Life Lessons
Listen to Everyone and Then do What's Best for you
How an IIT-grad is killing two evils with one innovative solution | Link between boredom and creativity | Philosopher's writing advice
Life Lessons
The More Easily we get our Kicks the Miserable we Become
How a Magsaysay Awardee is helping the mentally ill destitute | Summary of the book 'Courage to be Disliked' | Quote on self worth
Life Lessons
Fruitless Rumination vs Productive Reflection
How an acid attack victim is preparing for UPSC exam | The Pursuit of Truth book by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on Life, Death, Happiness
Life Lessons
Radical Acceptance Can Change Our Whole Life
The hardest thing, I think, is to accept your own self, with all your flaws, unconditionally. Love, respect, care will automatically follow.
Life Lessons
(15/12/21) The Inner Void Can Not be Filled With Things
The void, the emptiness is inside & we try to fill it with outer things, bigger things, bigger houses, bigger cars. The void is like something made of air or water, that is formless, and only something formless can fill it.
Transformation
एक परीक्षा के नतीजे ने पूरी ज़िन्दगी ही पलट दी।
और यक़ीन मानिएगा ऐसा महसूस हो रहा था जैसे हमने कोई चोरी की हो और हम अपनी क़िस्मत से 'bail' करवाना चाहते हैं। दरअसल यह होम लोन हमें घर बनाने के लिए नहीं चाहिए था, बल्कि घर का खर्चा चलाने के लिए था।
Relationships
Jealousy Can Fester Even Between ‘Best Friends’
I think it is only natural as it is hardwired into humans
Life Lessons
If You Want to Succeed, First Become Consistent and Then Patient
Story of Sangita who became a farmer | Alan Watts telling us Why Life is Not a Journey | A poem by David Whyte thanking everyday sounds.
Musings
I Would Be So Happy If I Stopped Pursuing Happiness
So, what I have learned from the sages and from my own life experiences is not to chase happiness but be content with whatever I have got and still keep pursuing excellence just for the sake of it
parenting
Things My Parents Didn’t Teach Me But Should Have
What happens with most of us is that when we love someone completely, we forget to criticize or correct the person even if he/she is wrong and when we hate someone totally we don’t give credit to the person where it’s due.
Animals
How An Incident Changed My Perception of Dogs
I used to find it hard to think of many reasons why some people love and adore dogs to death. For whatever reasons beyond my imagination, I did not like dogs as much, nor cats. On the contrary, I am mostly afraid of them.
Writing
What is Writing to Me and Why Do I Write?
Writing gives me other-worldly joy. I guess expressing oneself by writing just for the sake of it, just for the love of it is the noblest pleasure that I derive.