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I am a Mechanical Design Engineer by profession and an avid writer and reader. I am a self-employed Machine Design professional, operating from my residence and I am fortunate enough to spare time to pursue my love for writing. I am middle aged, having a loving

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Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) The link between money and happiness: 1 of 52
Right from childhood we have heard from elders that money cannot buy happiness. During childhood most of us took it with a pinch of salt because we thought when parents have lots of money, they can buy lots of gifts for us and we always felt gifts brought us some joy. During childhood, our needs were mostly simple; in childho... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy How to be a good teacher: 1 of 51
A truly great teacher commands awe from the students and the students keep their awe on the teacher even when they grow up to become great themselves. A good teacher always commands respect from the students. A mediocre teacher demands respect from the students and manages to get it in the short run. A bad teacher never gets ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Free will versus predestination: 2 of 72
In Hinduism, both free will and fate (or predestination) have their place. As long as you think you are the doer of actions (Karma), you have to be the receiver of fruits of your actions (Karma phala). As long as you believe self effort is essential, you have the freedom of action. But, for for a person who has surrendered ce... More..
Business > Entrepreneurial Spirit What it takes to be an entrepreneur: 1 of 33
There is a saying: Some are born great, some acquire greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.This saying can be rephrased to make it applicable to the entrepreneurial spirit: Some are born to work; some become entrepreneurs and some have entrepreneurship thrust upon them!Working or own business- what is better? Wha... More..
Business > Management Ethics Understanding the relationship between business and ethics: 1 of 32
The relationship between business and ethics can be compared to marriage and morality. A good marital relationship has several essential moral ingredients: commitment of loyalty to each other by the partners, none of the spouse ever having any extra marital affairs, commitment to healthy upbringing of the children, taking car... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium How do I get my Helium articles rated to the top?: 1 of 29
If you really want to establish yourself as a good writer in Helium, want to be able to write at Marketplace premium titles and above all, want to make some good page-view earnings from Helium, it is very important that your articles get rated to the top. I have practically seen that most of my penny-earnings from page-views ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A historical mystery: 1 of 25
THE TREASURE HUNT - A GHOST STORY FOR CHILDRENTwo weeks had gone after his father's death. Ramarao's only relation from his parental side had been severed. The old man had spent his entire older life uselessly, searching for a huge hidden treasure, for which he believed he had a clue about its location and retrieval. Ramarao ... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life The challenges of being the second wife: 1 of 24
Marriage itself is a challenge - challenge to one's freedom, independence, sexuality, interpersonal skills and egotism. It is quite natural that being a second wife throws up more and tougher challenges on a woman.SECOND HAND SYNDROMEIf the woman who gets married to a previously married person (divorcee or widower) is an unma... More..
Relationships & Family > Elderly Parents & Care Elderly caregiving tips: 2 of 47
I am qualified to write on this subject on two counts. One, I am writing from India, where taking care of aged parents by their off-springs within the bondage of a closely knit family is still very much prevalent. Two, my aged parents are living with me (with my wife and two children) for the past 25 years.It must be borne in... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's New Year's resolutions you shouldn't make: 2 of 45
Every one of us have a list of bad qualities and habits in us that we would like to get rid of, if only we can. The difficulty to get rid of a bad habit is directly proportional to the intensity with which we are attached to it. That being the reality, why unnecessarily make a new year resolution and then end up with status q... More..