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A profession I admire

There are thousands of professions in the world. A profession I admire is the work done by our janitors and domestic help. The work done by folks who clean our toilets, sweep our streets, homes, cook for us or tend our gardens. Professionals who rarely get any thanks, but surely receive plenty of complaints.  There are other ‘nobler’ professions like teachers, doctors, scientists, but all of these professions or the establishments where these professionals work need someone to clean them.  If you really want to admire the work the domestic help does, then do that work on your own. Try washing, cleaning, cooking and taking care of a house while also doing your office work. I did that for about two years and lost about 15 kilos.  I did this in my own house. Now imagine doing it in others homes.  Doing the work on my own taught me to… A profession I admire

If I were to open a shop …

I do not think I would ever open a shop, but If I were to open a shop, it would be a book store or something related to reading and acquiring knowledge. The art of reading books: I mean the printed variety, is lost to the present generation. Maybe it is a sign of the times. Soon we may not have any printed books, and it may all be digitally stored, which is great as it is environment-friendly. Irrespective of the medium. The shop I open would be a place for folks of all ages. A place where people can read books or listen to audiobooks while having a cup of hot tea. A place where they can discuss anything but politics. I’m still working on how much I should charge my patrons.

An essential item to carry around

I would say that an essential item to carry around is your smartphone. Not that anyone today needs to be told that. We pick up our smartphones the minute we wake up and keep staring at it until it falls off our hands as we fall asleep at night! I am not recommending keeping smartphones handy so that you can take selfies and post silly updates on social media. I am suggesting this gadget as a lifesaver in times of need.  The smartphone in its modern form does the work of a telephone, a text messenger, a compass, radio, GPS device, calculator, address book, camera … A recent study calculated about 50 devices that got replaced by smartphones. In dire situations, if you are stuck in a remote location and if you are lucky to get connectivity, it could save your life. A smartphone is your window to the world.… An essential item to carry around