How to discover one's "Vein of Gold" ?

All of us have, one or other hidden talent. For lack of a mentor and guide, we seldom find it. Here is one suggestion.

Julia Cameron, wrote a book titled "Vein of God". 

This book suggests several methods by which one can identify one's hidden talent.

1  One method suggested by her is called "Morning Pages". Everyday morning, pick up a notebook, or Evernote, or in any other diary, and start writing anything that comes to your mind.

The point is, "Write ANYTHING, and fill up at least 3 pages." 

if you start writing anything, it may be easy for you to write one page. But then to write and fill up further two pages, your mind will have to search or to dig for something. And then you may begin to see some diamonds, hidden inside you.

2. Erwin Yalom, a psychotherapist, describe this as "Chimney Sweeping" in his novel "When Nietzsche Wept". He suggests, take a register, and start writing down, one by one anything that comes to your mind. (This novel has also therupatic value for those who have sufferred "Relationship Break Up")

This is a sort of "free Thoughts writing." 

One begins to dig up what is hidden in one's mind.

(C) Haresh Raichura 28/2/20 revised 28/2/21

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A tribute first lady lawyer who completed LL.M, Lily Isabel Thomas, Supreme Court Lawyer

She passed away at age of 91. She was from Kerala. 

Her, two cases of large public interst, affected every citizen of India.

Though the judgements were given by Supreme Court, she was the instrument, she was the one who brought these issues to the notice of Supreme Court.

1. There was a time when politics in India was very very ugly. The persons convicted of murder types crimes where being elected to Legislative Assemblies and to Parliament. Her petition changed these all. In her case, Supreme Court banned such person from contesting election.

2. Another social evil she noticed was about husbands who were converting to another religion, just to have more than wife. Her petition stopped this social evil.

She passed away on 10/12/19. You can find more about her by searching on Google.

She believed that it is duty of lawyers to change laws by taking up appropriate causes of society. 

I am not sure how many lawyers believe that it is duty of lawyers to strive to change laws. 

I write this post just to make you think about this issue. 

(C) Haresh Raichura 26/2/20, Revised 27/2/21

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How to start career as a politician - a real life example.

1. When I first saw him, he was working as an employee in a private bank. After job was over at 5pm, he would go to govt hospital and will stay there upto 9pm or more. If any poor patient, needed any medicine, he would phone some of his friends and they would arrange for medicine.

2. Then he saw that some patients were coming from nearby villages. He and his friends, arranged tiffins for them.

3. Then someone donated a cupboard to be kept in an unused corner of hospital. The patients who recovered started donating their excess medicines. The medicines were kept in cupboard and were given to needy patients. 

4. Then someone donated an ambulance to be used for poor. 

5. Now his Bank manger said, "Do not come to bank except for signing in register. We will do your part of work. You stay whole day at hospital."

6... And then his political career picked up. He contested election as an independant MLA and continued to win term after term. For FIVE terms, and on the way, he also joined BJP also. 

7. You can find more about him on Google, his name is Mahendra Mashru, Indian Politician.

(c) Haresh Raichura 25/2/21

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Maintaining decorum of Supreme Court while addressing the Court. Incidents have happened when Supreme Court has to adjourn cases when ....

About maintaining decorum of Supreme Court while addressing the Court.

1. Incidents in past are also reported where Supreme Court has adjourned cases when some young advocate has either "Improperly addressed the court" or when he has been "improperly dressed" while appearing in court. 

I think this will continue to happen, till rules are suitably changed. 

2. At present, Supreme Court Rules, 2013 says that any advocate who has experience of 1 Year can appear and can argue in Supreme Court that the High Court Judge, who may have 40 Years of experience, has committed grave error on facts and on law ! 

3. Something here, just do not add up. 

4. Definition of "Etiquette" needs also to be checked. It means "formal rules which are usually to be followed in professional and social settings by usual practice". 

The judges who have years experiences, simply adjourn such cases when they face a young lawyer, with 1 year experience, addressing them incorrectly or giving them lecture imprudently or when he appears to be in improper dress. 

(c) Haresh Raichura 23/2/21

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"Sir, when should I join legal profession? -

"Sir, when should I join legal profession? - a friend, someone more than just a LinkedIn connection asked.

I replied as under:

1. This question is to be answered by every individual himself.

2. It is like asking "When should I jump in a river full of crocodiles, in order to learn to swim?'

3. Everyone has to assess his own needs and his own willingness to undertake an adventurous and uncertain journey.

4. It is a battle between your "Will Power" and your "Your Reason." If a person's Reason is stronger, he prefers security and accounts type jobs. If a person's Will Power is stronger, he overrules  advice of his Reason and he takes decisions even where risks are high.

5. In my young age, most of my decisions overruled my reasons. But now in retrospect, I think that I should have followed advice of my Reason power. Many times, I had to fight with giant crocodiles in this wild river of law.

