Man is a social animal. — Aristotle What we become has a lot to do with the environment around us, people we are connected to. This close-knit of connection is what differentiates us from other animals. Wherever we go, live and make a colony we try to build a community. Most religions followed the same …
Author Archives: Atul
Epictetus : Stoic philosopher
Epictetus was a Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery and endured a permanent physical disability. Like Socrates, he too had not written anything. Some of his students collected his sayings and converted it into an Enchiridion (a book containing essential information on a subject.)I remember Chetan telling me about this book while I was …
Time
Time stops for no one. It is constantly passing, we are getting on with it. We are getting old and dying every minute with it. Why do we have to be so scared of death? Is it not part and parcel or our creation? Why do we have to question about the allocated time of …
Hostel
Growing up in a small town has its own charm. It has some limitations too. When I was growing up, we had only one school affiliated to the CBSE board. My parents sent me Vikas Vidyalaya, Ranchi. (The school still exists) I was 11 years old then. I was on my own. Sometimes I cried …
Food
Modern life has one key ingredient: food. We are surrounded by a variety of food items. They modified to fit our taste buds. The beverage industry spends billions in research. Early days we eat less because of the limited availability. We were more active. As society progressed and food became plenty via mass production. It …
How?
I keep getting asked about the secrets of running a successful community. After spending a decade in this field I still have no answer. Past few years living on my own has been humbling. It has taught me many new things. The topmost being: there is no one fit for all path. We are all …
Propaganda
It is time for the parliamentary election in India. Every political party and politicians have started working on their vote banks.A vast country like India with varied ethnicity and races winning requires a lot of work. To woo the voters, these politicians are using all the tricks and even hatching propaganda. Creating a divide on …
Empathy
Practicing virtue of empathy is a double-edged sword. While your approach will make the world better in most cases, there will be a time when you will be ridiculed or considered weak. Some will take you for granted. So be ready to be ridiculed, called out weak or emotional. As long as your faculty of …
Bucket List
Every year we make a bucket list. It can vary from people to people. Thanks to our individuality. While some of us strive for achieving these action items, most forget about it. There should not be guilt in failing to achieve these milestones. We should neither kill yourself in the journey. It is good to …
Tough
There comes a time in our life when everything looks tough. These are the times of our life which helps in shaping us. Life is a rollercoaster ride with everything unpredictable. Taking everything for granted or worrying for future only makes us weak. These tough time of our lives are an absolute test for us. …