unsaid

We don’t have to say but do. The rules of life are unsaid. Your parents will care for you without telling you how much they care for you. It’s the action that matters above words.

Your ace engineer in a team will deliver with or without you doing the pep talk or putting them on a delivery treadmill. They are aware. They will deliver.

The same goes for most lovers or companions, or partners. They should care, help and empower each other. The togetherness is about making the world better for both. It’s not about screaming or letting the world know about themselves.

Unfortunately, we are not living in an ideal world but on the internet and social media. Everything has become an Instagram reel. We are living for real than in reality. We are not living on the unsaid but carrying a loudspeaker.

me time

Are we turning into a robot?
Are we on autopilot?
When was the last time we spoke to ourselves?
When did we get lost in our thoughts without any distractions?

We are so busy becoming someone that we have forgotten who we are. We are spending more time on screen than ourselves.

To be creative and to be productive requires a lot of freedom. Most importantly, to think beyond the reality of what exists. We need more time with ourselves.

Otherwise, most are running like a headless chicken and in panic.

Bihar

Being born in Bihar and growing up there makes you a different human altogether.
You see everything worst apart from good.
Bihar is one of the poorest states in India.

Last few days, I have been seeing news about floods and heat waves across the country.
Some of my friends told me how power cuts are making them miserable. Many parts of our country are going through it all.

I am not trying to brag or normalize this, but anyone who lived in north Bihar 15 years back would have gone through it.
We grew up witnessing electricity as a rare occurrence and flood as every year excursion and the roads connecting my district eaten away by river and rain.
For a month, it would be like living on an island.
We will get sick, go fishing, swim, and enjoy the monsoon flood vacation.

Till 9th I studied kerosine oil lamps because there was no electricity. Waking up early to read was better advised.

What most of us have gone through in Bihar is ending up in another part of the country. It feels like a movie of the past.

PS: Things have improved now, and we do have electricity. Even flood situations have gotten better.

founders

Building a startup and raising a child has similarity. You have to nurture both till the end. In the last few years’ crazy funding rounds, we rewrote all the definitions. A founder ended up becoming a celebrity rather than a builder. The incentives ended up being on Forbes or at some conferences. 

As a result, companies ended up becoming disjointed. Building companies became fundraising announcements and secondary sales of shares and cash. There was no sight of revenue or customers. 

It has changed now, and founders are working towards profitability. It might be a short phenomenon because of funding winter. But it’s other ugly sides of entrepreneurship. We are seeing accounts fraud, cashflow mismanagement, kickbacks, and all. 

Due to a few bad apples, the overall ecosystem will have to go through this cleanup. 

“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.”

Warren Buffett

Hum

Hum syahi se raste banate za rahe hai. Ek umeed mae ki mazil ek ho mil zaige. Is zindgi ke pal he hai kuch gine chune, chalte chalte raste pae chal chalo is umeed mae ki mukaam mil zaye.

Hum kabhi tanha hote hai kabhi logo kae sailaab mae doob zate hai. Hum khud pe bharosa nahi rakhte. Aisa lagta hai ki umeed sae zada mil gaya ho zaise iss zindgi mae.

Hum yae kyun bhool zate hai ki jo hamare mukadaar mae hai wo milna he hai hame, isko kam ya zada napne ko kisne bola.

Musafir hai hum, bhatak he rahe hai saath kuch apno ke hone ke umeed mae. Zinke saath yae baaki bache hue duniya kam muskilo mae nikal zaye.

Hum apne aap sae apne mann mae itne kahaniya bunn lete hai, khud sae lad-jhagarte hai. Hame khud pae bharosa nahi rehta. Ham darte hai aagee badhne sae.

Kabhi sochta hu ki hamse behtar to wo tittlee hai jo khule aasmaan mae apni marzi sae apno kae saath zindgi ko ziye zaa rahe hai beparwaah hue.

resilience

Our life is not easy, but that does not mean we should give up easily or accept as things happen. Our actions and thoughts are the only things we have in our control. We, individuals, have got nothing else.  

The power of resilience comes in and shapes us. 

  1. Hope is the cornerstone of resilience.
  2. Taking the first step into the unknown, going against our fears.
  3. Optimism is an integral part of going through adversity.
  4. Being resourceful: making the best out of available resources and sailing through.
  5. Memory Loss: Leaving the past behind and Starting a new day. 
  6. Start and take one less step as you progress in life. 

umeed

Ummedo ki chadar tane sapno ko sakar karne, nikal chale hai is duniya mae hum, bekauff, madmasst apni chaal mae.

Hum beparwah hai auroo ke kehne sunne ka, hum apne zindgi ko naya mukaam apni mehnat se de rahe hai. Is koshis me ki kuch malaam na reh zaye kabr me zate zate.

Kuch hame pagal samajhe hai to kuch dusre duniya se aaya hua azooba. Par apne ko kya he farak padta hai auro ka jab khud ke sapno ko sakaar karne ke chaat bana li hai hamne.

Is duniya ke uper bhi ek dusre duniya hai. Ye duniya hum aur apke ander, apni mastishk me hai. Hum jo chale usko paa sakte hai agar mehnat aur viswaas ka ho saath.

battle

We lose or win a battle in our minds before fighting.
It is more about our way of seeing and observing the scenario and acting on it.
If we are not optimistic and confident, how are we going in the trenches with high morale and willingness to sacrifice for the cause?

People dying of regrets or losing a battle without putting up a fight suffer beyond the battlefield. Their loss gets innate to their everyday life and behavior.

Some people put up a fight or die trying.
Many others live another day without doing anything and dying within.

Fear

Fear is a disease for some and a power for others. Our civilization flourished because of the fearlessness of a few species.

Look around and see the pattern where successful people are also those who have taken risks and lived fearlessly.

Our life on this planet is limited. Living in fear about anything makes us only sick and weak. Our destiny is in our hands. It requires us to take action.

Imagine dying and crying in the grave for not taking action because we were fearful. Also, not living a life as anticipated because of fear.

Toxic

How can we get bitter all of a sudden over someone? Is it because of our ego or unmet expectations? Why do we have to control someone?

We are all unique, and so are our thoughts. How do we expect others to surrender to us as per their ways? Are we some domesticated animal?

I wonder how people live for ages together and die under the same roof but don’t see one another respectfully.

The advancement in society has thankfully made things better, and many sections of society have gotten better. Financial independence has improved the lives of many. But it is not enough.