Monday, May 31, 2010

Roses are red, Violets are blue


Because all colors other than red are preferentially absorbed inside the petal. The mixture of light waves strikes the rose. The waves are bounced around helter-skelter below the petal's surface. As with a wave in a lake, after every bounce the wave is weaker. But blue and yellow waves are absorbed at each reflection more than red waves. The net result after many interior bounces is that more red light is reflected back than light of any color, and it is for this reason that we perceive the beauty of red rose.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Four seasons of a tree


There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Friendship can sustain disagreement


Having a serious disagreement with a friend through the course of past few days made me realize that real friendship can sustain disagreement, can accommodate opposing views and still hold together.

Monday, May 10, 2010

But it hurts...


The giraffe gives birth standing up, so the first thing that happens to a new-born giraffe is a fall of about two metres. Still dazed, the baby tries to stand up on its four legs, but its mother behaves very strangely: she gives the baby giraffe a gentle kick which sends it sprawling. It tries to get up and is again knocked down.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Truth will set you free


Wise King Wen asked to visit the palace prison. And he began listening to the prisoners' complaints. 'I'm innocent,' said a man accused of murder. 'I'm here simply because I wanted to give my wife a fright, but I accidentally killed her.'