One evening before the electricity had gone off, Raya was busy trying to read a story in her English textbook. The homework was “What do you understand from the story ‘Kutchu and His Glasses’?” The story of Kutchu and his glasses is an old tale in Indian study material that you will find many children […]
Raya was still asleep at 7 AM and had not started to get ready for school. Raya’s mother was furious. “Raya, wake up, dear! It’s time for school! If you don’t wake up, I am going to get angry.” “OK, Mummy, I will get up soon.” Raya, still asleep in her bed, was being poked […]
Raya was a spirited 6-year-old girl. She lived with her grandparents and her mother at her grandparents’ house in a small village in South India called Mithra. Raya’s days were filled with going to school, playing with her cousins, and all of them listening to her Thatha’s stories on the veranda when the lights went […]
What does it mean to live an extraordinary life? Is it simply the opposite of ordinary—breaking free from the 9-to-5 routine, transcending the daily grind of survival and providing for family? Or is it something deeper—an imagination where we’re no longer confined by society’s expectations and limitations? Beyond Basic Survival In my vision of an […]
Past few days, I have been thinking of the time in 2010s. To be honest it was the peak of my life. I was so happy and fulfilled. Job was great, the people I worked with were wonderful and basically, I learned stuff like a sponge absorbing things from coding languages to different automation tools […]
Up.Down.Change remains. I know.Buddha knew.Still—it stings. Not drift—thrive. Hold less.Need less.Want less. Notice the urge.See the pull.Let it pass. Want less.Live more.
Run from your discomfortRun from your distrustRun from your painRun from your anxietyRun from your thoughts telling you all is no good. Run! Run until you feel you can stop yourself.Run! until you feel you can face your discomfort.Run! until you stand up to your thoughts. See them as the illusion they are.Trapped inside them […]
Do you enjoy your work?I’m asking sincerely — to everyone who wakes up, gets dressed, and logs into or walks into a 9-to-5 job every day. I’ll be honest: I don’t enjoy mine.And it’s not just the work itself — it’s the voice in my head that comes with it. My Mind at Work It […]
Felina always thought she was decent at her job—reliable, consistent, and capable of delivering results on time. When her manager asked her to join a new AI/ML team, she felt both honored and excited. After all, Artificial Intelligence was the frontier of innovation, and this opportunity could be career-defining. But there was one catch—Felina knew […]
If I were a tree,I would stand stilland observe the world. I would breathe in opposite of man in the morning,while resting like man at night. Truly, a wonder how I support a manto continue living on this planet that we both cherish. I would watch as my leaves bloom in spring, summer,change colors in […]
Maya wiped sweat from her brow as she sorted through the dusty boxes in her uncle’s attic. That’s when she spotted it—a spherical object wrapped in faded velvet. “What even is all this junk?” she muttered, unwrapping a perfectly round crystal ball. Maya shook it, expecting snow globe action. Nothing. “Is this from Crystal Maze?” […]
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