December 2025
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The Weight That Quietly Shapes Us
I have come to believe that every person who creates something meaningful carries within them a deep and inexhaustible reservoir of emotional pain. Not always the dramatic kind. More often, it is the kind that grows quietly, over years. Pain shaped in childhood, in homes where love existed but arrived unevenly, or where silence spoke Continue reading
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When the Forest Shaped Me
There was a phase in my early adulthood when much of my life unfolded in forests. By profession, I was there to survey frogs—walking streams at night, listening carefully to calls that rose from the dark. But beyond the work, I found myself wandering deeper into the forest, lingering on quiet trails, allowing it to Continue reading
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Peace Is Not the Absence of Struggle
In my last two blog posts, I may have sounded self-contradictory. One day, I wrote about carrying peace within the heart. The next, I questioned the beauty of perpetual peace. Today, I want to clarify what I truly meant. When I speak of perpetual peace, I imagine a kind of cosmic stillness—an unmoving universe, perfectly Continue reading
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Why Perpetual Peace Is Not Enough
Yesterday, I wrote about carrying peace within. Yet, as comforting as that thought is, I realised something equally important—perpetual peace, even if possible, would not be beautiful. Just as a guitar string produces music only when disturbed—until then remaining a silent piece of wood with a few strings attached—we, too, come alive through disturbance. Emotion Continue reading
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Carrying Peace
Travel has always given me something rare—time. Time to sit quietly with my thoughts, to listen to emotions that usually remain unheard amid daily routines. Somewhere between long roads and unfamiliar landscapes, the mind loosens its grip, and thoughts begin to flow freely. Often, I surprise myself with small philosophical insights during these journeys. One Continue reading
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Remember Who Were There in Your Success
Failure is never lonely. When you fail, people arrive easily—some with sympathy carefully folded into words, others with concern that sounds sincere, and a few with quiet smiles they try not to show. Failure invites commentary. It gives everyone a role: the comforter, the advisor, the silent judge. Many come to lament your fall, but Continue reading
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Crossing New Milestones
Last night, I completed the IUCN Green Status of Species course — the latest in a series of assessments that complement the iconic IUCN Red List. This course builds on the foundation of Red List training, which I had completed earlier this year, including both the core Red List Assessor Course (Module 8) and the Continue reading
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A Bridge Between Science and Feeling
I often think about where science ends and feeling begins—if it does at all. Science asks for structure: measurements, names, carefully recorded facts. Feeling arrives differently—through silence, through dusk, through the way a forest changes its voice before rain. For a long time, I believed these two belonged to separate worlds. Time in the field Continue reading
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Life is Mostly About Learning to Rise Again
I am still trying to figure out what life really is. Maybe we all are. My conclusions are shaped by the small, imperfect collection of experiences I’ve lived so far—and I know they will keep evolving with time. But there’s one thing I’m certain about: life is mostly about bouncing back from failures. We like Continue reading
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Consistency Beats Talent
We often glorify talent—natural brilliance, effortless charm, the kind of charisma that lights up a room. But life has a different scoreboard. Again and again, it rewards those who show up, not just those who shine. Consistency beats talent because talent without discipline burns out fast. It’s the person who keeps practicing, keeps learning, keeps Continue reading
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