The Musing Mind

--- 1 --- It has been a stably good week. Traveled to my choicest nearby place. Did some awesome work that gave out equally awesome results. For a librarian like me, challenging tasks and learning opportunities only can give immense happiness. Climate is a bit hot and humid with a couple days breezing awhile. I know I am one restless soul, but I have to accept that the physical body needs some rest. --- 2 --- “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”  ― Benjamin Franklin So true! One of my recent experiences provoked me to travel down the memory lane only to reminiscence about the teachers, mentors, guides, friends and philosophers I had the fortune to associate myself with. A moment to stand and offer my heartfelt thanks to them all; and above all to Him for bestowing upon me such good fortune to strike some time with them. Almost of them taught something to me without even a slightest hint that they are teaching me. ...

--- 1 --- Yet another plain vanilla week. At work, it is calm before we move on to starting of a new academic session at our institute. Sort of gearing up for the next session. Once the academic registration marks the beginning of the new session, we will be lost in the hustle bustle of new students, new courses, services etc. At home, it is gearing up for a visit of some close ones. Cleaning, rearranging, organizing etc. --- 2 --- Summer projects - with love from school to mom! This week, preceded by an eventful weekend, has also been the witness of the eventual culmination of the much awaited history project!! It all started in the vacations.  The CBSE has announced project based learning for the history students of classes XI and the XII . For us i.e., my daughter and me, it was a welcome news. We loved her projects always and she has a record of scoring full in all her projects. Here, the choice between the given two project topics - "Town planning...