Sustainability

Three main qualities of data or information that are critical, are Availability, Reliability, and Relevance. Of course there are other vital characteristics of good information but these are very important. When these characteristics are consistently met, the information becomes Sustainable.

For the non-living things 'Sustainability' or 'Durability' is decreasing in it's importance. People change cars every two years, laptops every year, mobile phones every six months, and clothes every two months. But 'Sustainability' is becoming increasingly important for people; for humans. One has to be sustainable to be able to survive. One has to be ahead of time and ready for the next change. But 'Sustainability' for humans is too dynamic of a concept to be measured in a particular set of criteria. It cannot be just strength, it cannot be intelligence, it cannot be luck either. It is about all this and much more. Precisely,

Sustainability = Capability > Possibility

- A J Oka.

If no one is looking at you

Our actions depend on our thoughts. While that being said to be true on most of the occasions, it is also true that our actions depend on people's actions and reactions. A simple scenario is when people are watching you. It is then that you become conscious of your actions. Inversely, you either feel free or left out, if no one cares.

This is what mostly happens but it surely isn't the ideal way to respond. Watching ourselves is more important than anything else. You can safely ignore the surroundings if you are watching yourself. Still the ideal way to think; and a general principle that one should embed in his/her thoughts I feel, is that,

If everyone is looking at you, understand, that you are better. If no one is looking at you, understand, that you are unique.
- A J Oka