: About Me

Its not very easy describing oneself, but if I was to write a few words regarding myself, I would try to be modest by saying that I consider myself to be a virtuous individual. I try to be diligent in my endeavors, and writing being one of them, means that I have penned a lot of works that were appreciated by my readers. On a personal level, most people seem to consider me as easygoing going, yet I am able to enact boundaries, if things appear to get out of hand. Basically, there is a lot of fun around me, but it doesn't go past 'the line.'

But enough of my horn-tooting:-). I am glad I found this site. I've been flirting with the idea of becoming a professional (or at least part-time writer) for some time now, and this site will give me the opportunity to test/hone my skills before I go any further. I like the tools I've seen on it so far, and I am certainly going to make good use of the Helium system.

My passion is ...

My family, my career, and my writing

I know too much about ...

Bicycles and Music

My childhood ambition ...

Like a lot of kids, my ambition as a child was to become many times more sucessful than my father was, and be a good person, just like him

Why I write ...

I've derived pleasure from stories and gained useful knowledge from reading articles, so its only right that I try to do the same good service to others

My first job ...

I was a math tutor at the school's math study room in my college freshman year

My inspiration ...

C.S. Lewis and Charles Dickens have inspired from childhood, and I still dream of being as successful as they were at writing

Arts & Humanities > Ethics How can you be a wise man if you are not wise?

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REFLECTIONS ON THE QUEST FOR WISDOM The concept of wisdom has been a very important object of discourse throughout much of human history, and it has been the subject of the ponderings of the world's greatest intellects from time immemorial. Although the academicians and philosophers seem to have inadvertently claimed a monopoly on wisdom, diverse groups of people from all walks of life have also, and are still actively involved in the quest to understand, gain, and use wisdom. Wisdom is so important to the human quest for survival and prosperity, that we can safely say that our desire to a...

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