a cup of coffee or go for a brisk walk, as napping is seen as an activity of a sloth or a lazy person. But, the Spanish consider siesta (sixth hour from the dawn) a very essential part of their daily routine, ...

One bright morning, a man went walking along the beach and there he saw a fisherman fishing with a bait bucket beside him. As he drew closer, he saw that the bait bucket had no lid and there were live crabs inside. “Why don't you cover your bait bucket so the crabs won't escape?” he asked. The fisherman replied, "I don't need to put a lid. If there was only one crab in the bucket it would surely crawl out very quickly. Things are different when there are many crabs in the bucket, because, if one tries to crawl up the side, the others will grab hold of it and pull it back down so that it will share the same fate as the rest of them." This also points towards very typical human behaviour which we see around us all the time. If someone tries to do something different, chalk out a different path for themselves, or dream big, other people especially those who are unable to manage themselves, will try to drag that person down to the bottom with full fo...