I am home this year for Holi. I think I am home after a long time. Holi has a special love and hate relationship with me. Hate because it would come during exam and love because we have so much to eat. And no one asking to attend the study. Holi has been memorable during …
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
purpose
Why are we alive? What is the meaning of all our actions? What matters to our soul? In short, what is the purpose of all our actions? What differentiates humans from other living organisms in our consciousness. But in the world we are living in, we are on autopilot, slaves to technology. With the rise …
rationality
I wonder if Vulcan existed, would live in it have been better? At least we would not have to circlejerk in fraudulent methods, appease others or take shit for getting work done(govt officials). It seems like everyone is living in a parallel world; one is their projection: how they have to act/portray in the society, …
glory
Indian men’s team won a bronze medal at the Olympics. For a change, the cricket fans are showering love and support. It is for a few days. Our memory is short-lived. Once in 4 years, we realize there is something other than Cricket in our country. These participants, champions should make the best of it …
story
Isn’t our life a story in progress? Is it not filled with happiness, misery, joy, or uncertainty? Every single breath of ours is a screenplay? Our anger, cry, or longing: are these not some kind of screenplay? If we take a break, think deeply. We realize it is a construct of our thoughts, past experiences, …
community
I got introduced to open source, free software in 2005-6. I made many friends, fought with a few. We had Linux-User-Group, Delhi. We would hang out at Raj Mathur’s house(RIP Raj). We would talk, discuss and in the end, go for a kebab. Other regulars would include Gora, Karunakar, Vivek, Triveni, and Gaurav. It was …
acceptance
I was with a close friend last evening. We were talking about various subjects. One thing which ended up being common is accepting our life as it is. Stoicism, Bhagwad Gita, and Buddhism all speak about living in the present and all talk about pain and accepting the sufferings. The sooner we understand that life …
end
The challenging part of writing any story for me is its end. I feel so stuck at it. It is like a tunnel with no end. I have over a dozen stories lined without the endings. I was told to drink some coffee, take walks. It helps at some times. But mostly it makes me …
hold
We hold on to our past. We compare our present to it. In some instances, we celebrate while suffer in rest. I have known some people constantly living and dying in the past. They gave up their purpose after losing money or loved ones. I have also seen some moving break free, fearless from their …
Importance
Our sufferings are interlinked with externalities. In short, on things or circumstances which are not in our control. Our human mind and our ego seek validation, holds grudges and unmet desires. In most of the occasion, it puts importance on externalities. How many days and hours; we have wasted on what others would think about …