One of the many things my mathematics teachers have taught me to appreciate is that many things in life are not as important or as different as they seem. In short, many times, its "Just a notation". And this is something that really helped me fore go many uncalled for notions. They taught me patience.
An important thing that we do in mathematics is to check the existence of the structure on which we build theory and give arguments. Obviously, if everything follows from the previous but the previous does not exist, then all the talk makes no sense. It goes like this- If there's no water, you'll die. And the reasoning is legitimate, but perverse- "If there's no water, then you can't swim; If you can't swim, you'll drown; And if you drown, you're dead!"
Many times in life it happens that I feel there are endless number of problems, and that there's no way out. But then, its always good to rethink if its really a problem! You heard of that joke of Big Bob and the Bus conductor? My father told it to me. So there's a bus and a bus conductor, and the bus travels around and stops at a bus stop. A skinny conductor opens the door to see a big fat, huge guy boarding his bus. As everyone is settled, the conductor goes around to collect for tickets. When he come to the big man, the man replies,"Bib Bob doesn't buy ticket". The conductor feels helpless and leaves. The next day, Big Bob arrives, and the same story is repeated, with Bib Bob saying,"Big Bob doesn't buy ticket". This continues for a few more days, when finally, the conductor, very distressed decides to confront Big Bob. The next morning, when everyone is settled, the conductor goes to Big Bob, and he says,"Big Bob doesn't buy ticket." The conductor is all angry, and loosening his tie, he asks,"Why shouldn't you buy a ticket?". Big Bob replies,"Big Bob has a bus-pass"!!!
So first make sure that there really is a problem.
For all this and much more, cheers to my instructors!
An important thing that we do in mathematics is to check the existence of the structure on which we build theory and give arguments. Obviously, if everything follows from the previous but the previous does not exist, then all the talk makes no sense. It goes like this- If there's no water, you'll die. And the reasoning is legitimate, but perverse- "If there's no water, then you can't swim; If you can't swim, you'll drown; And if you drown, you're dead!"
Many times in life it happens that I feel there are endless number of problems, and that there's no way out. But then, its always good to rethink if its really a problem! You heard of that joke of Big Bob and the Bus conductor? My father told it to me. So there's a bus and a bus conductor, and the bus travels around and stops at a bus stop. A skinny conductor opens the door to see a big fat, huge guy boarding his bus. As everyone is settled, the conductor goes around to collect for tickets. When he come to the big man, the man replies,"Bib Bob doesn't buy ticket". The conductor feels helpless and leaves. The next day, Big Bob arrives, and the same story is repeated, with Bib Bob saying,"Big Bob doesn't buy ticket". This continues for a few more days, when finally, the conductor, very distressed decides to confront Big Bob. The next morning, when everyone is settled, the conductor goes to Big Bob, and he says,"Big Bob doesn't buy ticket." The conductor is all angry, and loosening his tie, he asks,"Why shouldn't you buy a ticket?". Big Bob replies,"Big Bob has a bus-pass"!!!
So first make sure that there really is a problem.
For all this and much more, cheers to my instructors!
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