Imagine you try to describe taste of orange to someone else. You would first start describing the fruit. Which is the size of a Golf ball, orange color fruit of citrus family. It is round than a Lemon, but taste less sour, and bit sweet than other fruits of this class. Once you finish the obvious you will start to describe it more. If your friend has tasted apple, pineapple and lemon, you can say it is Not like apple, not like pineapple, but a mixture of pineapple and lemon. This is an example of the two faces of wisdom. mask Two faces of wisdom. First is to recognize and enumerate what is obvious and established. Second is to know what is not there. If you go to a doctor for some illness, he/she will first ask you questions. Generally, they would listen to what you have to say about your symptoms. After that you will be bombarded with a list of questions which seems very irrelevant to the current disease you are having. Obviously, you cannot see the connection. But these are important negatives if you do not have them. They have much significance as the positives. If an artist stared at a blank canvass, he would see a painting. A painting which is not there. While all of us the general people can see is just a white board. Similarly, an artist with a white marble will see a Sculpture. Once he starts to chip out pieces of unnecessary marble, the Statue will appear Like it had been there all the time. Imagine a Scientist, trying to do research. He starts with obvious, possible and evident. Then he will hypothesize about the results. About his observations, possible reasons. If he guessed right the results will show, and even if he guessed wrong, this would add to the knowledge base so next time he can narrow down reason. How to tap into unknown wisdom? For anyone curious, this should be the next question. As, how can we know the unknown. The answer is simple. It is magical. Nobody knows, how artist bring out the sculpture hidden inside a marble. It is not replicable, not even by him or herself. Nobody knows how we speculate about unknown future. Nobody knows how a child can guess answer to a simple mathematical question 1+1 =2. But there are factors that we can manipulate to get more closer to illusion of control in this creative process. Following are few. Basic human needs are met. Observation is a powerful tool. Better information about current status. Rest, calm and peaceful environment. A blind belief that there is a process. Starting to juggle with obvious (Play- according to Einstein)

Peculiar careers It is time to discuss careers, not for a particular reason. But for the amusement, of how many are there, generated over the years by capitalism and industry? If you glanced at LinkedIn career opportunities, there are just names, which I have never heard of. Following is a pragmatic list. But the reality is it is not limited to legitimate sounding ones like these. You can actually become a professional sleeper, a snake Milker, or a golf ball diver if you'd chose to become just that. It is a blessing that we are not confined ourselves to become chimney sweepers like it happened in the times of William Blake. Bullet Train Operator 1. Actuary Analyzes risk using math and statistics—commonly in insurance and finance. The work is highly technical and surprisingly abstract. 2. Forensic Accountant Investigates financial crimes like fraud and money laundering. It’s basically detective work, but with spreadsheets. 3. Hydrologist Studies water systems—rivers, rainfall, groundwater. Important for climate research, agriculture, and disaster prevention. 4. Clinical Informaticist Bridges medicine and data—optimizing how hospitals use digital records and health data systems. 5. Food Technologist Works on developing, preserving, and testing food products. This includes everything from shelf life to flavor chemistry. 6. Urban Planner Designs how cities grow—balancing housing, transport, environment, and infrastructure. 7. Ethical Hacker (Penetration Tester) Legally hacks systems to find vulnerabilities before criminals do. Sounds edgy, but it’s a structured cybersecurity job. 8. Audiologist Specializes in hearing and balance disorders, working closely with patients using advanced diagnostic equipment. 9. Cartographer Creates maps—but modern cartographers work with satellite data, GIS systems, and digital modeling. 10. Conservation Scientist Manages natural resources like forests and wildlife, combining fieldwork with environmental policy. Piano players Imagine you had opportunity to get your hands on a piano, early in your life. And you had a passion and natural skill in playing this. I'm not saying to a level of an impeccable Beethoven but good enough, so we can listen uninterrupted. In that case nobody is stopping you from making a career out of your hobby. There are people who will actually hire you for playing in their arena if you'd do a satisfactory job. Imagine all the people who were born before the piano had been invented. Not only they had no way of building that career, but they had died without ever knowing the Beethoven in them. Such a waste of human talent. You will ask me 🤔 how can I be a professional in anything I like? Like you had no choice but to follow the dreams set for you by others. Haven't You watched any Hollywood film about success? It all starts with agreeing to the shitty state you're currently in and taking necessary actions after writing them down on paper. Ticking them day after day, while quitting some of your favorite hedonistic routines. Saying no to mediocrity and by attracting energetic people who supports your course. It doesn't come naturally on a plate, but I can assure you it is far easier than a Chimney sweepers routine in Victorian Era. Chimney Sweepers Chimney sweepers by William Blake. When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head That curl'd like a lamb's back, was shav'd: so I said, 'Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair.' And so he was quiet, & that very night, As Tom was a-sleeping, he had such a sight!