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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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The only Joy we can Store
We often use the words pleasure, happiness, and fulfilment as if they belong to the same family of emotions. But they are not siblings. They are more like distant relatives—occasionally meeting, occasionally overlapping, but each carrying a very different temperament. Pleasure: The Flash of Ecstasy Pleasure is intense, intoxicating, and unmistakably temporary. It arrives like Continue reading
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The Risk Called Love
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”— Paulo Coelho, Brida Love — that word we speak so often, and yet, barely understand. Paulo Coelho once said that love makes us better. It stirs something deep Continue reading
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Larger Than Life
The massive number of people who have turned up to pay their last tributes to Zubeen Garg has left many outside Assam puzzled. They wonder: Why does he receive such an outpouring of love? How could one individual command such devotion, even after his departure? Among those confused voices, a few have unfortunately turned toxic—using Continue reading
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Beyond the Finish Line
In yesterday’s blog, I wrote that there is no finish line. But perhaps that isn’t entirely true. There is a finish line. It is the ultimate truth—death—a certainty that awaits every living being. Yet, the real question is: what do we do before we reach that line? How do we make our lives echo beyond Continue reading
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Love, Time, and the Dimensions Beyond
In my last blog, I wrote about one of my favorite moments in the finale of the TV series Suits, when Donna tells Harvey: “Love is a terrifying thing. It’s not safe. Because when you love someone, you have to face the fact that you could lose them.”(Suits, Season 9, Episode 10) That single line Continue reading
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Love, Loss, and the Courage to Live Fully
Among the many television series I have watched, Suits remains one of my all-time favorites. Beyond the sharp dialogue, the courtroom battles, and the stylish drama, what has always drawn me in is the way the show quietly explores the human side of ambition, loyalty, and love. In the series finale (Season 9, Episode 10: Continue reading
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Rethinking Love and Global Chaos
People say that there is lack of love in this world. Had there been enough love, then there would not have so much of troubles on this planet. Well, this made me remember what I had read once about three types of love in his great book, ‘The Pilgrimage’ by Paulo Coelho. The three types Continue reading
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Can Love Turn Into Obsession?
This question often resurfaces whenever a movie depicts a love so intense that it borders on obsession—like in the movie Saiyaara. The film tells the story of a struggling singer who eventually becomes famous, but at the heart of his journey is the love of his life, a woman who later suffers from Alzheimer’s. His Continue reading
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Life Is Beautiful – Why We Should Stop Taking Ourselves Too Seriously
In my last Sunday’s post, I talked about taking your work seriously but not taking yourself too seriously. That thought has stayed with me, and it led me to reflect on what really makes life meaningful. Years ago, I wrote a small poem titled “Life Is Beautiful”. It celebrates the simple moments—watching the morning sun Continue reading
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