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.

Amazing Europe

The European culture is deep rooted in music, art, food, literature, languages, and its diversity of cultures amazes me. The Caucasian race looks so much the same and yet different in it's many nuances. Previously, I viewed Europe as one big country … [Continue reading]

Paris

I think I have a sign on my forehead that screams tourist.  The cab guy got me good, as did the the cafe staff that charged me 6 Euros for a water! Our little apartment, though cozy, is super small. And everything is exorbitant. I figure, I have made … [Continue reading]

A quote for the day

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. — George Orwell … [Continue reading]

“Turning Darkness into Light”

We walked through the hallowed halls of academe at Trinity College in Dublin, home to the Book of Kells — a "lavishly" illustrated version of the four gospels that was produced in the 9th century.  The book was developed and used by Irish monks to … [Continue reading]