Why do some people move away without proper closure, be it in a job or relationship? Is it to keep their high moral ground or avoid sulking? Are they too scared to accept the reality? With the limited time allocated to us, how are they doing justice to their counterparts? Every relationship has multiple actors …
Category Archives: Life
Principles
Principle by Ray Dalio talks about keeping a set of algorithms, mental models, or life principles. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with a daily checklist of vice and virtues. It has added some clarity to my life and, life is less miserable. All I am trying to do is to stay sane. Life is limited …
Originality
There are testing times in our lives and, solutions come down to staying sane and holding together the originality. Will it be good or virtuous to become someone you are not because a doctrine, pact, or relationship requires you to be? How can you give the best of yourself after the transformation? It is easy …
Race
Thanks to Capitalism and society’s modern outlook. Our priorities have changed swiftly. It is all about acing in a career at any cost. The best job, best professional achievement. But at what cost? Leaving personal life, family around? Why can we not have both together? We peak at our professional prime and, personnel life gets …
clarity
We aspire to seek clarity in life, work, relationships, in short, every sphere of our life. But is there an end to it? How are we seeking clarity? By taking the least traveled path or society’s playbook? Are we all not individually different? Why do we have to get into the same treadmill where actions …
Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer reminds me of a philosopher who was super pessimistic about the society around him. I am not judging on his life’s philosophy. Leaving the external world around him must have taken a lot of courage and living in solitude with his poodle named Atman. Schopenhauer read, translated, and was influenced by Bhagwad Gita. …
Naukari
Ratnam had every qualification needed for a sepoy role in UP police. It was his last attempt. He had no plans to follow the path of his elder brothers and cousins, who were successful gym trainers and part-time bouncers at clubs in Noida. He had his dreams and wanted to pursue them at any cost. …
Junoon
Ek Junoon hai, kuch kar guzarne ki chahhat hai. Ek ladakpaan sa jaan padta hai zindgi ko jine ka jasba. Naaumeede, sitam, gum aur kuch naakamiyoo ke sitam ka kuch aser sa hota jaan nai padta. Agar khud me hai khude ke saath kuch karguzarne ka junoon. Kya khuda, kya koi auur rook satka hai …
battle
Do we know what others are going through? How do we know pain and challenges in our life are more than the rest? How can we compare our life with others? We are all granted a limited amount of life on this planet and, most of it is painful and, the quantum can differ momentarily. …
Chota Hanuman
We all would call him Chota hanuman. Somehow on Tuesday, he would show up in our mohalla visiting door to door, wishing everyone good luck. When happy, he would read our palms. I remember mom feeding him and slipping some coins into his pocket. Like a baby, his face would light up. What was his …