Corruption poem by Zrini

 The quality of bribery is strained.

It droppeth as the acid rain from hell

Upon the place beneath. It is twice cursed:

It curseth him that gives and him that takes.

'Tis deadliest in the mightiest. It becomes

The thronèd monarch worse than his crown.

His scepter shows the force of temporal power,

The attribute to awe and majesty

Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings,

But bribery is above this sceptered sway.

It is enthronèd in the dark psyche of kings.

It is an attribute to Devil himself.

And earthly power doth then show likest Devil’s

When bribery seasons injustice. Therefore, Desi, Though injustice be thy plea, consider this-

That in the course of injustice none of us

Should see salvation. We do pray for mercy,

And that same prayer doth teach us all to render

The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much

To mitigate the justice of thy plea,

Which if thou follow, this strict court of Desis

Must needs give sentence 'gainst the government servant there

The vetals in life

 Since, we are social beings, we have to interact with people and young adults going to college is much more immersive and can get quite crazy. While most folks are fine, and since young adults are joining a large cohort, it is likely that they will run into these three types of people. We identify these types and recommend ways to handle them.

1. The Psychos - This is a fairly small set of people. They range from narcissists to psychopaths and from the depressed to the bipolar. These types are looking for victims in the sense that they want to attach themselves to a healthy person and then take them along their crazy journey. This type of cohort also extends to the people who identify as something other than the sexual binary and gender. The way to handle these people to sense their intent and recommend them to get help at the University counseling centers. The psychopaths are particularly manipulative and can get quite dangerous. We should be careful in choosing the group cohort that is healthy. For better or worse, in a contrarian way, the Greek fraternities offer protections against the psychos because the focus of these fraternities are fun and enthusiasm for life instead of the downers.

2. The Religulous - These are typically the missionary type of the Abrahamic variety. They are very good at persuasive arguments and are constantly looking to indoctrinate and convert. The Hindu students are particularly a target as we tend to be secular and open minded. The use caste as a weapon to indicate that the religion has issues and use it as cudgel against us. We need to reject it and say that Christianity and Islam practiced slavery of the most brutal kind and their societies were no exception to injustice. The Arab/Turk African slave trade in particular was genocidal and achieved it by castrating the slaves. There is a reason why you don't see any African descendants in the Middle East and the Islamic world. The United States practiced slavery until 1865 and Jim Crow laws until the civil rights act of 1965. So these Abrahamic faiths using caste as a cudgel should be laughed out.

3. The woke socio-commie left - This group has grown like crazy in the last 3 decades and exceeded the influence of the Religulous. The recent protests at ivy league campuses for the cause of Palestine and the tone-deaf indifference to the Jewish victims is alarming. Particularly, Hindu and Indian American children have been cajoled and intimidated to join these woke movements. In many cases, the Hindu/Indian Americans have led these like Megha Vemuri and the like. This cohort needs to be avoided especially by STEM major students. The woke socio-commie left tend to be in soft humanities majors and are rewarded for this behavior. These majors have light academic load which gives them ample time for activism. The woke socio-commie left is particularly adept at using caste as a cudgel and wielding it and trying to brow beat/bully/co-opt Hindu/Indian American kids. 

As our kids head to college, it is important for us to coach them on these types and avoid them or engage them but not give in and be a victim. This is particularly true for Hindu American kids.

We need to keep in touch with them, be engaged and watch out for signals that could led to them being victimized by any of the above groups.