Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Army Day

 One of the advantages of the Google is that all possible searches, even without the AI, are easy. In fact, many online and/or offline publications provide brief leads to their content so as to win readers and garner footprints on their online sites as well as to encourage paid subscriptions.

An example should suffice, right? It was through such bits/bytes that I got to know that January 15 is the Army Day. It celebrates the taking over of the responsibility as the commander-in-chief of the Indian army by General Cariappa on January 15, 1949.

Such sovereignty of every individual nation now appears to be threatened, what with the 2026 Venezuela adventure and the Greenland threat looming large. Iran is on the boil, too, yet again! In other words, the current world scenario, unfortunately, is such that non-violence hardly seems to be the theme. 

Flexing of muscles is the drama most, whether at the personal or at the international level, seem to love. In such a "theater" (in all senses of this term, including the 'military'one), it is no use, in fact, it is almost not allowed, to be Goody-two-shoes. No, it is not the question of any self-image. It is plain and simple being misunderstood as weak! 

In other words, willy-nilly, every human-being like each nation, has to flex muscles, answer crooks in the language THEY understand! As an individual, one takes care that such abuse is only for those who very well deserve it, while it never ever reaches one's own core. 

Like individuals, nations, too, need, not merely the military power, but also the strength to understand the mind games being played, and subtly expose and counter them. More and more, life is a chess game, and to be the final winner, there is every need to understand and counter the crook with a wicked, twisted and  sadistic mindset and an army of such cheer leaders! The real army, in brief, is the mindscape that is not a victim of any mind game, however subtly played! 

Pratima@ With crooks, it is necessary to show them up. 

Quote of the day:                                                          Says H. E. Fosdick, "the problem with war is that it takes  man's best to do man's worst."  

Word of the day: warmonger                                 A warmonger is a person who encourages or advocates aggression towards other countries or groups.

Let us learn grammar:                                            Let us continue with the usage of articles. The definite article "the" is compulsorily used with superlatives. She was the wisest, but in the current scenario, she might be considered the weakest. She has to project herself as the strongest. 

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The Army Day

 One of the advantages of the Google is that all possible searches, even without the AI, are easy. In fact, many online and/or offline publi...