Our communication channels have skyrocketed in the past decade. Social media and IMs have replaced in-person meetings. Postmen rarely deliver any mails, besides online shipments. The vehicle of sharing opinions, feedbacks and criticism has increased too. Sending a hate or love message can be done with a tap of our fingers.[via smartphone] It is too …
Author Archives: Atul
Epictetus discourse
“Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in our control are body, property, reputation, command, and, in one word, whatever are not our actions. The things in our control are by nature free, …
Traffic
Somewhere near MG Road.
fear
Fear is the creation of self. Our imagination of losing something or someone drives it. Our dependence on externals is what drives fear. Fear is a disease now and many pharma companies and therapist are minting money on it. Why do we have to fear about losing someone or something? Socrates died giving discourses on …
Why can’t we sleep?
Why can’t we sleep? Coffee 😛
filth
Pointing filth about our neighborhood, deteriorating living conditions and pollution is easy. We are all part of it while accepting our own mistakes are another. We are all part of the problem. We, humans, are like animals and have been conditioned over centuries to ride over our ego and expectations. Every situation and scenario 1st …
if
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in …
angry
Getting angry, acting irrationally is a common vice. We all get caught up in a situation and react. Sometimes it acts as a fight mechanism but mostly effects ourselves. Why do we get angry? Is it because of our unmet expectation, our ego or because we think we are not treated well?
truth
Why can’t we be honest and respond with the truth? I can’t believe someone has no time to follow up or reply to your mails. No one is that busy, responding is not the priority. Would it not be easy to respond and “reply we are not interested?” Would it not save back and forth …