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RAISING
A GENIUS
-Usha Sunder
It's certainly not easy
to raise a smart kid
especially if he is a
child prodigy - Vishal.

TEAM
R E CO M M E N D S . . .

THE FACEBOOK GOD THE MERRY GO ROAND

-Sanna Gosavi -Kiran Sampath
Certain things can be a boon or a curse. Perhaps there is a pattern to our actions…

The views and opinions expressed or implied in this magazine are those of authors and do not necessarily reflect those of
 BOOMERANG
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I am a person who was never
into sports from my childhood
days - sports always eluded me.
The physical strain, the panting,
the sweat etc. kept me away
from sports. But, after I have
started reading infinithoughts
my perception about sports has
changed. Thanks to A S Gopal,
all his features about sports
persons made me look at sports
with wonderment. The
character traits of all sports
champions enthral me.
Whenever I endure situations
that is hard for me to handle, the
facts about how Ben Hogan
accomplished his goals out of all
the challenges, how Serena
Williams encountered her
obstacles, how Kim Clijsters
overcame her injuries, how Ken
McDonell fought back from the
accident… and the list goes on,
made me realize my issues are
often inconsequential. The
comeback stories of these sports
persons inspire me to set high
goals in life. All articles by A S
Gopal have made me ensure that
I will never quit playing in this
'playground' called life until I
win. Thank you Gopal. Thank
you infinithoughts.
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Each issue of infinithoughts is
wonderful and life-transforming.
Thanks for your contribution in
inspiring the readers to change for the
better and for transforming lives.
Lina Gracias
The Destiny Designing on ‘The Power
of Beliefs' turned out to be a
masterpiece as it revealed the truth
that our life is a mere reflection of our
beliefs. Further, Mahatria's finding
that we get created through our work
deserves appreciation. Babita
Chopra's article 'Look beyond looks'
emphasized the fact that beauty of the
mind (not physical beauty) is the real
beauty. Paraman Pachaimuthu rightly
observed in the infiniresolve that the
problems in our immune system will
get corrected if we take a good night's
sleep. It is true that the role models
are not from outside, they are living
with us and what's worrying is that
today's younger generation find little
time to lend their ears as they are
preoccupied with smart electronic
devices. Meanwhile, our relationship
touches the nadir, when we keep our
expectations growing and Saravanan's
simple solution that 'Let us drop
expectations' is a tonic to the troubled
mind. Arigato (’Thanks a lot’ in
Japanese) to Lakshmi Narasimhan for
his first hand information on the
culture, health lifestyle and dedication
of our Japanese brethren. I would like
to record that short people are
standing tall because they love their
nation more than anything. 'A verbal
wound is worse than a physical one'
was not an advice to little Ranbir, but
to all of us. Honestly speaking,
infinithoughts is one in thousands of
its kind and should be read to gain
self-confidence, to have positive
outlook, to improve health, to have
better understanding with others and
simply to turn ourselves from
'ordinary' to 'extraordinary'.
Ravichandran N, Chennai
Everyone knows the values of
Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bible,
Quran, etc., but only a few are
interested to follow their teachings
and live by them. But infinithoughts
inspires and guides more and more
people to live the right way and grow.
Hats off to the entire team of
infinithoughts!
Abinandhan, Kanchipuram
The April '14 issue of infinithoughts
is amazing. The Destiny Designing on
'The Power of Beliefs' was wonderful.
Everything about the way I look at life
changed when I read Divinations 'one
day at a time'. I am beginning to be
the best I can be for a day, and I am
able to continue it day after day. Love
you infinithoughts.
Vinod
The paper and print quality of the
April '14 issue of infinithoughts are
fantastic - the best ever one. Thank
you for constantly improving the
quality like never before. I am also
glad to notice the categorization of
articles into Health, Success, Love,
Bliss and Youth. This helps me as a
reader who picks a page in a random
order and read. I wish the very best
to the team in this new Financial Year.
Arun Kumar Natha, Bangalore
Life is just a macrocosmic dream. Like the microcosmic dreams that you have in your sleep
out of your finite intelligence, life is a macrocosmic dream born out the Infinite Intelligence.
Surrender yourself to the flow of life and experience the experience of this experience.
T his universe comprises of several
galaxies of which our galaxy 'Milky Way'
is just one of them. 'Milky Way' is just
one speck of dust in this universe. In this galaxy
there are several solar systems of which our
solar system is just one of them. Our solar
system is just one speck of dust in this galaxy.
Within this solar system, with the sun in the
centre, and several celestial bodies and planets
orbiting the sun, our planet earth is just a speck
of dust. In this planet earth, with three-fourth
water and billions of life forms, humanity, as a
whole, is just a spec of dust. And in this human
population of several billion people, you and I
are mere specks of dust. Just close your eyes for
a moment and visualise yourself in the midst of
this macrocosm. How complex does it appear?
Ego shattering, isn't it? Yet, this microcosm's
hunger to comprehend the macrocosm has been
