Here’s How the Virtuous Can Win Against the Vile

Pavan Chaudary’s wisdom for winning and thriving in life’s battles

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Writing for Medium, the sing song is that you must give your essay, story or book, a title that really pops and rightly so. The fascinating title of Pavan Choudary’s book left an indelible mark on my mind until I finally grabbed an e-copy via Amazon Kindle.

Enter, When You Are Sinking Become A Submarine: Winning Through Wisdom and Creativity. Mr Pavan Chaudary identifies two groups of people in the world of power. There are those for whom only the ends matter and others for whom the end is as important as the means. The first group he named the vile and the second the naive. The naive do often win in the struggle for power. But more often than not it is the vile that comes out on top.

With the unmistakable metaphor of a submarine, the author set out to educate the naives of this world on how they can overcome in a world where the vile seem to have the upper hand. Come to think of it, buffeted by the rolling waves of life’s tumultuous ocean, won’t you rather be a submarine? The author explained how we can all use wisdom and creativity to overcome the vile and thrive in life and in all relationships.

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