It is the same with dreams we have of what we want to be, or what we always wanted to be, but did not have the effort to pursue. Even if we have a 'goal' in life which takes us far from the life we have today, it takes a lot of effort to actually make something to fulfil it.

We know what we have, but we don't know what is out there. Manson has established his own Law of Avoidance: 'The more something threatens your identity, the more you will avoid it.' He relates this to the comfort we feel in our own world and life.

But we always control how we interpret what happens to us, as well as how we respond.' 'We don't always control what happens to us. We are not always in control of all aspects of our life. We just have to act due to external circumstances. Which leads him to the belief, and I am bound to agree with him, that it is the individual who is responsible for everything in his/her life. After all, some of the greatest moments in our lives are ' not pleasant, not successful, not known, and not positive'. With this quote in mind Manson argues that values such as 'pleasure, material success, always being right, staying positive', are poor guidelines for a persons life. 'One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.' Manson says: 'Let's be honest sometimes things are fucked up and we have to live with it.' Right! That is life after all. However, it defies all the good advices we have been given during the last years, that is stay positive. The Heywood Review had, however, ruled out any quid pro quo between the two governments.This is one of those popular help yourself books that seems to overflow these days. According to Miller's report, the UK helped India with Operation Blue Star because it wanted to sell defence equipment to India.

According to the statement, the military advice from the UK officer had limited impact in practice and the actual operation implemented by the Indian Army differed significantly from the approach suggested by the UK military.Ī report, 'Sacrificing Sikhs', written by Miller and published by the Sikh Federation UK last year, termed the Heywood Review a “whitewash”. It said there was no other UK military assistance, such as training or equipment, for Operation Blue Star. Then British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review into this discovery, named as the Heywood Review, which led to a statement in Parliament declaring that the UK government did send one military officer to provide military advice but it was a one-off. Another controversial declassified document was Thatcher's letter to then indian prime minister Indira Gandhi in which she gave Gandhi full support after Operation Blue Star and said Britain supported India's unity in the face of demands for a separate Sikh homeland.

The Secret Queen by Mark Miller