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What Is an Unmarried Man in His late 30s doing in a Country Obsessed With Marriage?
On flourishing, virtue, and the quiet luxury of living on one’s own terms What is an unmarried man in his 40s doing in a country that is obsessed with marriage and children? I will never forget the day when I was about to be a father. My girlfriend rang me to tell me the “good…
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Ethics Is Not Taught
It is remembered—when no one is watching Ethics is not taught. It is remembered. Human society and the human condition widely rest on the dilemma and debate of morals and ethics.We judge ourselves. Individually and collectively. Are we doing okay? Is this good or bad? Human nature, by design, is bipolar. In the world that…
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Blooming Without Certainty
Why life was never meant to be controlled, perfected, or feared—only lived. Life unfolds as it is—uncertain, fragile, organic. Like a flower before bloom, existence is neutral, neither promise nor threat. We cannot be certain of the outcomes of our actions or the resolutions of our energies. We can gaze and estimate, but ultimately, it…
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I am not defeated — I am simply carrying the weight of my own becoming.
On exhaustion, surrender, and the quiet limits of being human. But even this sentence feels contradictory to the man I believed myself to be.For years, I walked through life with fearless activism, meeting hardships head-on, refusing to bow.I have lived more life than my parents and grandparents combined.And yet, here I am — facing life…
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The Courage to Be Simple
On reflection, failure, returning, and meeting life without resistance. Over the course of hundreds of blogs that I have written, people have started to perceive me as an academic. I don’t mind labels, as long as they are not mine. But at this milestone-where I am curating all my work, all that I know, and…
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It’s not about what you do to yourself, it’s about what you do for yourself
The River of You: Writings from the Source Within I wrote mostly about writing and the creative process in the beginning. That was at the top of my mind. Although writing was and is a spiritual experience. It is only recently that I have come to acknowledge it. My writing leans towards spirituality. That is…
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The war that goes on and on
The war is not between nation vs nation and man vs man. When you close your eyes to the world, all you see is darkness. When you close your ears to the noise, you hear the sound of your pulse. It is in the silent moments of the day that we realise the war inside.…
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Discipline is an external force.
Let it be ritualistic You don’t need to be disciplined to be successful. Don’t beat yourself to death with things you don’t like to do. With discipline, you are burdened with the tasks. If it makes you dizzy, it is not your true calling anyway. When you find your true calling, you do it without…
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Labelling has an annotation.
The human mind perceives things based on labels. Labelling has an annotation. The human mind perceives things based on labels. It saves mental energy, and it is natural. Pairs are made in heaven, but the choices are made on earth. It is a marketer’s job to keep the brand message clear. Especially in Luxury Brand…
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How to become irreplaceable?
I still remember what my drawing master told me. I went to him to show my drawing and said, ” I like it, but no one draws like this.”He said, “You do”. That moment changed my perspective towards things.You are a unique individual, having a unique experience.And so is your expression unique to you.No one…
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