— That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned & Jack, Were all of them lock'd up in coffins of black; And by came an Angel who had a bright key, And he open'd the coffins & set them all free; Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing, they run, And wash in a river and shine in the Sun. Then naked & white, all their bags left behind, They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind; And the Angel told Tom, if he'd be a good boy, He'd have God for his father & never want joy. And so Tom awoke; and we rose in the dark, And got with our bags & our brushes to work. Tho' the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm; So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm. Chimney sweepers version 2 - the harsh reality A little black thing among the snow, Crying "'weep! 'weep!" in notes of woe! "Where are thy father & mother? say?" "They are both gone up to the church to pray. "Because I was happy upon the heath, And smil'd among the winter's snow, They clothed me in the clothes of death, And taught me to sing the notes of woe. "And because I am happy & dance & sing, They think they have done me no injury, And are gone to praise God & his Priest & King, Who make up a heaven of our misery."

Casino Example of handling the risk. Imagine three guys walk into a casino. Three friends. One tall, one medium one small. They are different in character. The tall guy keeps his hands in his pocket. He takes them out only when he is offered free beer. He doesn't engage in play. He doesn't even change his money for chips. He is just on a sight-seeing tour. We can say because of his preserved mentality he has the lowest risk of the three guys, and lowest chance of getting bankrupt tonight, or any other night. He is a hedger. Now consider the small guy. He is the opposite of the tall. He has come up with large sum of money, and according to him he wouldn't mind what happens on the table. He would keep on playing until he wins. Actually, for a couple of rounds he will win, Maybe double his money. But winning streak is always ending, always followed by a losing streak. Hence before the night ends and he will end up in empty pockets, hands sweaty, drunken and minus dollars. He is a speculator - or a gambler. Who tries to win by speculating the future. Arbitrager, speculator and a Hedger The third guy just walks. Inspect tables and learn the play. He sees how the house always wins by gaining marginal benefits from each play round. After each play round the house will grow positive dollars. And they do by exploiting wrong doings of speculators. Although speculators win short term, their addiction on the game doesn't keep them from enjoying their win. House takes minimal risk. But it is still part of the play. He learns the system, not how to play a game. He opens his phone and buys some stocks of the casino. Why shouldn't he? He thinks the business is booming, and he place a long-term bet on its success over ten years. Not about the profits tonight! He is the Arbitrager. How to play the game of life? The casino example although show three different identities, when it comes to game of life, these are not separate. They can be present in same individuals, in different aspects of play. One day we might play the speculator, another day a hedger, when we feel insecure. Only if we are aware of what we are doing and why we can take the role of an arbitrager. I am not saying speculation and taking a bet is a bad thing. If you are 100% sure of a win, why not take a chance. This only applies to situation, when you have a choice, and when the data is not very clear on what will happen in the future. Now imagine starting any new long term or short-term project. Without being a hedger and avoiding anything threatens your tactics, or without being a speculator and blindly be positive on everything, we can play the role of an arbitrager. By analyzing the situation, considering both positives and negatives. Choosing a career, choosing a partner, taking a course. It is not about what you do once you have made the choice. But spending enough time on the choice while still you have time to decide otherwise. In other words, we can play the game of life safe, if we choose to do what is important and not urgent, and by prioritizing this over hedonistic pleasure, or greedy hedging. Of course, the improvement will be slow at first, until it breaks the ceiling with massive growth. (See, I am just speculating :) ->LOL)