Random musings on random topics from rabb to sabb...
TRR: Are You Actually Sorry or just Sad? We all know the feeling. The heavy sinking in your chest, the endless replays of a scenario in your head, the frustration of wishing you could just rewind the clock. Regret is an unavoidable human experience. But the next time you find yourself spiraling into that dark space, it is worth pausing to ask yourself a hard, uncomfortable question: Is this regret…
ITC: Why true mastery awakens artistry in others We spend our lives surrounded by masterpieces. We walk through museums, stream brilliant films, and listen to vocalists who can bend notes into impossible shapes. Most of the time, our reaction is simply to marvel. We consume. We applaud. We share it with a friend. We move on. But every so often, you encounter a piece of art that bypasses the…
LMM: Why your friends are your real finish line In 1954, Roger Bannister did something the world believed was impossible. He ran a mile in under four minutes. For years, athletes, coaches, and even scientists thought the human body simply could not do it. It was considered a biological wall. But the strange thing is what happened after. Once Bannister broke it, others started doing it too.…
MFS: How Mukhtiyar Ali creates grandeur from almost nothing There is a specific kind of magic that does not require a PR team, a high-fidelity studio, expensive cameras, or a million-dollar marketing budget. It is the kind of magic born in silence. The kind that survives generations, longing, silence and time itself. It lives in a small village called Pugal near the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan.…
For a long time, I lived on borrowed reasons. And it didn’t happen only in big decisions. It happened in small, everyday choices too. If a place looked good in someone’s story, I wanted to go there. If everyone was trying something, I felt I should too. If something was trending, I assumed it must be worth my time. I now know this is common. Many of us do it in different ways: joining things…
Crime and Compassion: You Don’t Need the Punishment There is a strange cruelty many of us practice daily, and we don’t even notice it. We forgive others easily. We encourage beginners. We understand that learning takes time. But when it comes to ourselves? We become harsh critics. Unforgiving judges. Relentless pessimists. Especially if you are someone who overthinks, who lives with constant…
O&T: In Defense of Thoughtful Comparisons There’s a phrase people reach for almost instinctively when they want to dismiss a comparison: “That’s like comparing apples and oranges.” It sounds reasonable. Even wise, sometimes. But more often than not, it’s used too casually, almost as a reflex to shut down a conversation rather than engage with it. And that’s where my issue begins. The Lazy Escape…
M vs L: The Shift That Defines Real Education From the very beginning of school, most students are quietly trained to chase marks. Gold stars, report cards, ranks, percentages all become the currency of validation. It is not really their fault. When a child is consistently rewarded for scoring well rather than understanding deeply, they naturally begin to equate marks with intelligence and…
M&M: What love means - from an old Japanese author to a Rajasthani folk singer and everything in between Love is a slippery thing. It refuses definition, resists containment, and yet somehow threads itself through every culture, every language, every quiet human moment. From the hushed, introspective worlds of Haruki Murakami to the earthy, echoing songs of a Rajasthani folk voice like Muktiyar,…