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Tragedy is a Crossroads
It is often said that great tragedies are the breeding ground of great people. At first glance, the statement feels harsh, even uncomfortable—as though pain were being celebrated. But history and lived experience suggest something more nuanced. Tragedy, by itself, creates nothing noble. It wounds, fractures, and diminishes. What tragedy does offer, however, is exposure—it 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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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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History Remembers the Ones Who Begin
Yesterday, I wrote about procrastination—not as laziness, but as a quiet force that keeps us trapped in the ordinary. If you want even a flicker of the extraordinary, you must break that spell. Start small.Start messy.Start scared.But start. Many years ago, I read something that stayed with me: when you begin anything meaningful, you will Continue reading
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Procrastination Is Good
At first glance, procrastination seems harmless—almost comforting.It makes you lazy, inefficient, unbothered. You don’t have to put in effort. You don’t have to confront fear, discipline, or the hard edges of ambition. You simply drift. And if you drift long enough, something quiet but dangerous happens: you become ordinary. Procrastination is seductive because it asks Continue reading
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The Last Month Begins: A Quiet Call to Reimagine the Coming Year
The beginning of the last month of the year carries a peculiar hush—a moment suspended between reflection and anticipation. December always feels like a gentle reminder that time is both fleeting and full of possibilities. It asks us to pause, look back at the road we’ve travelled, and then look ahead at the one waiting Continue reading
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When Success Belongs to the Individual and Failure Belongs to Society
“Success was individual achievement; failure was a social problem.”— Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine This single line captures something uncomfortable, something we often avoid acknowledging: the asymmetry in how society distributes credit and blame. We love the narrative of the self-made individual. We celebrate the idea that success springs entirely from Continue reading
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The Beautiful Cost of Being Alive
There is a simple, almost brutal equation that life quietly teaches us: Desire is directly proportional to pain. The more deeply we want something, the more intensely we suffer in its pursuit. A small wish brings a small ache. A burning desire brings a fire of restlessness, uncertainty, fear, and longing. And sometimes, it even Continue reading
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The Subtle Ways We Insult Ourselves
Years ago, I wrote a line that keeps returning to me whenever life slows down enough for introspection:“When we compromise with our dreams, we insult ourselves.”At that time, I didn’t fully grasp the weight of those words. Today, I understand them a little better. People often talk about insults as something external—something someone says, something Continue reading
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The Risk of Playing It Safe
People who have never taken any risk in life are often the ones who advise others not to take risks. Their caution comes from a place of concern, but it’s not always the kind of wisdom we should follow. Because safety, when overvalued, can become the quietest form of stagnation. Life, by its very nature, Continue reading
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