CULTURAL QA 03-2024-11 Allthe below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 11-03-2024.
Selected quora answersgenerally interesting including jokes are included Still they need not be 100% correct answers. I am only a compiler. Compiled and posted by R.Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 11-03-2024. Q1 What aresome of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A1 UtkarshChoudhary, Master's from University of Delhi Updated 6y Once more than two years back, I along with a friend,was travelling in a public bus in Delhi. It was DTC's route number 419 and thebus a little crowded. We were two 17 year olds having a normal conversationabout random stuff perhaps about exams or cricket or popular news. Somewhere around ITO, my friend asked me, 'have you ever been pickpocketed ina bus?'. I answered thatfortunately I have not had the experience. I asked him whether he had that experienceand he simply shook his head negatively. Just as the next bus stop was about to come, we heard a man next tous talking on phone. He was very angry over the person he was talking toand I smirked at the choicest cuss words he used to decorate his conversation. He got off on the next stop and I joked to my friendhow we might have a learnt a few interesting words. My friend told me that when he asked me that questionabout getting pickpocketed, that man(who got off at the stop) was actuallyreaching into his pocket and upon hearing that question he quickly moved outhis hand and distanced himself. I was stunned by my friend's presence of mind whichsaved his pockets and avoided an ugly confrontation. Q2 Whatdoes it mean to be humble? Can I have an example of being humble? A2 AashishKumar Dimri, One who loves India15h Affluent : NR Narayanamurty and Sudha Murty are selfmade billionaire couple. They are co founders of Infosys- a major tech giant. Learned : They both are post graduates inengineering. Both are well knownmotivation speakers. Sudha Murthy isan award winning author. Philanthropists : They both are known forcontributing to known social causes. Influential : Well, they both have received Indiancivilian honor ( Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan ) Sudha Murthy is a nominated member of RajyaSabha . Well, they happento be parents in law of Rishi Sunak - present British prime minister. Perhaps : Goodness is the only investment that neverfails. : Henry David Thoreau Q3 What aresome of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A3 KrinalShah,Teacher Updated 6y This story isabout famous Queen Victoria.This is a very rare but very effective human trait whichonly true leaders can demonstrate. Queen Victoriawas once at a diplomatic reception in London. The guest of honour was African Cheiftan. Allwent well during the meal until, at the end, finger bowls were served. The guest of honour had never seen a British fingerbowl and no one had thought of briefing him beforehand about its purpose. So, he took the bowl in his hands,lifted it to his mouth and drank its contents down. For an instant, there was breathless silence amongthe British privileged guests and then they began to whisper to one another. However , they stopped when Queen Victoria silently tookher finger bowl in her hands, lifted it and drank its contents. A moment later, 500 surprisedBritish Ladies and Gentlemen simultaneously drank the contents of their ownfinger bowls. It was the queen’s uncommon courtesy that guarded herguest from a great embarrassment. *MORAL*: While the most common human trait is to lookfor chances to humiliate someone else or to be neutral when they make amistake, it takes presence of mind and an uncommon courtesy to follow someoneelse’s mistake in order to guard them from embarrassment. As it is said, "To make people cry is easy; to make them laugh is difficult; to make them think mindfully isimpossible". After all, *presence of mind is the reward oftolerance and the essence of true leadership*. Q4 What aresome of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A4 SunilSharma, Storyteller Updated 6y Ramaiya was a poor banana seller somewhere in thedeep interiors of Tamil Nadu. He stood everyday with bananas in this cart andsell it for the day to earn some income. One day raghav just happened to pass by him andthought of buying a few bananas. Raghav: Anna, how much for the bananas? Ramaiya: Its cheap sir, for Rs. 10 I would give you 5 ofthem. Raghav: Not bad. Please pack for Rs. 10. Ramaiya packed the bananas for raghav and raghavcouldn't hold back his amazement when he counted 6 bananas instead of 5. Raghav: Anna i guess by mistake you gave me 6. Ithink its 5 for Rs. 10. Ramaiya: No sir,it is 6 only. Butif i say 6 at first, people start to bargain and then they would ask 1 or 2extra bananas for Rs. 10. And that goes beyond my profit margin. You did not bargain and i gaveyou the bananas for their real cost. Well, isn't ramaiya a good mixture of presence ofmind and honesty as well? My note- It is very common in jewellery shops. The counter man work out andtell the price. If you simply ask to prepare the bill, he will say, a discount is offered now, workout the revised bill and bill will be given. They keepthe reserve for bargaining customers. They will not get discount. aa Profile photo for Revanth Pabbathi Q5 What aresome of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A5 RevanthPabbathi, Former Manager- Training and Excellence at FACE - Focus Academy forCareer Enhancement (2017–2021)Updated 5y This happened when I was travelling in a local bus. An uncle gave a₹100note to the conductor for the ticket of ₹35/- , to which the conductor gave backthe change in denominations of 50+10+5, where the ₹50 note was almost half-torn and the uncle refused totake it. Conductor was saying,“ I take whatever kind of notes and you people won’t take them back”. Slowly theconversation went into an altercation. After around 10 min a co-passenger took that note fromuncle and gave another note which was in good condition which settled thedispute. Conductor: Now where do you want to go? Co-passenger: Vinayak nagar Conductor : Give ₹20 Guess what, he gave the same half-torn note to theconductor to which the conductor couldn’t refuse to take as he said that he wouldaccept any kind of note. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1227630963.1598485.1710130072120%40mail.yahoo.com.
