The world is a crazy place. You have to make a mark without cribbing, complaining, and crying. You have to work hard to go against all the odds. It’s a lone journey. It’s painful and full of failures. But It’s satisfying because you are trying and working for the bigger purpose of life. You have …
Author Archives: Atul
granted
We take our parents for granted, as they will live till eternity.It took me to realize how fragile life is after my father’s heart attack a few years back.I don’t live with them but have promised to spend 3-4 months every year with them.It is not easy for everyone because of jobs or other logistics.In …
complicate
We make our life complicated by getting into numerous webs of untangled and complicated relationships. Everything around us feels like we own some piece of it. As a result, our decision ends up a maze of checkboxes involving the world around us. Is this who we are? Living our needs and wants on others? How …
kid
We are so swamped with work and satisfying others that we have forgotten ourselves.The kid inside us has died or got forgotten.We are acing in our professional life and fulfilling everyone else’s needs. We should feel good about ourselves or act like that little kid who wants to break free and act crazy. It will …
Bhoot Bangla
I was told several stories about “bhoot bangla” since I grew up.Our parents insisted that we avoid that broken bungalow at all costs. Everybody had their story about “bhoot bangla.” The broken house sits in the center of Andheri in Mumbai.It has survived 70 years like this.Nobody knows the original owners, but everyone has a …
learn
We don’t need to go out of our way to learn about life. We have people around us, and seeing and learning makes us better. We don’t have to go out or pay for some classes. These people around us motivate us and make us strive for the best. Every single minute we are learning. …
Insecurity
Has human insecurity resulted in consumerism? We want to look good, so we paint ourselves. But who defines: good or ugly? The fairness and whitening lotions. The anti-aging cream or artificial hair treatment. Is it, not an industry running on insecurity? In the end, what matters is who you are inside. This look, Instagram followers, …
sleep
Sleep deprivation is a thing.In one of the other ways, it is affecting me.I don’t know if it is coffee or overwork.I am getting Deja Vu after a long time. I am wondering about the culprit: coffee or work or noise around that is causing it.
lucky
Are we not lucky to have all body parts functioning?Are we not blessed to have all our loved ones around?Are we not lucky that we don’t have to bother about daily bread?Are we not lucky to be a few with skills in reading and writing? Our life is joyful with an abundance of simple things …
leader
A leader’s job requires them to lead from the front.They are the first line of defense.A leader is a walking culture for their organization.Unfortunately, with an excess of capital in the market, these rules have been forgotten. Nowadays, leaders hire culture inspectors. So the DNA of an organization gets transitioned from a leader to an …