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Archives for April 2016

Lessons

April 19, 2016 Filed Under: Personal

Experience shapes life. We are who we are, not just because of what we can do, but also of what we cannot do and the lessons we learnt along the way. The lessons we learn colour the glasses with which we see the world. Though we wouldn’t have chosen those circumstances if it were upto us, it is only through them we would’ve learnt some lessons that serves us today. Some lessons that I learnt the hard way but have been useful to me:

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No Expectations

April 2, 2016 Filed Under: Philosophy

A friend recently declared he wanted to cultivate one thought process which he believed will give him peace – to have no expectations. A lofty and difficult goal. It reminded me of my trials with it. I had in the past and many times since then wanted to make this a part of my life but faltered. It’s now just a figment in my mind that keeps popping up whenever I expect and keep getting disappointed.

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