insatiable. Every day this human intelligence
makes another discovery; every day a new
invention is born.
In everyday living, we find ourselves
surrounded by so many fields of sciences and so
many branches of knowledge. The deeper we
dig, the greater we find the scopes of
exploration. Life appears too mysterious. Can
man ever demystify life's mysteries? Can we
ever attain the state of 'all-knowing' about life?
Knowing falls under three categories: known,
unknown and unknowable. While 'known' is
what you already know, 'unknown' is what you
can come to know. However, the 'unknowable'
will always remain a mystery. Let us take apple
for an example: 'Known' is the knowledge that it
is an apple. 'Unknown' is that I do not know as
to how many seeds are there inside that apple.
However, by cutting the apple and counting the
number of seeds the unknown will become
known. Now, how many apples would come out
of each of those seeds will always remain
unknowable! That's the mystery of this
Universe.
No matter how much we already know, no
matter how much more we will come to know,
the unknowable mysteries of life will ever
remain life's secrets forever. That's why there is
an element of ignorance and innocence even in
the most enlightened souls!
But, how much should I know about electricity
and the functioning of electric bulb to bring
light into the room? How much do I need to
know about the mechanism of computer
hardware and the logic used in developing the
software for me to use the technology? How
much do you need to know about the process of
compilation, editing, designing, printing and
despatching that goes into infinithoughts, for
you to read and benefit from it? So how much
do you need to know about this complex
phenomenon called life for you to take charge of
it? It just calls for a specific understanding to a
specific design of life and your alignment to it
will enable you to design your destiny.
Birth was not your choice and death will not be
your choice but the way you live your life between
these two terminals, the one which has already
happened (birth) and the one which will happen
(death), is absolutely your choice. Life is nothing
more than a series of choices, resultant
consequences, and executing counter-choices to
those consequences… Life is keeping the 'choice -
consequence - counter-choice' cycle on…
Every moment of life offers innumerable
choices. With every choice executed, you invite
a consequence. While you have control over
your choices, you can only have expectations
over the consequences.
All consequences can be classified into four
possibilities:
1. I will get more than what I expect (>)
2. I will get what I expect (=)
3. I will get less than what I expect (<)
4. I will get the opposite of what I expect (x)
Whichever of the four consequences I receive, I
still have the power to once again execute
another counter-choice and keep this cycle of
'choice - consequence - counter-choice' going.
Every time you have to execute a choice on any
major aspect of life, play in your own mind the
four possibilities, the best scenario, the worst
scenario and the two in-between. Playing the
four possibilities in your own mind will create a
mental comfort zone and thus when reality
unfolds you will be prepared to face it. Playing
the four possibilities in your mind will also help
you to come out of your indecisiveness. Most
people keep postponing the most important
decisions of their lives due to the uncertainty of
consequences. Even in the most uncertain
circumstances, knowing that there are only four
possibilities creates a lot of certainty.
You have a choice over your choice, but you are
absolutely choiceless over the consequences.
Neither can you choose which of the four you
want nor there is a fifth possibility. Maturity is to
gracefully and choicelessly accept the
consequence and then go ahead executing the
next counter-choice.
While choices are born out of your intelligence,
the consequences are a feedback from Infinite
Intelligence. Your microcosmic intelligence
operates out of the data that is available at your
disposal. The macrocosmic intelligence operates
out of universal data. When the whole universe
operates zero-defect because of Infinite
Intelligence, the consequences you receive are as
they should be in the larger scheme of things. To
use your intelligence when it comes to executing
choices and to surrender the same intelligence to
the Infinite Intelligence in accepting the
consequences is intelligent living.
So what if you and I are mere specks of dust in
this Universe? There are still only four possible
consequences to every choice and to that
extent this design of life is very very simple.
Do we need to know more than this to take
charge of our life?
Destiny Designing
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.
Row, row, row your boat
Row your boat. Do not waste time rowing
other’s boat and do not expect others to row
your boat. To build your life you have to
execute your choices and you cannot expect
others to do it for you. Relentlessly choose
from the infinite options life offers you in every
moment. Rowing your boat is your
responsibility.
Gently down the stream
Do not go against the stream of life (against the
design of life). It is a worthless struggle.
Remember, just four possibilities. If you ask
for the fifth, you suffer. If you resist any of the
four, you suffer. Have the maturity to
choicelessly accept the consequences of life
and then go ahead and execute the next
counter-choice. To every intelligent choice of
yours, the consequences are feedback from the

