Uncertainty confuses and torments some. Some surrender peace and accept it with pain. Some with grit hang in there till things come back to normal. It comes down to us how much uncertainty affects us in short. Do we have anything in our control for us to judge? Are we not riding our life with …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
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I have gotten at peace with realizing that I am living like a traveler and this life is full of co-travelers in various forms: friends, partners, competitors, and foes. We merry, celebrate and laugh. We get back to travel mode. It’s our option to cherish those memories or cry and celebrate the moment. I think …
guilt
It is better to die fighting than living with guilt that you could have fought and won. Our limited life on this planet puts us in multiple scenarios where we can fight or escape taking sides on a personal or professional front. Those who run away from regret for life while fighting even after losing …
growth
Modernization and mass migration’s side effect: we are leaving our culture and tradition behind. Visiting most north Indian villages will show a gloomy picture as most youths are out in the metros leaving behind their ailing parents, wives, and children. The country’s growth has shrunk in the metros where we are all flocking. Is it …
de-clutter
We live in a connected world with infinite notifications, nudges, and pings. It gets overwhelming at times how to de-clutter from this. We, humans, are not built to multi-task or juggle between things. We are doing it and getting sick. Everything around us is becoming difficult because of this de-clutter. If you want soap, choices …
happy
Being happy is a state of self. It has more to do with our intrinsic well-being. The wealthiest ones died of melancholy. Happiness is about celebrating small wins, being grateful to the world, and loving oneself equally. It also comes from being satisfied internally. The internal guilt, unmet expectations, and failure in love or profession …
Pigs
The problem with pigs is that they drain you, and they will enjoy it. Some of us end up living with pigs. They can be our friends, life partners, bosses, or work colleagues. You can not appease a pig. It will fail because the pig will find another goalpost or challenge to drain you again. …
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Staying positive by default is an art more than a science.Most of us live a life where we see the glass half empty.We tend to keep a pessimistic view.As a result, we give up before starting.We feel we are worthless or that taking a hedge is a failure. My way of seeing life has changed …
story
We are all unique, and so is our story. No two person has similar experience and views about the world. A lot depends on how much we have gone through life, traveled, or read. Humans come in all shapes: happy, angry, or mad. It is not that they are of nature by themselves, but conditioning …
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We are told and taught about multitasking. How much can it scale? The more I see my friends traveling on multiple, the more I get scared of how they manage their time. We have a finite time in life, and success differs for us all. What matters is being good, happy, and cheerful with our …