am impressed by the last part of the last sentence - I look forward to your comments, not to impress me, but to help me improve my writing abilities! - which has a clear message ...
I should have good writing ability to comment on your writing, else I can not be writing/commenting at all...
this is the Impression I got reading this and hope you got the same impression after reading my comment :)
am impressed by the last part of the last sentence - I look forward to your comments, not to impress me, but to help me improve my writing abilities! - which has a clear message ...
I should have good writing ability to comment on your writing, else I can not be writing/commenting at all...
this is the Impression I got reading this and hope you got the same impression after reading my comment :)
Hi Prasanna, it is truly overwhelming that you pick brilliant topics and make them so interesting for readers. Not everyone can do this. You deal with them from all angles in a very lucid style and with diligence and ease. You are really one of a kind and I feel honoured to be knowimg you and related to you as well.
This weekly experience has created lasting impressions on my psyche and makes me feel elated that I am capable of appreciating and absorbing the the salient features in your articles.
I bless you Prasanna for a good and healthy life to pursue your unique talents ❤️
Pras` Cup of Coffee on Lasting Impressions is really invigorating. It brings up memories of instances lying dormant for more than half a century. Instances happened long ago are remembered for their impact on one`s growing up and shaping one`s attitude to life.
I was into the second year of my engineering at Indian Institute of Science and I had not paid the annual tuition fees of rs.200/-. I was advised to go to the Registrar`s office where I was told
that I can avail a interest free loan scholarship up to rs.2000/- from Dorabji Tata Trust. I availed only rs.1000/- which I repaid within two years of taking up a job.
This left an indelible mark in my memory of the broadmindedness and magnanimity of TATAS.
Towards the end of my stay in U.K, my wife and I ventured to tour the continent, Belgium, Holland and France in our two door Ford Popular. We crossed the ferry rom Dover to Calais and drove to Brussels and from there to Antwerp. We tried to get hotel accommodation for the night in Anrwerp. We could not get any accommodation not because of non availability but because of racial prejudice. It was a big shock. Finally we managed to spend the night in a youth
hostel.
From Antwerp we were driving to Rotterdam and then to Amsterdam. On this stretch we had another lasting impression. On the way to Rotterdam the rear tyre punctured. I was trying to change the tyre. Within few minutes a tractor stopped by and the elderly gentleman who was driving offered help. He didn`t know English and I didn`t know Dutch. He asked me to move over. He took his gear from the tractor and changed the tyre. He asked me to accompany him to his house where he offered us tea. He then sent his son with us to the nearest place where I could get the tyre repaired. I t was all conversation without a common language. A lasting impression of helping attitude and genuine goodness.
Two lasting impression of totally different kind within 24 hours.
There are lasting impression in one`s life, both positive and negative. In the aggressive youth
one remembers the negative ones more whereas in the mature old age it tends to be the opposite; grateful for the good turns people gave and many of them out of sheer goodness of the heart.
Prasanna! Oh what a joy when I read the "daffodils" by Wordsworth after 50 years. I could bring back my memorized recital from my days in MCC Chennai. Thanks. :)
The simple Auther Ashe comment of “Why me?” did impress me as a lot of others did, but in all fairness I must admit I have had put paid my plans to implement all that in life due to, what many of you wouldn’t certainly ( and shouldn’t) be impressed with, the pressures of life. But when talking of implementation in life what one holds dear to oneself, I cannot but mention the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhiji’s commitment to his belief. That’s a lasting impression I have had.
I have always wondered if it was fair to have certain benefits due to you on account of the place one was born, or the place one stayed in, or the family or for that matter religion or caste one was born in, or the colour of one’s skin. We could have been born maimed or handicapped too, but how many of us really consider ourselves blessed because of being born the way we are. Yes, life cannot be said to be fair in that sense. Your experience of losing a wallet abroad and having it being found and restored to it by someone you didn’t even know must have indeed impressed you a lot.
Trust Pras to do a hairsplitting exercise of the difference between ‘He gave me the impression’ and ‘I got the impression’ I do recognize the difference, now that Pras put it across.
As for the last comment of yours that you look forward to your reader’’ comments not to impress you, but to improve your writing ability, I really don’t think you need to improve your writing ability considering your present level unless of course you aspire to be a William Shakespeare! That, I thought, is a fair opinion.
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗುರುಗಳೇ
am impressed by the last part of the last sentence - I look forward to your comments, not to impress me, but to help me improve my writing abilities! - which has a clear message ...
I should have good writing ability to comment on your writing, else I can not be writing/commenting at all...
this is the Impression I got reading this and hope you got the same impression after reading my comment :)
i will also learn to whistle and say WOW ...
