Saturday Sessions

Yusuf Rassiwala (in grey T) announces the next Karun Sharma Talk

Now that our in-house life coach Karun Sharma is back, the Saturday sessions on wellness are being revived. His next talk, meant exclusively for members of Big Laaf, is scheduled for April 1 -- soon after the exercises at the China Hut.
Making this announcement in the morning, Yusuf Rassiwala said that only those interested need attend the half-hour session: “As time is a major constraint, we expect all participants to remain seated and not walk in and out or engage in frivolous chit-chat in the course of the session.

Bijoy Gupta

Let us show our respect to the speaker for taking time out for our benefit.”
He added that we were fortunate to have Sharma as a member and prudence demands we take full advantage of this. “He is a rare asset to us,” Yusuf R said. “Were he to give the same talk elsewhere, he would charge his professional fees, something the Club can ill afford.”
Sharma informed that

Short reprieve for online jokes

he would much like to have an “interactive session”, rather than a one-way talk down to a silent audience. His last session, Quest for Happiness (ref post of January 28) was a huge draw, but had to be left inconclusive on the question of whether success was a by-product of happiness, or vice-versa.
Meanwhile, Bijoy Gupta treated us to some pearls of wisdom in his inimitable style, sending us all reeling in laughter. He had met some elderly idiots in the Garden early morning who tried to antagonize him, but he remained unfazed. “As you know, I do not get angry,” said the ex-boxing champ. “But there is a rider. It is worth getting angry if I stand to benefit. Or else, I will knock off a couple of teeth of my opponent and he would knock off four of my teeth and we would both curse each other for the rest of our lives. What’s the use?”
Taking his theory on anger management to another level, he advised us never to pick a fight at home. “It is totally futile,” he stressed. “Let’s say your wife tells you four bad things. Let her tell you 40 bad things. Let her say 400 bad things, but still do not utter a word. It will take you nowhere. The moment you open your mouth, you are dead meat!”
Thoroughly impressed by Gupta’s life lessons, Yusuf R had one word of appreciation: He too is an asset.
Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
In the Army we have a code of conduct that tells us to "never challenge the Boss" because "Boss is always right". At home, the wife is Boss. This holds true everywhere and every time. Those who follow this rule have been leading a happy life.