You Know Habits Die Hard

Thyagarajan · Jul 6, 2019

Viswamitra said: ↑

Short enough to attract attention and long enough to cover the subject".
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Thanks for your response with thought provoking quotes.
In modelling industry too i heard the quote - it is expected that models attire just enough to attract but enough to cover!

Thanks and Regards.

Thyagarajan · Jul 7, 2019

Adharv said: ↑

Very much true sir and as always impressed with your write up and your dad's assistance Awesome!!

Thank you for the share.
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Thanks for your appreciation of my dad and me as well.
Regards.
Mathru devo bhava; Pithru devo bhava; Acharya devo bhava; Adhithi Devo Bhava

girvani · Jul 7, 2019

Dearest @Thyagarajan Sir,

Absolutely wonderful article which made me think about my parents. My mother is a fan of doing crossword and she will do that with the oldest dictionary our household had. I wanted to be one like her and now I play word trip religiously. When I learned English in my 5th standard, I used sit on my father's lap and we will read the 'Saturday Review' paper which was used to publish in Jaffna, even during the war times. I always like reading papers but mostly tamil papers. Now, my boys do the daily update and that was instilled in them from their school. I loved your writing and all the responses too.
Vani

paru123 · Jul 7, 2019

When I was in my primary class, I earlier wouldn't put dots over small letter i n j and also wouldnt cross the small t. I would finish writing the word and then do this work. My dad taught me to put the dot and cross the t immediately after i have written the letter and not do it in the end. This habit is still with me and makes my writing legible.

This post reminds me to be very alert with my 4.5 year old kid who has now started to write. Good habits need to be taught early on and will remain with us forever.

Thyagarajan · Jul 7, 2019

girvani said: ↑

Dearest @Thyagarajan Sir,

Absolutely wonderful article which made me think about my parents. My mother is a fan of doing crossword and she will do that with the oldest dictionary our household had. I wanted to be one like her and now I play word trip religiously. When I learned English in my 5th standard, I used sit on my father's lap and we will read the 'Saturday Review' paper which was used to publish in Jaffna, even during the war times. I always like reading papers but mostly tamil papers. Now, my boys do the daily update and that was instilled in them from their school. I loved your writing and all the responses too.
Vani
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Thanks for your response that began and concluded with appreciation of my post writing and responses here as well.
2. I am glad in particular that the post evoked positive vibes relating to parents using dictionary and “Saturday Review”. I am happy for your boys for updating you from time to time.
God bless.

Thyagarajan · Jul 7, 2019

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GOD BLESS.

Thyagarajan · Jul 7, 2019

paru123 said: ↑

When I was in my primary class, I earlier wouldn't put dots over small letter i n j and also wouldnt cross the small t. I would finish writing the word and then do this work. My dad taught me to put the dot and cross the t immediately after i have written the letter and not do it in the end. This habit is still with me and makes my writing legible.

This post reminds me to be very alert with my 4.5 year old kid who has now started to write. Good habits need to be taught early on and will remain with us forever.
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I am glad that mere reading of this post proved your memories of child hood vis a vis parenthood. (Right) Habit taught or and learnt in pliable age stays long.
2. I liked your concluding statement in above response which says it all in a nutshell.
3. Incidentally the idiom “dot the i's and cross the t's” means to us that to pay a great deal of attention to the details of something, especially when one is trying to complete a task as in “ The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i's and cross the t's.”
Thanks and Regards.
God is in Dot and in Cross as well!

Gauri03 · Jul 18, 2021

Thank you for pointing me to this snippet, T sir. Enjoyed reading your recollections of your father and his influence on your early language skills. I was most touched by the fondness with which you remember the good habits he taught you. Those lessons were well learned as is evident by your immensely engrossing and enjoyable snippets on this forum!

Your dad’s preference for brevity brought to mind the stories of the Spartans and their famous aversion to verbosity. Philip II of Macedon, wanting the Spartans to submit to his rule, threatened them with the message: If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out. The Spartans replied with a single word: If.

Viswamitra · Jul 18, 2021

My English professor used to say, "Communication is to express and not to impress". He also used to say, "the letters we write should be short enough to attract attention and long enough to cover the subject.