What Schools Did Not Teach Us | P V Sathe

What Schools Did Not Teach Us

Life Lessons Often Missed in Schools:

  1. 70% of WhatsApp forwards are fake
  2. Do not believe whatever they show in TV ads
  3. When you ring a doorbell, stand away from the door
  4. Do not talk loudly in public places
  5. If you have enemies? Good. It means you stood up for something in life
  6. Understanding is always only one-sided
  7. Every relationship has an expiry date (un/fortunately)
  8. Truth does not always win
  9. Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you
  10. Be selective in your battles. Sometimes peace is better than being right
  11. The boy has his own story. The girl is telling another one. The family makes a new story. The society has already made one
  12. We need to lose some battles before we can win them
  13. It’s not the hundredth blow that broke Camel’s back. They were the first ninety-nine
  14. History can have many versions. All of them can be true
  15. No flag is large enough to hide the shame of killing innocent citizens
  16. People should not be afraid of their government. Government should be afraid of its people

Padmanava Sathe

Padmanava Sathe is a retired scientist from the National Institute of Oceanography, specializing in marine Remote Sensing. He has been a visiting faculty to many colleges and universities and is a distinguished educator with multi-faceted knowledge and an immense logical mind.



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