Today is Ganesh chaturthi.
I am writing , why God Ganesh has chosen mouse as his vehicle ......
Ganesh's mouse is said to have been a heavenly soul named Krouncha.
He was cursed to transform into a rodent.
This mouse wreaked havoc and destruction until Ganesh calmed him down.
Once snubbed, mouse humbly volunteered to serve Ganesh forever.
This story highlights the transformation of ego into devotion.
Our brains are hardwired with an evolutionary survival mechanism designed to prevent dangerous falls.
"Healthy fear" keeps most people cautious, bur extreme and irrational version is called " acrophobia " or fear of heights.
The feeling of dizziness or instability at heights often comes from sensory mismatch.
On the ground, our eyes use nearby objects to help maintain balance. But at a height, visual reference points are too far away.
This makes disorientation in brain.
What happens at heights is, our inner ear senses we are standing still but our eyes sees a vast, distant space.
This leads to HEIGHT VERTIGO, which the brain interprets as IMMINENT DANGER !!!!
A bad fall or near miss incidents in the past programs the brain to associate heights with fear.
Geography, isolation , migration and history have played major roles in linguistic diversity.
Here is the list of countries with most and least languages ----
Countries with most languages and number of languages spoken
Country No of living languages Continent
Papua New Guinea 843 Oceania
Indonesia 709 Asia
Nigeria 530 Africa
India 454 Asia
China 309 Asia
Mexico 296 Americas
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Countries with least languages
North Korea 2 Asia
Cuba 3 Americas
Haiti 4 Americas
Jamaica 4 Americas
New Zealand 4 Oceania
This question was asked on Koun Banega Karodpati program.
Question was not having options !!!
Question
Sea of Marmara lies between Asian and European part of which country ??
Answer
Sea of Marmara itself is the border that makes Turkey, half Asia and half Europe !!!
Istanbul is the only city in world on two continents !!!!
Correct Answer Turkey !!!
This country has no officially recognized mosques and churches !!!
It is the neighboring country of India !!!
It has 75% Buddhists and a small minority of Muslims and Christians who live there peacefully.
No mosques or churches has received official approval.
Freedom of religion exists. But building new religious structures needs government approval.
Muslims and Christians worship privately in their houses.
Its constitution names " Vajrayana Buddhism " as spiritual heritage.
Country is BHUTAN !!!
