As a kid, I found studies quite boring. (who doesn't?) The first subject I fell in love was Physics (actually second - first one was Computer Science) I used to find it utterly boring too, but this changed when I was in 11th standard and was forced to stay at home for about two months because of a strong bout of Juvenile idiopathic arthritis in my knees. I missed out on the first-term exams because of this and the fear of not doing well in the mid-term made me start studying my weakest subject - Physics. That is when I realized the beauty of Physics - it made me see the world around me differently. That love affair continues till today.
After I started working, I also started developing a love for Evolution, Anthropology, History and Economics as well - they made me look at the world around me in a different way. And this world is full of wonder and beauty. I wish I could go back to school now and find the time to study all of them at leisure. I think the problem with our education system is that instead of letting kids understand these wonderful views of our world on their own, at their own pace, they emphasize on spoon feeding the details of each view. You miss out on all the fun in the process.
So for the last five years or so (I recall telling my wife about this when I first met her more than four years ago) I have been thinking about writing down the story of our world in a simple, easy to understand way which emphasizes the big picture and connects the dots. I finally started writing some early thoughts a couple of weeks back and the result is a new blog: http://bigtale.blogspot.com/. I'm having a ton of fun writing this and hope that it serves as a useful resource to anyone who wants to know more about our world.
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