THE ART OF CHANGING

We all have wished for life to turn from tragic to magic “overnight” at least once in our life. “Yeah, cause life’s just that kind.” – Ross (S2:E24, F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) There’s no loss in wishing though. Btw, let me tell you a fact: people are making a business out of our wishes, especially this one. Tell me you haven’t come across a single video on YT or Instagram saying, “Do this, if you want to change your life.” There are thousands of them. I’m no different than you. I scroll a lot. I’ve watched multiple reels & posts on Instagram where someone claims that a certain video, quote or a person has changed their life. I give such reels some special attention. It never seems to make any difference for me. I kept wondering, “What the heck is wrong with me? Why don’t any of these things leave an impact strong enough to change my life?” On a very serious note, I do find some of them really inspiring. I save them or share them with myself. Promise myself to work on it. I feel excited for li...

There was a time when making choices felt important and hard. But we did it anyway. We chose what we thought was right, right in the moment, and we lived with it. Then time changed, situations changed, and so did the choices. This time, though, it feels harder than before, because now we have to choose at the cost of our identity. That’s a big deal, but it matters. I was in the second year of my graduation when I started writing these #s. Yes, this isn’t the first time I’m writing #001. Back then, I used to jot down the day’s experiences in a tiny diary; an experience that taught me something that day. You could call it an experience, a realization, or simply a perspective on an incident. I felt like sharing it, so I would write it, click a picture, and post it on WhatsApp status. I managed only three #s before I decided to stop. Why? Because one of my closed ones told me to. I was already nervous about posting, especially since I got almost no responses. I began to doubt whether I was...