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 ) (

V
I get more than
what I expected

I get what
I expected

(=)

CHOICE CONSEQUENCE

( )
V

I get less than

what I expected

I get the opposite

of what I
expected
(X)
Infinite Intelligence. The cycle of 'choice - consequence - counter-choice' will enable you to
go with the flow of life.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily…
Enjoy this flowing through life. So what if the water current is shifting the direction of the
boat? Accept the consequence and execute counter choices. Enjoy this mysterious 'choice -
consequence - counter-choice' cycle of life and sail through life merrily, merrily…
Life is but a dream.
Life is just a macrocosmic dream. Like the microcosmic dreams that you have in your sleep
out of your finite intelligence, life is a macrocosmic dream born out the Infinite Intelligence.
Surrender yourself to the flow of life and experience the experience of this experience.
Life is, as simple or as complex, as you make it. Anytime again, you find yourself lost in life,
just whistle, “Row row row your boat…”

While choices are born out of

your intelligence,
the consequences are a feedback from
Infinite Intelligence.

Your microcosmic intelligence

operates out of the data that is available at your disposal.
The macrocosmic intelligence
operates out of universal data.

When the whole universe operates zero-defect

because of Infinite Intelligence,
the consequences you receive are as they should be
in the larger scheme of things.

To use your intelligence when it comes to executing choices and

to surrender the same intelligence to the Infinite Intelligence
in accepting the consequences is
intelligent living.
J ust walking in a straight line
seems like a simple and
natural thing to do, right?
A recent experiment challenged
a few people to walk straight
while blindfolded. Some walked
through forests and others
trekked through deserts. All
walkers wore GPS receivers so
that the researchers could
analyse their routes. In
repeated attempts, these
walkers circled in one direction
or the other. Results showed
that no matter how hard people
tried to walk in a straight line,
they often ended up going in
circles, without ever realising
that they were crossing their
own paths.
Previous studies have shown
that birds and a variety of other
animals move in tight circles
when orienting cues like the sun
are missing. So if you're lost in
the woods and you feel like
The Merry-Go-Round
you're walking in circles, you
probably are!
Researchers suspect that the
reason could be that, little
mistakes in the brain add up
until the sense of what's straight
turns into something round.
They also said that if you do get
lost, it's important to know that
your body might end up doing
the opposite of what your brain
intends.
Researchers concluded that
without aid like maps, GPS
devices, compass, positioning of
the sun and the moon or other
environmental signals, people
are naturally wired to walk
around and around, rather than
in straight lines.
They say that there is a method
to madness. Similarly, there is a
recurring pattern in this chaotic
existential ride. It seems that
everything in life is a cycle, you
Perhaps there is a pattern
start and feel like you are
going places only to
eventually end up at the point
in which you started. We
gather experiences along the
way but follow a pattern
nevertheless.
If we observe ourselves we
would notice that we always
attract certain kind of people
into our lives, we encounter
similar situations at work,
there would always be a
specific pattern in most of our
relationships and we usually
have standard escape routes.
We are often so consumed by
our experiences that we
rarely recognise a pattern
while it's playing out.
If it's enjoyable, then continue
the ride. If you are losing
your orientation then take off
those blind folds, find your
sun and walk towards a new
merry-go-round.
to our actions…
Kiran Sampath
W olfgang Amadeus
Mozart, the most
famous western
classical composer, was the
youngest of seven children. His
dad was an experienced music
teacher. When Mozart's sister,
Nannerl, was seven, she began
keyboard lessons with her
father while her three-year-old
