Ratish KP

“the test of a real Borsalino hat is to roll it into a cylinder, roll it up into a very tight tube, and pass it through a wedding ring. If it emerges from this test without permanent creases, and if it springs back to its original shape, and if it is not damaged in the experience, it is a genuine Borsalino.”
― Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram

“Boredom lies in our character, not in the world. “If you’re bored,” I’ve heard it said, “you’re boring.” Think about this. When you’re bored, you tend to bore others. Conversely, when you’re bored, it is because you are boring: you are the one who engages in the act of boring. It’s not the world that is boring you, it is you who are boring the world.”
― Franz Metcalf, What Would Buddha Do?: 101 Answers to Life's Daily Dilemmas

“Winston Churchill, who once defined a fanatic as someone who won’t change his mind and can’t change the subject.”
― Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram

“Attention is living; inattention is dying. The attentive never stop; the inattentive are dead already. Dhammapada 21 We frequently hear it said that staying involved in life keeps you young.”
― Franz Metcalf, What Would Buddha Do?: 101 Answers to Life's Daily Dilemmas