For the uninitiated, the traditional 10 commandments are housed in the Holy Bible. They are basically ten tenets that Moses supposedly received from God around 1300 BC which were then recorded in the Book of Moses.
They are as below.
Some of these are not even understandable without googling their meaning. Also, have you noticed that some of these are criminal offences (Although the Indian judiciary recently ruled that adultery is no longer a criminal offence)? Why do we need a commandment to tell us not to do something that is severely punishable by law anyway?
Given the above redundancies and having just set foot into a new decade, now seems like a good time to revisit and revise these to make them more relevant to our modern lives!
So here's me taking a shot a this!
1. Thou shalt not judge people for their choices and habits
2. Thou shalt inculcate habits of an environmentally conscious and responsible homo sapien (examples include not wasting food, avoiding use of plastics, respecting nature, not littering)
3. Thou shalt value the time and money of other people as much as your own, if not more
4. Thou shalt be ethical and responsible when posting on social media; example, not spreading false rumours or insinuating unnecessary agitation. In other words, thou shalt be woke but not whiny.
5. Thou shalt not abuse free office stationery or get drunk on free booze
6. Thou shall maintain good personal hygiene and habits including not belching or farting in public
7. Thou shall leave cabs clean after using them (not stuffing tissue paper or chocolate wrappers in the seat handles)
8. Thou shalt earn respect and not walk around with a false sense of entitlement. Thou shalt especially not impose said sense of entitlement on others in your dealings with them
9. Thou shalt not say 'let's meet up' or 'let's plan something' if thou hath no intention of doing so
10. Thou shalt not be a 'blue tick stalker' - If thou sent a message on whatsapp, thou shalt wait for thy neighbour to respond and not call, text, email and WhatsApp all at once unless thou art inflicted with a dire situation
Go follow these stat!!
Major inspiration for this post came from my dear friend Mudra's ten commandments post in her monthly newsletter. You can read her commandments on Sniggers from the Sidelines - Issue # 6. You can also check out her blog here. I'm a fan of her writings and I'm sure you'll greatly enjoy them too!
New post tomorrow - one that I am quite excited about! So do come back :)
They are as below.
Some of these are not even understandable without googling their meaning. Also, have you noticed that some of these are criminal offences (Although the Indian judiciary recently ruled that adultery is no longer a criminal offence)? Why do we need a commandment to tell us not to do something that is severely punishable by law anyway?
Given the above redundancies and having just set foot into a new decade, now seems like a good time to revisit and revise these to make them more relevant to our modern lives!
So here's me taking a shot a this!
1. Thou shalt not judge people for their choices and habits
2. Thou shalt inculcate habits of an environmentally conscious and responsible homo sapien (examples include not wasting food, avoiding use of plastics, respecting nature, not littering)
3. Thou shalt value the time and money of other people as much as your own, if not more
4. Thou shalt be ethical and responsible when posting on social media; example, not spreading false rumours or insinuating unnecessary agitation. In other words, thou shalt be woke but not whiny.
5. Thou shalt not abuse free office stationery or get drunk on free booze
6. Thou shall maintain good personal hygiene and habits including not belching or farting in public
7. Thou shall leave cabs clean after using them (not stuffing tissue paper or chocolate wrappers in the seat handles)
8. Thou shalt earn respect and not walk around with a false sense of entitlement. Thou shalt especially not impose said sense of entitlement on others in your dealings with them
9. Thou shalt not say 'let's meet up' or 'let's plan something' if thou hath no intention of doing so
10. Thou shalt not be a 'blue tick stalker' - If thou sent a message on whatsapp, thou shalt wait for thy neighbour to respond and not call, text, email and WhatsApp all at once unless thou art inflicted with a dire situation
Go follow these stat!!
Major inspiration for this post came from my dear friend Mudra's ten commandments post in her monthly newsletter. You can read her commandments on Sniggers from the Sidelines - Issue # 6. You can also check out her blog here. I'm a fan of her writings and I'm sure you'll greatly enjoy them too!
New post tomorrow - one that I am quite excited about! So do come back :)
Man, I had tears in my eyes laughing at #4. I definitely expect to be chiding (mentally) some drama-queens on my WhatsApp feed with "be woke, not whiny"!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I'm totally guilty of #2, and of #5 on both counts. I've outgrown my office printer misuse habits, but still get sloshed on free booze on an annual basis. I'm blaming this big fat Indian weddings though.
100% agree with the rest!! :)
Haha, glad to hear it! #2 is actually quite important according to me. I'm occasionally guilty of it too but I try!
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