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Two Kinds of Pain
I have come to believe that pain arrives in two very different forms, and both leave their mark on who we become. The first is an intense pain—sudden or early—that shapes a person before they are ready. It arrives in childhood or adolescence, when the world should still feel forgiving. This pain does not ask Continue reading
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Never Bring Logic to a Half-Knowledge Conversation
There’s a simple rule life teaches you—slowly, painfully, and with great clarity: never bring logic to a conversation where the other person is armed only with half-knowledge. Half-knowledge is loud. It is confident, stubborn, and strangely proud of its own limits. People who know only a fragment of the truth often speak like they’ve mastered 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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Where We Begin the Same
Strip away the noise—the status, the professions, the accents, the clothes, the backgrounds—and you will find that at the most basic level, every human being is the same. We all emerge into the world with the same fragile breath, the same need for warmth, the same hunger for love and recognition. At the foundation, we Continue reading
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On Judgment, Freedom and the Strength of Great Minds
“Great men neither judge people nor let other people’s judgment affect them; whereas, a common man pays too much attention to people’s judgment and depending upon act as a judge or a victim.” – Bhaskar Saikia Over the years, these words have aged like truth—they haven’t changed, but our understanding of them has. The Subtle Continue reading
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When Criticism Becomes a Sign of Growth
Most of us fear criticism. We take it as a personal attack, a sign of failure, or proof that we have done something wrong. But what if criticism is actually a sign that we are on the right path? What if being criticized means that we are no longer ordinary—that we are stepping out of Continue reading
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Leaders Lead, Managers Manage
There’s a fine but powerful line between a leader and a manager. Both are essential, yet their approaches to life, work, and people come from entirely different places. A manager often worries about perceptions — how decisions will be received, what others might think, how to stay within the comfort of systems and approval. A Continue reading
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Equality: A Utopian Idea?
Equality — it’s one of those words that stirs both hope and doubt. For centuries, philosophers, revolutionaries, and dreamers have envisioned a world where everyone stands on the same ground, where no one is left behind or born into disadvantage. Yet, every attempt to make it real seems to meet the same fate — imbalance 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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