Rocky Balboa

The name Rocky Balboa doesn't need an introduction.  The first thing that would come to our mind when we hear that name is the awesome tune 'Gonna fly now'.  He was one of those characters from our childhood that we simply admired.  The latest Rocky movie was released in 2006 and I just watched it again last night.  Weirdly enough, my bro didn't seem that impressed by the movie and my colleague even called it 'too artificial'.  I can't really blame em because the movie wasn't exactly brilliant.

On the other hand, the point that the movie tried to make was just inspiring.  The whole movie can be summed up in one short speech.

I can't possibly explain it in a better way.  The truth in that speech hit me hard.  We can give a thousand reasons as to how someone else's action or inaction affected us.  But in the end, whatever happened was because of us more than anyone else.  Our life is, what it is today, because of us.  No use in blaming anyone else.  Somewhere along the way, WE gave up.

Just listen to this speech every morning and try to relate it to what happened in your life the day before.  You might actually experience a profound change in your attitude and eventually your decisions in life.

Learn Something New Every Day!

There were a lot of good practices in our culture that we have now forgotten.  But that's because, in today's world, those practices aren't even relevant.  Then again, we have not developed that many new worthy practices either.  Well, if you feel the same way, then here is one you could try:

www.howstuffworks.com

Yes, its just another website.  But wait, let me explain.  This website has a lot interesting articles which are both short and informative.  These articles are about the concepts behind a lot of what we use or experience in our real life.  For example,

• how is the cost of petrol determined or
• what's the difference between a two-stroke and a four-stroke engine.

It can even be about something more basic like

• why is it not possible to manufacture water or
• how does a hurricane work.

It can sometimes even be fun like

• what would happen if everyone in US flushed their toilets at the same time or
• what would happen if you never took a bath.

But no, its not a fictional take on that scenario, its a factual look at the concepts behind it.  There are new articles posted all the time and there is a huge archive of such articles.  Its also damn easy to find an article that interests you.  Just cycle through or refresh the four articles in the main page.  Or, you could try the Random Zone, where you can click a button to get random facts, quotes and articles.

My suggestion is, visit the site once every day.  Find one article that interests you.  Read one article every day!