Freedom is a double-edged sword. It comes with its own challenges. In the eyes of society, you are an outcast and, for actions, you are responsible. The sooner we realize that the consequences of our decisions and actions will be on us, the easier becomes our journey. In short, freedom comes with a lot of …
Category Archives: Life
Privilege
I have been interacting with founder friends regularly. Most of them are working hard to sail on their journey. Some of them are seasoned and, some are out in the fundraising market. Their observation says privilege has switched sides. I am not sure if it is permanent or temporary. An incident a founder shared a …
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Ramana lost his wife during 2nd wave of COVID19. There is a void; he cannot fill. He was under severe depression and, at times, thought of ending his life. He consoles himself that he did everything by his means, from running to a hospital to bribing for a hospital bed or paying an inflated price …
faith
Sometimes I wonder if faith is a poison. In another instance, I feel the survival of ours depends on faith. We divided ourselves on these faiths. The byproduct of faith ended up being a religion or worshipping some sect or joining some cult. Our upbringing or environment has a role in picking the faith. Some …
Time
There is time for everything, something elders told me in the past. I see the point in it. The fast pace of our generation has made us more machine. There is an app for everything: eat, walking, exercising, etc. We built machines for leisure. We are now a slave to it. Our betterment is nothing …
passion
Passion has become poison and, marketers, brands or, gurus are minting money out of it and propagates over various social media platforms or page3 or via YouTube. The side effect: everyone is passionate about everything because they are chasing their peers. Passion has ended up becoming an invisible unicorn. True passion comes from within, not …
Cricket
Those were the pre-liberalization days when Television or Telephone or, Scooters were for riches. In our village, we had a family with a television. They also had a battery backup. After all, electricity was scarce too. Those days, Sharjah Cricket tournaments were hot. By some magic or betting, India and Pakistan would always end up …
Sahara
Sahare ki talaash me zindgi gujar zati hai kuch ki,kuch dafan ho zate hai adheer umer me. Apni iss zindgi ka humne aisa kya kiya zo zindgi zahanuum se mehsoon hoti hai hame akele? Kya ye hum hai jo dar-bedar bhatak rahe hai apne chaahat liye, ya ye zamaana hai jo kar raha hai hame …
Mine
I have been seeing a trend where we define an invisible wall defining mine and yours. It results in creating a divide and resulting in chaos. We add my name to everything: friends, work, loved ones, or our wealth. The constant urge of multiplying mine or keeping control of it is making us worried or …
Converse
I remember how attracted I was to converse shoes. From my first salary, I visited Sarojini Nagar market and bought half a dozen colors of it. Among all, I liked the red one most. I was watching too many vampires movies those days and attribute my likings to it. What I am going to tell …