(c) Haresh Raichura 24/2/21

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Bamboo Tree Principle of Success - Particularly in Independent Legal Practice 1) After a Bamboo tree is planted, there are no visible signs of progress for five years. You continue

Bamboo Tree Principle of Success - Particularly in Independent Legal Practice 

1) After a Bamboo tree is planted, there are no visible signs of progress for five years. You continue to water this plant daily but it shows no sign of growth. After five years, within short span of three weeks, it rises more than 15 feet. 

Legal profession, independent legal practice follows same rule. For five years, there may be days of struggle but then fruits begin to come after five years. Clients from unknown direction begin to pour in. 

If you want instant gratification, try to find a job in legal profession. If you want to flourish in your independent law practice, remember how bamboo trees grow. 

2) Second principle from which I always draw strength is, "Nothing goes in vain in this Universe". Whatever work or labour you do, nothing goes in vain. Someone somewhere gives you credit for your work.

Important : Both these principles pull us away from "Desires for Instant Gratification". 

(C) Haresh Raichura 20/2/19, 20/2/20

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Focus only on these 3 main goals. Other things need to fit somewhere in these three main goals.

Focus only on 3 main goals. Other things need to fit somewhere in these three main goals. 

Goal 1:- "I will learn more so that I can earn more."

Goal 2 :- "I will have one mentor because I have learned that significant progress is not possible without one mentor. I know the story of Nikola Tesla and Edison. I have read "My Inventions : Autobiography of Nikola Tesla".

Goal 3 :- "I will focus only on doable things".

I think all other things can be grouped under these three goals.

(c) Haresh Raichura 18/2/21

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Judgement M. J. Akbar V/s Priya Ramni. Does this judgement become wrong simply because it mentions incidents from Mahabharat and Ramayan

It does not. 

The key principle is "Look at the context. The context gives meaning. If one statement is taken out of its context and if it is used in another context, the entire meaning changes. 

Here in this judgement, look at the context in which this reference is made : "It is shameful that incidents of crime and violence are happenning in the country were mega epics like Ramayan and Mahabharata are written thousand of years ago" and then he goes describe the issue in those mega epics.

In no way, he is using these parts as "Evidence" are "Support to a finding". 

No faults can be found in the judgement simply on the ground that he referred to mega epics of the India.

(c) Haresh Raichura 18/2/21

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Once a law student wrote to me, how can he control his anger? There is a game that may help...

Once a law student wrote to me, how can he control his anger? 

My views are as under: 

1) It is difficult to control emotions. These are biological movements. They suddenly come out from the body, they bypasse "wisdom area" of brain. 

2) Emotional Intelligence books are there, but I am not sure that they help. Knowledge itself does not change us unless it is tested by us in our own set up.

3) On android Play Store, I found a Game App called "Equoo". It claims that 

(1)it is an evidence based game, 

(2) the more one plays the game, the more emotions become better. 

It says that all one need to do is to keep playing this game again and again. 

It also has a library section where scientific papers are indicated if any one wants to know theory too.

It claims that this game improves our responses to others.

I often play this game, when I feel that I have wrongly behaved with someone. 

I have this game since about 3 years. I am waiting for its more versions. 

(c) Haresh Raichura 16/2/21

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"How can I remember citations and law provisions"- a LinkedIn connection.This is a very good question. I had heard that Ram Jethmalani had memorised all provisions of Cr.P.C. and IPC and he could recite them all.Judges and

"How can I remember citations and law provisions"- a LinkedIn connection.

This is a very good question. I had heard that Ram Jethmalani had memorised all provisions of Cr.P.C. and IPC and he could recite them all.

Judges and Lawyers remember important judgements by process of a) frequent repetitions and references and b) by making written and mental notes about it.

If you believe that "Repetitions" can help you in memorising, then on play store I have seen an Android app called "Repetitool".

It helps in repeating an item by every few seconds, or by every few minutes or by interval of every few days, as per our choice.

Those intersted can try it.

I do use this App, but not to memorise judgements or provisions.

I use this to repeat and to strenghten good thoughts in my mind.

(c) Haresh Raichura 9/2/21

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Do you know the basis of Ram Janmbhoomi Judgement of Supreme Court?In my view, popular media, sensation loving media, has misled people. Archeological survey etc are not the basis of judgements.. The heart of the judgement is in para 796...

Do you know the basis of Ram Janmbhoomi Judgement of Supreme Court?

In my view, popular media, sensation loving media, has misled people. Archeological surveys etc are not the basis of the judgement. 

Heart of the Judgement is in para 796, 797,798, 799 etc.

If people of one religion, believed certain place to be birth place of their God, and if there are lots of evidences that these people held these beliefs since hundreds and hundreds years, then existence of such belief becomes a fact. And this fact stands proved by many many undisputed evidences. 

Then SC refers to various foreign judgements also where similar issues had arisen. 

The approach of SC is altogether different then approach of High Court. In para 796 itself SC says the issues in these cases are unique. 

The more you read it, the more you become amazed at the international principles of laws, which are not usually seen in normal property disputes. 

It is classic judgement in jurisprudence and may be referred in future international cases of similar nature.

(c) Haresh Raichura 9/12/21