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I will not name anything after me

If you could have something named after you, what would it be?

I will not name anything after me except my blog and business.

That’s because I believe that your work and deed make you worthy of remembrance than your name.

Great people like Gandhi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar are still remembered because of their work, not because their photo and name are printed on paper money or books.

Why bother naming something after you?

Focus on humility and hard work.

There’s no need to attempt to prove to people that you are great.

If you are great, people would know it automatically.

I’m glad you read this line. Thanks a lot!

Good old days’ memories make me laugh

What makes you laugh?

When I was in secondary school, class 10, I had a lot of fun with my friends.

We had to go to multiple private tutor classes and we travelled by bicycle throughout town.

We stole money from our parents and feasted on good food.

We wasted time playing video games.

We studied together.

I had a crush. More about that later 😉.

But recalling the memories of those days makes me laugh.

Not because they were precious but because I know I can never have them back.

Now they are gone.

Those innocent days are of the past.

I feel lucky to have lived such a life even if it’s for a short period of time.

I am grateful.

I’m glad you’re reading this. Thanks a lot!

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I wanted to be an astronaut and a singer at five

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Plainly and simply I wanted to be an astronaut and a singer.

Because astronauts move mankind forward and I love to sing.

But as I grew older, I discovered my true preferences.

I realised that I was born to be a writer.

I was born to think differently.

I was born to love books.

I was born to love the truth.

When I was five, I only said what I learnt from my environment that astronauts and singer are reputable professions.

But as I aged and I got wiser. I learnt what I want and what I don’t want. And what my soul truly craves.

My soul craves self-expression.

Also in life we can’t get everything because of our circumstances.

So we need to accept everything- the successes and the failures.

I’m glad you read this line. Thanks a lot!

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People understand a lot of things

What’s something most people don’t understand?

People understand a lot.

They understand –

  1. Any suffering that they’ve been through or can relate to
  2. Mental health issues because every household has these issues now
  3. Injustice done to other people (like Justice for Abhaya)
  4. Anything if you explain it to them properly

People are reasonable and they are intelligent.

India is the largest democracy in the world and I am proud to say that I believe in democracy.

So people vote leaders who then represent them in the parliament.

And basically it’s one of the right ways to run a government.

But it won’t be possible if one doesn’t have faith in people’s sound understanding and sound judgements.

There may be some things that most people don’t understand but these things are there because nobody explains it to them or because it takes a lot of time and effort to grasp them.

I’m glad you’re reading this. Thanks a lot!

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I am a writer who uses his mobile phone to write and publish his work

How has technology changed your job?

You already know how technology has changed a writer’s job.

I am a writer who writes.

And various people have different ways to get started writing.

Some write on a laptop, desktop PC, Mac, while others write on paper.

I write on a PC and a mobile phone.

But I generally feel more comfortable on my mobile phone.

For me if I had to state the biggest way technology has changed my job as a writer, I would say-

The mobile phone has made writing easier.

I’m glad you’re reading this line. Thanks a lot!

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I’m pretty bad at saying “No”

How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?

I’m pretty bad at saying “No”.

I care too much about other people’s opinions and advice.

So when someone tells me about a goal that looks attractive, I think about it and get distracted from my main goal.

I’m working on fixing this tendency.

I’m glad you read this line. Thanks a lot!

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Empathy – A secret skill I wish I had

What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

A definition of empathy –

the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another

–The Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition

I wish I had this skill.

Maybe I have this skill to some degree but I wish I had more empathy.

Why do I wish for this skill?

Because empathy is in my opinion the skill that helps us be more caring, loving, understanding of other people’s suffering, peaceful,etc.

And I don’t just want to learn empathy because it is useful.

I feel that having empathy is my duty.

Why is it my duty?

Well I think it’s everybody’s duty to develop the skill of empathy.

Why do I think it’s our duty?

Because there are people fighting for change, our rights.

Feminism, Equality, LGBTQ Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter, Bahujan Lives Matter, Adivasi Lives Matter!

These movements wouldn’t be possible without empathy.

I am glad you read this line. Thanks a lot! 😊

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My favorite weather is the present weather

What is your favorite type of weather

Every time a new season arrives I wish that the alternative season could arrive as soon as possible.

When the summer season arrives I wish I could get some more cold water to drink from the refrigerator.

When the rainy season arrives I wish I could travel to some dry place.

But we learn to adapt to their new weathers.

Change is the only constant and I can’t say that favourite weather is something and then miss the alternative weather.

Likewise when we say,”I wish I had a better and more expensive car”, or “I wish I had a better job”, or “I wish I had more of this or that”, we are unhappy with what we have and think that we will be happy when things change.

But when we get that thing or achieve that goal, we want something more.

Unless we learn to be satisfied with what we have, we will never be truly happy.

But I don’t prefer any one weather.

I just wish that I don’t complain much about things I can’t control; things like the weather.

The present weather is my favorite weather.

I’m glad that you read this line. Thanks a lot!

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I wish I could study and work more every day

What do you wish you could do more every day?

Study and Work

I wish I could study and work more every day.

I study and work on projects sometimes related to my MBA Data Science degree.

But I get tired and get mood swings.

I bet everyone gets these mood swings when sitting down to study.

But they study regardless of their mood.

I need to work on my “study regardless of their mood” aspect.

Relation to mental health

My bipolar disorder is also responsible for my difficulties in studying long hours.

It’s not like I don’t want to study and work. It’s just that I can’t.

Writing helps me tremendously to cope with the frustration of being unable to study.

But I guess I need to draw a line between what I can do and what I expect myself to achieve.

Satisfaction

  1. What I can do is – study for 2 hours.
    What I expect myself to achieve is – study 4-5 hours.
  2. What I can do is – go out with family, friends, relatives, etc. and sometimes alone to the barber’s saloon.
    What I expect myself to achieve is –
    • to travel from my town to the city by bus, or
    • take a public transportation facility,
    • to talk to strangers,
    • to make friends,
    • to go to regular/offline university, etc.
  3. What I can do is – be satisfied and work hard for uplifting genuine values like honesty, integrity, generosity, etc.
    What I expect myself to achieve is – to achieve external success that has no meaning expect earning more money.

What I can do and what I expect myself to do are two different things. They are not the same things.

Conclusion

Sure I can aim to study more but I need to be satisfied with what I have.

I can try to study and work for 3 hours next time. Or may 2.5 hours.

Because my circumstances are different.

Wanting more isn’t always necessary because we don’t need to compare ourselves with others.

I need to take it slow.

I’m glad you’re reading this line. Thanks a lot!