(This Picture is taken from Johan G. Hahn's Website
you can see it in its original context here.)
In the old days, when you completed your education, you were supposed to take up a begging bowl and travel around begging for your food. This practice was valuable because (1)it reminded the scholar of the value of humility, so one doesn't get too carried away by self importance. It also taught the idea that knowledge is valuable only when it is communicated and benefits the community that the scholar serves. But yet another benefit was that the scholar now came in touch with a large number of people in different walks of life, and thus textbook knowledge was supplemented by knowledge from the school of life..
I have often been tempted to send in an application for one of those BPO call centre jobs, working on the night shift, to get a hands on feel about this new work place and new way of working.
In the meantime, one of the things I want to do during the coming one year is to meet up with friends (people who have been my students, or attended my programmes etc. ). Some of us have kept in touch, others find it easier to relate on a one to one basis. So if you are interested, lets meet up, you can give me a meal and we can sit down and have a chat.
Lets coordinate things via my mail list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ob1 I will send out an email when I am relatively free and we can work things from there. If you haven't signed up yet, go ahead and sign up, but please write a brief intro with your initial request
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