Amazing repartee. You have impressed me by your impressive comment!
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ ಗುರುಗಳೇ
am impressed by the last part of the last sentence - I look forward to your comments, not to impress me, but to help me improve my writing abilities! - which has a clear message ...
I should have good writing ability to comment on your writing, else I can not be writing/commenting at all...
this is the Impression I got reading this and hope you got the same impression after reading my comment :)
i will also learn to whistle and say WOW ...
Hi Prasanna, it is truly overwhelming that you pick brilliant topics and make them so interesting for readers. Not everyone can do this. You deal with them from all angles in a very lucid style and with diligence and ease. You are really one of a kind and I feel honoured to be knowimg you and related to you as well.
This weekly experience has created lasting impressions on my psyche and makes me feel elated that I am capable of appreciating and absorbing the the salient features in your articles.
I bless you Prasanna for a good and healthy life to pursue your unique talents ❤️
Thank you Krupa for your generous words of appreciation. Means a lot. I thank you for your blessings which will be the ink in my pen.
Delightful, Pras. Your Filter Coffee always makes an Impression. The aroma stays in memory! ☕️
Thank you Shashi for your encouragement.
Pras` Cup of Coffee on Lasting Impressions is really invigorating. It brings up memories of instances lying dormant for more than half a century. Instances happened long ago are remembered for their impact on one`s growing up and shaping one`s attitude to life.
I was into the second year of my engineering at Indian Institute of Science and I had not paid the annual tuition fees of rs.200/-. I was advised to go to the Registrar`s office where I was told
that I can avail a interest free loan scholarship up to rs.2000/- from Dorabji Tata Trust. I availed only rs.1000/- which I repaid within two years of taking up a job.
This left an indelible mark in my memory of the broadmindedness and magnanimity of TATAS.
Towards the end of my stay in U.K, my wife and I ventured to tour the continent, Belgium, Holland and France in our two door Ford Popular. We crossed the ferry rom Dover to Calais and drove to Brussels and from there to Antwerp. We tried to get hotel accommodation for the night in Anrwerp. We could not get any accommodation not because of non availability but because of racial prejudice. It was a big shock. Finally we managed to spend the night in a youth
hostel.
From Antwerp we were driving to Rotterdam and then to Amsterdam. On this stretch we had another lasting impression. On the way to Rotterdam the rear tyre punctured. I was trying to change the tyre. Within few minutes a tractor stopped by and the elderly gentleman who was driving offered help. He didn`t know English and I didn`t know Dutch. He asked me to move over. He took his gear from the tractor and changed the tyre. He asked me to accompany him to his house where he offered us tea. He then sent his son with us to the nearest place where I could get the tyre repaired. I t was all conversation without a common language. A lasting impression of helping attitude and genuine goodness.
Two lasting impression of totally different kind within 24 hours.
There are lasting impression in one`s life, both positive and negative. In the aggressive youth
one remembers the negative ones more whereas in the mature old age it tends to be the opposite; grateful for the good turns people gave and many of them out of sheer goodness of the heart.
Wow! Very touching indeed. It was so.vivid that i could visulise the entire episode. Thank you taking the trouble to share your lasting experience.
Prasanna! Oh what a joy when I read the "daffodils" by Wordsworth after 50 years. I could bring back my memorized recital from my days in MCC Chennai. Thanks. :)
I’m so happy it resonated with you
The simple Auther Ashe comment of “Why me?” did impress me as a lot of others did, but in all fairness I must admit I have had put paid my plans to implement all that in life due to, what many of you wouldn’t certainly ( and shouldn’t) be impressed with, the pressures of life. But when talking of implementation in life what one holds dear to oneself, I cannot but mention the father of our nation Mahatma Gandhiji’s commitment to his belief. That’s a lasting impression I have had.
I have always wondered if it was fair to have certain benefits due to you on account of the place one was born, or the place one stayed in, or the family or for that matter religion or caste one was born in, or the colour of one’s skin. We could have been born maimed or handicapped too, but how many of us really consider ourselves blessed because of being born the way we are. Yes, life cannot be said to be fair in that sense. Your experience of losing a wallet abroad and having it being found and restored to it by someone you didn’t even know must have indeed impressed you a lot.
Trust Pras to do a hairsplitting exercise of the difference between ‘He gave me the impression’ and ‘I got the impression’ I do recognize the difference, now that Pras put it across.
As for the last comment of yours that you look forward to your reader’’ comments not to impress you, but to improve your writing ability, I really don’t think you need to improve your writing ability considering your present level unless of course you aspire to be a William Shakespeare! That, I thought, is a fair opinion.
Wow! I am indeed delighted with all of your comments and observations. Very illuminating to say the least. Thank you!!