![]() In a DIY culture I benefitted from that extra bit of physical strength and willingness to push. Turn off the fire and stir the congee slightly. Turn up the fire and make the congee strongly boiling and then place the marinated pork slices. Add century eggs and continue cooking for 5 minutes over a slow fire. Extra calories created a virtuous cycle where I was pushing my body to do things which increased my confidence into trying newer things in the sphere of the mind, however unrelated both may appear. make a basic congee with the previous steps Sprinkle salt, white pepper, and shredded ginger shreds. Somehow my body had achieved calorific equilibrium by balancing my calorie-expensive hobbies with increased diet. I understood I ate more, and exercised more, than my peer group. I was acutely aware that these traits didn't exist in me during my school-going years, (and these opened doors to another 'alternative industry' as a backup, in case my IT job sank like the Titanic), so I was keen to understand my Duracell. In 2 different countries than home, I could always pack in extracurriculars like serious weight-training, and other physical activities, more than my contemporaries could, in a working day, and then go home sweaty, cook dinner, and focus on a 2-hr test (I was trying to crack the CAT). In my early working life, and in my engineering days, I discovered that I was rarely given to the bouts of lethargy or exhaustion that my batchmates, or colleagues felt at the end of a hard day. In the name of living better and luxury, we keep wanting and buying more - it doesn’t work we only lose our health and peace of mind.īeyond a point, consuming more only makes us unhappier and die sooner. Whether it is food or other comforts, the human body needs only so much. There is little pretentiousness, including in eating. Excessive eating does more harm than good.įurther, in Kerala, a multi-millionaire eats the same food as a poor middle-class guy. We don’t need to eat a ton of food to stay healthy. ![]() (1970) Documents relattng to Rrtttsh Involvement tn the Indo-Chtna Conjict. Recently, former minister KR Gouri Amma died at the age of 102.Ī typical Kerala politician in the seventies is fitter and more active than the average 55-year-old in other parts of India. See eg Thai-Europe Tapioca Service Ltd v Govt of Pakistan I9751 3 All ER. Karunakaran lived to the age of 92 and was sprightly like a youngster. Is he well?’ They said, ‘Yeah, that is how much he eats.’ Seeing him eat so little, I later asked his aides, ‘He ate so little. On his plate, there was just one appam (a dosa-like item) with some vegetable stew. ![]() Karunakaran, former Chief Minister of Kerala. Two decades ago, during a lunch at some government function, I first met Mr. ![]()
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