What makes you different?

I know being a writer is no different. But my journey is different. Its unique to me.

Consider a rat who never came out of the hole fearing for his life. He stayed in the dark for years and died one day, unbeknownst.

Agree?

Why do certain religions consider menstruating women to be impure? Where did the concept of impurity stem from?

Don’t go to the gym because it’s a fitness fad.

Indeed, a number of other factors contribute to your uniqueness, but that’s for you to introspect.

What if he’d come outside?

Why am I losing interest to get a job and to all my desires because of this spiritual awakening? How do I get through life because of it?

Without experiments, is life worth it.

Even if that means disappointing your parents and teachers for some time, but believe you’ll eventually make them feel proud.

Do anything and everything because you like it. You love it. Do the things that make you go crazy. Things you’d barter your breath for. Things that make your life a rainbow.

Why can't white people just surrender their white privilege?

Honestly, there’s nothing that makes ‘me’ different.

I have always wanted to write things. Wrote poetry during my grad and reluctantly left it for preparation of a govt. exam because who’s got extra time for it.

Yes, I was not at all happy.

Is it painful for men to wear bras, panties, and tampons?

P.S. What’s your idea of being different? Do you have a different point of view?

Tried everything. A well-paying corporate job, govt. exams. Nothing provided me with security. I didn’t have time to myself. Hustling was my name. Didn’t go to parties, travel or anything. Didn’t talk to friends.

Long story short, here I am. Being a writer. Doing things I’d always love to do. Sharing my experiences of what I learnt.

In what ways is Bollywood becoming westernized?

Neither I’m Tesla, who got poor grades in school, nor I’ve grown to invent electric current that powers many electronic devices today. Nor I’m an entrepreneur who is the idea behind the Tesla cars.

I am an ordinary human being with the same body structure as you who are reading, you and I have the same material of what our bodies and brains are made up of.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu

Can a bride cheat on her groom at a wedding?

Don’t drink because everybody does today.

You can be fearful and still use it to tame your weaknesses and build your emotional strength.

Can you make it?

Why do people stop working towards achieving their dreams?

Everything has shaped me. Friends who gave me their pens and journals. Best friends I never made. Crush that made me write poems while he didn’t care. Romances I’ve missed. Opportunity to become an editor or a news correspondent I missed. I think all this has made me the writer I am.

All of it would have been different, and this life would mean something, at least for him.

Being different is being a weirdo. And being okay about it.

Trump always acts like he was forced to be president, that he was chosen by God. Why do we put up with this? This maniac can't focus and get his mind off of being asskissed like an emperor.

A govt. job could do it for me. Plus Money, plus security, plus prestige.

C’mon, it’s an opportunity to break the rules, stand out and become ONE of a kind.

Until the day I choose to listen to myself. I let my subconscious go wherever it wanted me to go. It was not just in dreams I wanted to live, but in real life. Not allowing others to cloud my personality, my ability, my inclination towards philosophy, knack to motivate others, and my indifference towards others’ opinions.

Why is the covert narcissist actively avoiding me when they see me everyday?

Become different not according to the world, but according to what you like and what you don’t.

So, keep on experimenting.

So, what actually makes us all different?

Is spinach easy to grow?

Don’t choose to be an engineer just because it pays well.

Don’t get a partner because you’re jealous of your friends.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde

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To take out these experiments, accept the asymmetry of your emotions, your eccentricities, aspirations and thoughts for what they actually are. Instead of filtering it through the social system, recognize the difference and apply it in your life.

What makes you YOU.

Not ignoring emotions because they can be destructive. Not underestimating your aspirations because society calls them second-rate.

What are the best self-care practices to improve mental health?

You know how all of this enlightenment came to me.

Being different is being okay with failure, so you know what the dessert of a win tastes like.

I experimented. A lot. And now I know I don't need more trials of this kind. I’m writing this today at just the right place from the comfort of my home while it rains outside. While a cold breeze rings music to my senses.

Why are Boomers so vehemently opposed to student loan forgiveness?

Being different is being a mess, yet being okay with it.

Not because people show it off and you have to follow the lead.

Otherwise, thank you for reading. It was fun writing to you all. Hope it helped you in more ways than one.

How should you handle a situation where your friend tells you they like someone who also likes you? Should you tell them or continue as normal?

He would have experienced the miracle called light. Maybe he got better food to eat. Then he got wounded. Then in search of balm, he travaled to the wilderness and found a party of rats, eaten to its heart’s content and danced the night out.

If you’ve read this far, let me tell you one more thing.

Experiences: What has happened to me? Have I led a normal life with two parents and two siblings? Yes. Breakups I’ve had. Friends I’ve made. School I have attended. Guides I’ve met. Places I’ve been.

"Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the ride." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Experiments: My life has been a group of experiments that failed to take off until I resorted to writing.

Anxious to get a job, I chose to do what was socially recommended for me. So, I tried. Being a govt. servant. Failed. A Research Scholar. Didn’t make it. A Professor. Guess what?

I always yearned to go for government jobs because I had a few relatives already into it and doing well with money and security. And here is me, with an arts background, uncertain about what to choose.

Take my word. You won’t regret it.