cvrajan

@cvrajan (354)

India • Age 67

Joined myLot 15 years ago

Life is too good to be wasted in too serious pursuits if they rob you of humor!

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Discussions (19)

cvrajan's Discussions

Have you ever felt like committing suicide? Is committing suicide a sin?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 26 Aug 09

Most religious faith consider committing suicide as sin. Why? When we have the free will to live as we like, don't we have the same free will to end our lives? Do you subscribe to the view that committing suicide is a...

committing suicide

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Asking a friend to pay for what he "bought" - What will you do?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 11 Jul 09

This incidence took place some 25 years ago. It is somewhat tricky; it poses some moral questions about what is right and what is not right and the solution looks somewhat ambiguous to me. Read it and tell me what you would have...

friendship dilema

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If you were to have a choice, at what age would you prefer to die?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 9 Jul 09

If one thing that is certain in life is death. Mostly people want to die at ripe old age and even "Isavasya Upanishad' (a philosophical scripture (Vedanta) in Hinduism says "live to hundred years". But life is not all rosy for...

death

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Why are people so much attached to pets?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 6 Jul 09

I am not a pet lover; I have no attraction for pets. It is not that I hate animals; but it is because I feel I need not share my home space with animals. I feel home is for human beings to live and love! I have no emotional need...

psychology behind loving pets

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5 people

What will you choose - an Internet or a cell phone?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 5 May 09

Suppose you are cornered to choose only one between these two -- an Internet connection or a cell phone, which one will you choose?

cell phone

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Do you chat freely and make friends in long distance journeys?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 26 Apr 09

In long distance journeys, I normally carry books to read and I spend my time quietly reading books. I don't normally initiate chatting with fellow passengers. If some fellow passenger takes the initiative to talk with me, I am...

temporary friendship

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India Polls - Will Advani realize his dream this time?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 26 Mar 09

BJP seems to be all out to woo net-savvy people and sell "Advani"! If you go to any website on articles containing something to do with Hinduism, you will find BJP's ad projecting Advani for prime minister-ship. (1) Do you...

indian politics and poll

Will Obama deliver?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 26 Mar 09

What do you think? Do you think he has the potential? Do you think the current state of things are really controllable? How long do you think is the reasonable time we should give for Obama to show results in the present state...

golbal crisis

obama

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Is volunteering free service such a good thing?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 15 Mar 09

I write from India and I have a guess about American (or predominently Christianity influenced?) culture - that volunteering to do free service is considered a very commendable and essential quality in life. Volunteering to do...

volunteering free service

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Marketing Amway products - losers far out number gainers?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 11 Mar 09

I am always skeptic about chain marketing businesses. Amway, which is an internationally renowned chain marketing firm is now quite active in India. Many people seem to get hooked to their high pitched person-to-person marketing...

amway

chain marketing

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3 people

Do you accept every Friend Request t Mylot?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 2 Mar 09

In the real world, most of us are choosy in selecting our friends. Introverts tend to have less friends and extroverts tend to have more. But are you different in virtual world? Do you accept all those who send friendship...

friendship at mylot

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13 people

Convert your long Mylot replies to articles and earn money.

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 2 Mar 09

Mylot wants you to write meaningful, insightful and long replies and if you do so, mylot says you can make more money here. Suppose you are quite knowledgeable on some subjects and you can write meaningful and coherent replies...

more money out of mylot

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1 person

What will happen to IT and BPO industry in India now?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 26 Feb 09

Obama has announced withdrawal of Tax concessions to US Firms who offload work to India, China etc, in order to boost local employment. He has done the right thing, because any country should look for safeguarding its interests...

it industry concerns in india

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1 person

Posting too personal problems here. Do you really like it?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 24 Feb 09

I am hardly 4 days old here in Mylot. One thing I noticed here was a bit disturbing. I saw several discussions where people post very elaborately their personal relationship and life problems and seek opinion, guidance and advice....

personal problems in mylot

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7 people

If you were to have a rebirth as an animal, which animal will you choose?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 23 Feb 09

Hinduism strongly advocates rebirth. It says it's all based on your Karma. Hinduism also says birth as a human being is rare to get and it should not be wasted in mad worldly pursuits, but to look for God and merge in Him...

hinduism and concept of rebirth

rebirth

reincarnation

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3 people

A day alone without phone, TV and PC?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 22 Feb 09

If you are to spend a whole day alone in your house without any phone/ cellphone, without TV, without a PC and Internet and without a spouse/ relative/ friend to give company, (1) What will happen to you? Will you relish it/...

a day without gadgets

loneliness

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3 people

What is the basis of getting the Mylot points?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 22 Feb 09

I am new to this site. I see some points getting accumulated (shown within brackets) after my username. Do I get one point per post? Or is it based on other's rating me +? Do I get more points per new discussion over comment on a...

earning points and income in my lot

mylot points

point system in my lot

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Have you ever thought your life was far better off without cell phones?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 22 Feb 09

Many people now-a-days can pass a day skipping 3 meals, but can't live a minute without a cell phone. I for one, have been managing to resist using a cell phone for myself, so far successfully, even though every other one in my...

cell phone and time wastage

cell phone usage

cll phones

evil effects of cell phones

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Should wives of today still submit to their husbands?

cvrajan @cvrajan (354) • India 22 Feb 09

Most of the women of today are emphatic that they are equal partners in a marital relationship. But I doubt very much whether menfolk accept it truly heart of heart. I think men still think that a wife must be submissive to her...

husband wife relationship

submissive wife

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1 person