Bhagwad Gita says that expectation is evil & cause of all our misery. Epictetus talks about things in your control is your consciousness. We are living in a society trapped with materialistic needs and making everyone happy around us. Marriage and relationships with loved ones have turned into a transaction. We have gone into undefined …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
child
I am halfway through “the body keeps its score.” It talks about the human mind and trauma. In one chapter author talks about how traumatic childhood results in making a monster as an adult. The negligence of parents resulting in physical torture and sexual abuse leaving a scar for life. It takes a village to …
Hype
I have been seeing CVs of freshers for the last 5-6 years for hiring at our firm. I consistently see a trend of hype element in it. I am not sure if it is the student, college, or faculty who drives this. From blockchain to crypto to AI/ML to DevOps, whatever is hot in the …
burn
One part of my brain cannot comprehend seeing P&L and cash flow-related stories of popular startups news like Meesho, Fi, Snapdeal and dozen others. Like their cash burn, why these companies exist, or if a bot had replaced the founders, companies might have burnt less cash. But the other side speaks another story. The reason …
Victim
You have to get over the victim mindset. You have to stop blaming others for your failures. You and feeling that will make you move and take steps forward. No one can teach you how to be happy. You have to have your rules and habits to get into happiness. Lastly, get over the status …
2023
2023 is waiting. How bad is it going to be? Are we going back into lockdown? I understand we are already fucked economically, and healthcare globally has given up long back. What more do we need in 2023 other than sailing in it without dying?
paint
We have painted ourselves with pedigree, caste, color, and nationality. Our existence is painted self. Who are we? Is it the reality we make choices and take decisions in our life or the painted monster “me” basking in the glory? Some realize this in their later life about this painting, while many others die living …
change
Change has to come from the inside. You can teach someone how to swim; you cannot cross the lake replacing. There are situations in our life where we think of helping our friends and loved ones. We end up giving them pep talks and teachings. We feel good, hoping they will get better by changing …
regret
Want to live a sane life or die in peace: one way to do this is to avoid regrets. Don’t let your past decisions come and haunt you. Do what it takes now. Don’t leave things unfinished for the future. Our thoughts appear like recorded cassettes of a tape recorder, and memory will keep appearing. …
Optimism
Optimism is a way of life, like a virtue.We have the option to live like a scared lamb, worried and pessimist about everything, or live like a radical optimist. The world is falling apart.Our media keeps reminding us how miserable the world is.We can keep living in fear or worry. There is another breed of …