brother, Mozart, simply looked
on. In a while he started playing
with it and the sound was
musical! In the fourth year of
his age, his father, for a game as
it were, began to teach him for a
few minutes. He could play it
faultlessly and with the greatest
delicacy, and was keeping
exactly in time. At the age of
five, he was already composing
little pieces, which he played to
his father, who wrote them
down.
Shakunthala Devi, the
mathematical genius, was taught
card tricks by her dad who was a
circus trapeze artiste and a
magician. He discovered his
daughter's ability to memorize
numbers while teaching her a
card trick, when she was about
three-year-old. Her father took
her on road shows and
displayed her ability at
calculation. She did this without
any formal education. By the
age of six she demonstrated her
calculation and memorization
abilities at the University of
Mysore.
Raising
a Genius
Mozart exhibited exceptional
genius in music by the age of
five. Shakunthala Devi was able
to do tedious arithmetic
calculations in a jiffy by the age
of six. Pablo Picaso showed
exceptional talent in sketching
by the age of seven. All of them
exhibited advanced level of
proficiency in a particular
activity much beyond their age.
Such children are called
prodigies.
The word 'Prodigy' has its
roots in the Latin 'prodigium',
a creation that violates the
natural order. Prodigies are
able to function at an advanced
adult level in some domain
usually before the age 12.
It's certainly not easy
to raise a smart kid
especially if he is
a child prodigy.
Usha Sunder
Beethoven, Sachin Tendulkar, Tiger Woods
have all been child prodigies...
Early life of each of these prodigies endorses
the fact that a prodigy's development hinges on
parental collaboration. Raising a child prodigy
has unique challenges and requires
individually tailored time, attention and
thought, because these children have amazing
abilities in a specific field, far beyond their age.
Without that parental support, the child would
never gain access to an instrument or training
or the emotional nurturance that enables a
talented prodigy to achieve mature expression.
A child prodigy's capacity for intellectual or
artistic pursuits may seem to put him or her in
a position to enjoy early and lasting success
throughout life. But prodigies actually grow up
at risk of burning out in their quest for
achievement. While a six-year-old composing
symphonies or explaining quantum physics is a
delight to watch, when the same child gets into
bitter arguments over who got the biggest
piece of pizza, the parent may be tempted to
tell him to act his age, forgetting that he or she
is still a child. It is the parent's responsibility
to treat him or her as a normal child beyond
the specific special talent.
Parenting such a child is ultimately an
extraordinary journey of discovery, growth and
joy.
Vidya and Anand - Parents of the nine-year-old
Vishal, an exceptionally talented autistic savant
child, seem to have got their parenting aspect so
very right. Vishal, in spite of being mildly
autistic, has already published two books,
Meadows of Moods and Jumbo's Bag. He is
exceptionally talented in expressing his deep
thoughts by typing on a laptop, in the presence of
his mom, in an environment of complete trust.
His writings cover various topics which include
scientific musings on energy, the five elements,
physics of circular and vertical motions and
insightful poetry on nature, people and the world
as he sees them, sprinkled with gentle humour.
He has also composed simple songs in Tamil and
Sanskrit and set it to carnatic music ragas! Many
scientists from prestigious institutions (such as
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) are
studying this phenomenon called 'Vishal'.
Vidhya says, “I believed that my child will be
exceptionally talented in some way although he is
mildly autistic and never thought that he is any
way less. In reality he has enhanced perception
beyond normalcy and pours his expression
through words and doodles.” “Usage of
technology has helped him tremendously,” adds
his dad.
Not in a stifling way but in an empowering way,
parents of Vishal have unleashed the creative
potential in him.

