Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Stratagem of Life....

Hi,
( Sun Tzu)

hmm...lets start with the quotes from art of war....if u are new to the blog please visit the last post....The quote for today is....Sun Tzu .....pronounced as Sun Za said ......



" All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him."



and....Tzu couldn't have been more correct...I know several people friends, classmates, people from office...who practice this art of deception...with such finesse...that nobody comes to know of their plans till the very end...however I must confess...that I am not good at this art....fortunately or unfortunately....but that mind you, depends entirely on how you choose to look at it you might choose to support or differ....however you would agree that nothing is completely right or wrong in this world. If I was choose between these two I would want to be an ideal mix between these two extremes...I mean you cant be bragging about what you plan to do... to every tom dick and harry also if you end up not realizing what you bragged about people...you would end up being the butt of all jokes.....on the other hand you need to ...like I do... share your plans and with your good friends and parents because two brains are better than one......



obviously when this quote would have been written...which was like 2000 years ago....you had your army and that of your enemy's......so you had two choices either be the hunter or be hunted....now days ...THANKFULLY!!....the situation is not that desperate...but I think the crux of this quote remains....you need to be careful and be on the watch out.....and keep your secrets to yourself because people might use it against you... ..plus also choose your friends with considerable discretion....I think that's all that I could gather...if you choose to differ or have another perspective on the quote...do let me know...would absolutely love it...

till the next post....

TC

Siddharth Tewari