Stay Lit at Perspective

  A year ago, my mother had thrashed me well and got me admitted into RICE Education. I kept telling my mother, Government jobs are not my thing. But once I got into the competitive preparations, my viewpoint changed. I won’t deny, that Government jobs are still not my A-priority, but my English teacher from the company told me, that “the job will act as the pillar for your future endeavours . Once the publishing companies see that you are a marked Government employee, their perception of looking at your articles will change. You won’t need an agent or reference anymore. Your professional identity will be your biggest reference.” Since then, my perception towards the exams have changed highly too. Honestly sharing, I used to feel retarded among all those enlightened beings around me. So alert. So dedicated, so completely into cracking those exams. They even knew which state had how many vacant seats! I was like, “ beta, yahan tumhara kuch nahi ho sakta”. When I had first set fo...

We all love to sound practical. We love it when someone compliments us on our "sorted mind" & decisiveness. But, how far do we react practically when life goes out of track? We are aware that nothing in life is permanent. But then, where does this awareness blows away when the line of expiry date comes near? Do we react practically then?  Do you? It happens a lot. You have invested yourself a lot on something or (someone) . But now, it's on the edge of a dead end. And it hurts. Realising that all your efforts would dwindle hopelessly & nothing would stay- HURTS. BIG TIME! And it doesn't matter, how carefully or carelessly you had manifested that. Be it a assignment, a project, a business deal, your relationships- anything, just anything. What has to break, would eventually break.  Even a house falls down. Thanks to Earthquakes? No. No thanks. One can never thank the bitter realities. No matter how much you say, change is necessary & good. At some places in...