Reading Time: 3 minutesThe more you shine, the more you’ll be seen. And the more you’re seen, the more you’ll be judged. This is one of life’s great paradoxes: when your light gets brighter, it doesn’t just illuminate your path — it casts shadows too. Not everyone will celebrate your glow. Some will envy it. Some will resent […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutesOver the years, I have had the opportunity to witness the ‘blundering’ of my name. My parents chose the name “Kaushik” for me. I grew up with this name and because I respond to my name when it is called, the way my name is said has an impact on me. I often used to feel
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Reading Time: 3 minutesSometimes you can feel so bored with life that you want to uproot it all. Make a big change. Move to a more vibrant city. Get another dog. Somehow, it seems these things might cure you of my endless ennui. For me, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned to accept and even embrace my (sometimes)
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis poem describes it best (excuse the religious part): “Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride”. More often than we like, we are too caught
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Reading Time: 2 minutesAs chemicals, probably about a dollar. As part of the universe, about as close to zero as one can get. As another human in a human society, whatever that person makes of himself or herself, whatever value humankind assigns, and whatever chance permits. Any value judgment is inherently subjective, meaning that the value of something
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Reading Time: 3 minutes“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius A major problem of this world is that we were never taught to live a simple life. The system’s proponents teach us to always want more and complicate things by confusing us with its rubbish mantra. A simple life can lead to a happy life.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesLife Rule #1: If you are simple, the world is simple for you! A simple life can lead to a happy life. People must be self-sufficient and happy, tolerant, and magnanimous. You can’t think about anything complicated. If your soul is overloaded, you will complain and worry about others. It is necessary to delete the
Reading Time: 7 minutesFirst, my Dad was in ICU (non-COVID related) in March. Then, we (Melbourne) went into lockdown in April. Then, I was made redundant in June. Then Melbourne went into a longer lockdown in June. Then, my mom got COVID. Then, Melbourne sort-of came out of lockdown. Then, I made a perilous trip to India in
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Life is a language that conveys a certain truth to us; if we learn it in another way, we will not survive” Schopenhauer. Life Rule #1: If you are simple, the world is simple for you. Life Rule #2: There is no rehearsal in life; every day is a live broadcast. Life Rule #3: Money
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Reading Time: 3 minutesCOVID-19 affects every aspect of life. Even if you haven’t lost your job or taken a pay cut, your personal life is still affected in one way or another. Long distance relationships and globalisation go hand-in-hand. A married couple might be divided by jobs in two different countries. Parents and their child/children might be divided
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