Welcome to 5 O’Clock Reflections, a daily blog by Hemant Rustogi as he explores lessons learned in life, business, and his quest for wisdom. Each month Hemant invites a person who intrigues him, to join him for a 5 pm interview to share their insights over their favorite cocktail. You can learn more here.
A Beautiful Mind
July 28, 2015 by
If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. —APJ Abdul Kalam, (1931 -- … [Continue reading]
Askar
July 27, 2015 by
Pleasant looking, with a friendly disposition, the soft spoken Askar was a 'bell boy' we met at the Artemide Hotel in Rome. He left Sri Lanka as a young lad, seeking political asylum in Holland. When threatened with deportation, he moved from one EU … [Continue reading]
Life’s Lessons
July 24, 2015 by
Erik Weihenmayer is an adventurer and daredevil who raced across the Moroccan desert, tackled the deadliest rapids of the Grand Canyon in a Kayak, and climbed Mount Everest. The irony? He is BLIND. I watched a 60 Minute interview segment on this … [Continue reading]
Learning from Dolls
July 23, 2015 by
Today a parent returned from Brazil and brought us the most lovely native doll from there to add to our hundred something doll collection. We are running out of space in our curio set as our doll population surges. From the doll guards of the … [Continue reading]
