In Std IX, we encountered Professor JAM (short for J.A. Menezes) who welcomed us to play with maths. He threw us a mental challenge in form of a series of puzzles. As we tried to solve it in our minds, he urged us, ‘don’t think it… Ink it!’ We opened our notebooks and put pen to paper… put our thoughts to the sight board.
Last Friday, our popular and effective teacher passed away. But his many lessons live on. It includes the above quote by Mark Victor Hansen which he promoted as the right way to think. It was beyond mathematics and turned out to be the best lesson for life. The best way to see our thoughts is to write them down.
There are many ways to ink it. Besides using pen, we can use pencils or colours. We can use chalk on slate. We can inscribe on sand with a stick. We can scribble on a wet surface. We use things like twigs and sticks to make various formations. We can shape out or carve in clay. Nowadays we can write on touchscreens.
When we ‘ink’ our thoughts they come in sight in a greater visual perspective. We can add or detract effortlessly. We can change or develop them better. We can reorganise and rearrange the thoughts. We can create strategies. We can define purposes. We can outline plans of action.
When we ‘ink it’ we are better placed for immediate exertion as well as a recall tool for the future. When we face with our own thoughts, we see them for what they really are. Writing down Professor JAM’s various quotes made for deeper insights every time I looked at them. They remain as memorable and meaningful as he was!
The thought in our mind needs exposure
‘Ink it’ for deeper insights and disclosure!
~ Pravin Sabnis
Last Friday, our popular and effective teacher passed away. But his many lessons live on. It includes the above quote by Mark Victor Hansen which he promoted as the right way to think. It was beyond mathematics and turned out to be the best lesson for life. The best way to see our thoughts is to write them down.
There are many ways to ink it. Besides using pen, we can use pencils or colours. We can use chalk on slate. We can inscribe on sand with a stick. We can scribble on a wet surface. We use things like twigs and sticks to make various formations. We can shape out or carve in clay. Nowadays we can write on touchscreens.
When we ‘ink’ our thoughts they come in sight in a greater visual perspective. We can add or detract effortlessly. We can change or develop them better. We can reorganise and rearrange the thoughts. We can create strategies. We can define purposes. We can outline plans of action.
When we ‘ink it’ we are better placed for immediate exertion as well as a recall tool for the future. When we face with our own thoughts, we see them for what they really are. Writing down Professor JAM’s various quotes made for deeper insights every time I looked at them. They remain as memorable and meaningful as he was!
The thought in our mind needs exposure
‘Ink it’ for deeper insights and disclosure!
~ Pravin Sabnis
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