"Oh to be young, and feel love's keen sting"- A harmless bit of reminiscence on Albus Dumbledore's part, but a few more people and stings later, this statement assumes a deeper and more terrifying meaning. That every emotion lies within the range of two extremes is as good a truth as any. But one needs to ask oneself- how much…
I often find myself tumbling into situations where I realize that my actions are affecting people. It is then that I wonder if I had caused the pain. If yes, was I forgiven? And slowly, I start recalling all the instances where I was at the receiving end of forgiveness and if I could feel its hold on me. I…
Before every exam, every test, every student already carries a question with them, one which stirs a mortal dread in their hearts — what if today’s test contains a question from outside of the syllabus? We aren’t taught to tackle such questions that fall out of the pattern of examining. We aren’t taught to tackle questions which do not align with propriety.…
I never liked to put together jigsaw puzzles as a child. They were time consuming and required a lot of effort. There was also the likelihood that they would end up remaining incomplete because a piece or two were missing. Now that I am an adult, the metaphor of puzzle pieces seems to fit in perfectly with life. There are…
I am the kind of interviewee who pays more attention to the question being asked than his own answer. I love it when a question knocks my socks off and makes me relish the exquisite feeling of never having been asked such a thing before. Just a few weeks ago, I was being interviewed over the phone with the usual,…
The Poet’s Passage in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico is a quaint, classy cafe in the heart of the old city area of San Juan, where artisan coffee and homemade plum cakes are sold, and where this blog post. It was more of the cafe's charm and less my feelings and desire, which inspired me to start writing there, honestly.…
I am, what you would call, a typical procrastinator. Heck, once I procrastinated reading a book on ‘How to Deal With Procrastination’ for a year! I find it easier to do things tomorrow than today, which pretty much explains why my back is against the wall at work so often. Around the time when I was 18 and weighing about…
It’s the evening of 17th November 2015. My mom, sister and I are standing on our Dehradun terrace talking and laughing at something rather small and silly. Soon my sister and I decide to head to the market to buy a cake, while our mother goes to visit the priest in the temple across the road, to ask for an…
If I were to walk up to you and ask you what you've achieved so far, what is the first thing you’d think of? A large number of us will instantly think of the money we've made. Or the possessions we, err, possess because of the money we've made. I’ve not achieved anything financially. Sure, I made money. I’ve been working…
I wrote an article last month, which got appreciated and shared quite a bit. Some of my friends even personally thanked me for it saying it was a source of inspiration for them. I was thrilled. And while all these responses overwhelmed me, they also made me think about inspiration; how it can strike the right cord in your heart,…
