Showing posts with label boredom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boredom. Show all posts

Friday, January 11, 2013

BOOKS AND READING


BOOKS AND READING
Musings
By
VIKRAM KARVE


‘I am bored. Can you give a book to kill time,’ a friend asked.

‘No. I don’t have a book to “kill time”. But I have many books which will give you the joy of reading and enhance the value of your time,’ I said.

Do you read books to “kill time” – as time-pass during a journey or when you are feeling bored?

Or do you “make time” to read books?

Do you set aside time from your busy schedule specifically to read a book?

Think about it.

Meanwhile here is a quote on Books and Reading by GK Chesterton:

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read.

Which type of reader are you?

Are you an eager man who wants to read a book?

Or are you a tired man who wants a book to read?

Do you want to read a book?

Or do you want a book to read?

VIKRAM KARVE
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work. 
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer and blogger. Educated at IIT Delhi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and an anthology of short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional  and academic research papers in journals and edited in-house journals and magazines for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing and blogging. Vikram Karve lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

STUD BULL


STUD BULL
An Apocryphal Story
By
VIKRAM KARVE

A man took his wife to see a cattle fair.

They reached the enclosure where stud bulls were being auctioned.

A sign in front of the first bull said: “This bull mated 50 times last year”.

The wife looked at her husband and said: “See. He mated 50 times in one year. You could learn something from him.”

They then proceeded to the next bull and in front of that bull there was a sign: “This bull mated 65 times last year”.

The wife pointed to the bull and taunted her husband: “This one mated 65 times last year. That works out to be over 5 times a month. You should surely learn from this one.”

They proceeded to the last bull, the prize bull of the fair, and the sign in front of this impressive stud bull proclaimed: “This bull mated 365 times last year”

The wife looked at the magnificent bull in awe and she exclaimed: “Wow! Just imagine. He mated 365 times last year. That is ONCE A DAY! You could really learn from this one!”

The man turned to his wife and said: “Okay.  But why don’t you ask the owner and find out if it was 365 times with the same cow.”

Cheers…!!! Have a mirthful weekend.