Forgive me for still having an Asian Games hangover, but as I start this week, one story from the Games keeps coming back to me.
Sujeet Kalkal was 9-2 down with less than a minute & a half left.
Most of us have an inner voice that does the maths at a moment like this.
I certainly admit to having such a voice.
It assesses the odds and tells us when the rational thing is to accept defeat.
Sujeet clearly has another voice. One that says: Not yet.
He kept going. 9-2 became 10-9. And an Asian Games gold.
The lesson goes well beyond the wrestling mat.
When I look back, I realise that some of my key successes in business came when I listened to my other voice that fought the rational one and simply refused to throw in the towel.
There are times to listen to reason. And there are times to tell it to wait.
It ain’t over till it’s over.
#MondayMotivation
This man was having an argument on Facebook.
Some Muslim online insulted his Hindu god, so he, in turn, insulted Prophet Muhammad.
That user screenshot his comment, reported him to the authorities, got him arrested, and now he's set to be executed.
Muslim countries are nuts.
OCTOBER 7, 2023: SHE KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO DIE.
Libi Cohen-Meguri, a 22-year-old infantry officer, went to the Nova music festival.
She was shot while fleeing the party. At 8:11 a.m., she called her parents and said:
“I’ve been shot in the stomach, I’ve been shot in the arm, I’m losing blood. I’m going to die.”
Calmly, quietly, she understood; these were the last minutes of her life.
She asked her parents to call Tomer, her twin brother, and Maya, her little sister, and said:
“I’m going to die. I just want you to listen to me.
I love you, Yariv. You’re the best father I could have asked for.
Mom, stop screaming. Just listen to me. You are the best mother we could have ever had. Don’t forget to be a good mother to Tomer and Maya after I die.
Tomer, how lucky we were to live this life together. I love you.
My Maya, never forget—you are the treasure of my life.”
When she finished speaking, her parents told her to get out of the car, lie down on the road, and pretend to be dead.
With her last bit of strength, she got out of the car and laid down on the road.
“Mom, they’re coming to shoot me again,” Libi said after lying down.
While her mother listened on the phone, shouts in Arabic could be heard, and then a barrage of gunfire.
It didn’t stop.
It kept going, until the call was disconnected.
And that’s how Libi died—with demonic beasts from the pit of hell standing over her and emptying a full magazine into her body.
Libi died with LOVE on her lips: love for life, love for her family, and love for her people.
Her memory will forever be a blessing.
NEVER FORGET.
NEVER FORGIVE.
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.
Israel is hunting down every single Palestinian and Hamas terrorist who participated in the October 7th Massacre—to kill them all.
They’re living on “borrowed time,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Sooner or later, every one of these monsters will be found and eliminated.
My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery.
Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.
He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals.
I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.
He is a true hero.
india is going through the worst rape epidemic of all time where an all woman college situated in the CAPITAL of the country shifted their classes on online mode because men are raping girls otw to college, the state is failing to protect the women, shame shame fking cowards!!!
Very True. Another example - people love Captain America not for the super strength but because what 'Steve Rogers' stands for.
For me it's like Batman > Captain America
But Steve Rogers >>> Bruce Wayne.
@RatatouilleLens That's the difference between MCU and DC. MCU makes it characters more human, relatable whereas DCs character are too mythical god like too powerful to connect with.
Meet IIT Bombay Professor Suryanarayana Doolla:🚨
Education & Important Roles and His Mistake
- 93.4% in Class 10
- 97.8% in Class 12
- https://t.co/0BLOoRl4ig from Nagarjuna University
- https://t.co/ldCDO34sw5 from IIT Bombay
- PhD from IIT Delhi
- Organizing Chairman, JEE Advanced 2022
- Vice Chairman of JEE Advanced 2020 and 2019
His only mistake was catching a student cheating during an exam. Now, the student’s father has filed an SC/ST case against him, and he has been forced to resign.💔
And now people are demanding 10 years in jail for him. And I can guarantee you, because of this, in the future professors will think twice before catching students cheating.✍️
iPhone in Hand
Reserved seat in IIT
Good Family Background
Caught Cheating in Semester Exams
No Action by IITB - Asked to leave Exam
Went to Room, committed Suicide
Parents use SC/ST Act against Faculty
Compensation Given Immediately
Sad state of Affairs
@ArunKrishnan_ People who were protesting against paper leaks are now protesting against IIT Bombay cause a student committed suicide after he was caught cheating in the exam. I've never seen anything more funnier than this.