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: Random Thoughts
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 …
route
A founder’s life is a roller coaster ride, someday painful while another with happy surprises. There is no end to it. One has to be or act like a router between customers, team, and other stakeholders. In the end, a founder is responsible for the journey of the rocketship. They decide and take the route …
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 …
Settle
I keep getting asked about settling down.I have never understood the meaning or context around it. Is setting down a pipe dream or invisible unicorn most of us are chasing. Or is it a kind of social construct? In short, who defines the life checklist, planner for us?
plan
I have seen people living life with plans at a small and finite granularity. I have also seen people living life moment to moment. In the former case, when a plan misfires, misery kicks in. While in a later scene we accept things as it happens. I am not saying we should have a life …
friends
One of the key ingredient of healthy life is having a few friends in front of whom we can be naked. A bunch of few will stand by us during testing times. They are the shining stars taking us out from the self-doubt of our existence. During my Delhi trip, I met a few of …
class divide
I was traveling to Bangalore from Bagdogra a few days back. I could feel how the class system rules and the treatment for an English and a non-English speaker, predominantly a migrant worker. My experience was limited to the aviation sector. Pandemic has opened a new section of flayers: the migrant workers. With the limited …