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 Consistency Pays
Research indicates that students who
miss more than 10 percent of school
are at risk of academic failure.
Want to be successful in Singing? Sing every day!
Want to be a marathon Runner? Run every day!
Want to be a successful Writer? Write every day!
Want to be a Numero Uno in Dance? Dance everyday!
Want to be a School Topper?
Attend school every day!
H ere is a young lad who has not missed
school even a single day in his entire
school tenure. From Year 2000 to Year
2014 – Fourteen years of his schooling, he has
attended school on every working day. Recently
his school honoured him for his consistency of
attending school without absenteeism.
Usha Sunder spoke to this young achiever, Arun.
Here are the excerpts:
What motivates you to rise everyday and go to
school all these fourteen years?
Given my economically poor family background,
my only saviour to make it big in life was to do well
in studies. Since I was awarded academic
proficiency every year, my school management
waived off 75% of the fees all my schooling years;
but even that remaining 25% of fees we could not
pay for two years and help came from my class
teacher who paid it for me. Having received such
generosity and having seen hardships that my
parents have gone through, I cannot fail on any
account.
The only thing I had control over is to be regular to
the school. Even when I was very sick, which I was
a couple of times, I went to school. Thanks to my
school environment and all my teachers who
created it, I found school interesting and
rewarding too!
Your most memorable moment in school...
To experience the tears of joy rolling down my
mom's cheeks when I received a golden watch
from my School Principal for having stood first in
school in the tenth standard.
What practices made you the School Topper?
I guess I listened to my teachers during class hours
and that helped me a lot in understanding the
subjects. At home, even when I was in primary
classes, my mom used to insist on writing and
practicing. I still continue it and that really helps
in remembering.
Your future ambition...
Inspired by my family doctor, I want to become a
doctor in life and serve people. I am awaiting my
twelfth standard results now and will pursue my
dream career.
We wish ARUN all the very best in all his future
endeavours.
 Certain things
can be a boon
or a curse.
Sanna Gosavi
T
The Facebook God
here were times when in
our growing years, we
were taught that the
first thing to do in the morning
on waking up and the last thing
before going to bed was to join
our hands and pray to God. To
thank him for everything that he
has bestowed upon us, to ask for
forgiveness for any wrong that's
happened through us and to
pray for strength to live a right
life.
There were times when trips
were a very big affair.
Preparations would begin weeks
earlier and the joy and
enthusiasm of going out with
friends and family would fill the
air. The moments of
togetherness and love, fun,
laughter, stress-free
environment, everything was
welcome with open arms. And
one of the best ways to capture
these moments and store them
as memories was photographs.
Even years later; you could sit
with the same people, look at
the pictures, recall the lovely
moments, have a hearty laugh
and relive the joy and
togetherness.
There was a time when children
made cards and bought gifts for
their parents on birthdays and
threw surprise parties for them
on their anniversaries, just to
express their love and gratitude
for their mom and dad. There
were times when social work
was done for really helping and
uplifting people, when the sheer
joy of giving preceded all other
emotions. And there was a time
when there was something
called 'a private life'. I wonder if
these concepts still exist for
most of us.
Yes, gifts are still bought; trips
are still celebrated but
somewhere the emotion behind
these has unknowingly been or
is being contaminated. Now,
rather than enjoying the natural
beauty at holidays - maybe in
the mountains, snow-clad peaks,
the seas, the ocean - it has
become more important to show
the world what we experienced.
The main reason behind clicking
a picture now is to post them on
our status online and update the
world. Whether we have seen
the rose carefully or not,
whether we have marvelled at
its fragrance and colour or not,
the world has to see what our
eyes have noticed!
It looks like there is a restless
need to update the world about
anything and everything.
Expressing love, going out of the
way for our friends, or having
quality time with family is no
more a personal thing. The
experience is no more left by
itself and allowed to be pure; it
has to be shown to the world.
Not only it has to be shown to
the world, the world is expected
to respond, the response has to
be positive and that's
mandatory. If not, there is a new
reason to get upset, angry,
irritated and depressed. Years
of friendship can just be broken
because somebody does not
respond to our status, just that
much, nothing else is required.
There is this irresistible need to
show the world how great we
are doing in life. So the world
should know if we have entered
an international airport, the
world should know if we are
dining at a five star hotel, the
world has to know that we are
shopping at the most expensive
mall in the city. I wonder if very
soon people will be 'checking in'
on social networks even if they
enter their houses or maybe
bathrooms!
Arguments between husband and
wife are no more restricted to
their room; they have to be brought
in public. It sometimes makes
relationships look rather cheap.
It's no more enough if we are
involved in social work and are
helping the world to become a
better place, the entire feeling
now is unless the world knows
about it, it's not enough. The
world has to know how good,
kind and holy we are. Without
our knowledge we are constantly
getting entangled in the need to
prove a point.
With the increasing number of
mobile apps, and social
networking avenues and with the
increasing addiction to these, do
we still live just for the joy of
living? Or, has it been preceded
by the need of showing? It's
almost a crime today if you are
not a part of the 'WhatsApp
mania'.
Social networking is a big boon
to today's world across all
industries. It has suddenly
opened doors and opportunities
that never existed before. It has
made the highly impossible
things very much possible. But
the need to show, preceding our
basic joy of living is something
we need to check.
We often come across people
who are tensed, and thinking
hard because they can't
understand what should be
their status update today. What
do we call this madness? We
need to check and understand if
we have become slaves and
addicts to these newly emerged
needs and are losing the purity
of experiences of life. What is
life without the joy of living?
We need to stop and check
before the next generation starts
believing that there is a new God
in this world, the one that we
approach as soon as we wake up
and the one whom we update
just before going to bed... maybe
it's called 'The Facebook God'.

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From the Source

The

Depth of your Character

is revealed in the way you respond
to situations you dislike.