‘A ship is always safe at the shore, but that’s not what it’s built for.’ Each individual’s life is like that of Sita. We all have a Lakshman Rekha around us. The question lies in what we do about it. Do we stay put or try and help the deer…

‘If you live for people’s acceptance, you will die from their rejection.’ I’ve thought long and hard about my stance on this topic. Is it wrong to seek someone else’s approval on something you’ve showcased? And like every other topic in this world, the answer lies somewhere in the middle. …

‘A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because its trust is not on the branch but its own wings.’ As school phased out from hybrid to offline, so did our assessments. Our first test in English was a verbal analysis of a poem we…

No distance can separate a grandparent’s love. May it be across the hall, across the city, or across the heavens. This piece of writing may virtually limit my audience to a collection of 3 people (one of whom doesn’t enjoy reading English), but I’m still going to give it a…

“The eyes of others are our prison… and their thoughts are our cages.” The moment we stop thinking about what the world around us is doing, we can escape their grasp on us. Unfortunately, in today’s increasingly competitive society, with parents wanting to register their children in preschools even before…

“Words are unique­ — they can plant gardens or burn whole forests down.” There aren’t many topics that I feel strongly about. I usually have similar opinions to the majority, so I don’t have to present them publicly. But this is one such topic that is highly prevalent in today’s…

“Perfection is boring. Getting better is where all the fun is.” Everyone wants to be perfect or have something perfect. I tend to disagree. Perfection is merely an idea; it’s just motivation to keep going. The moment we call something ‘perfect,’ by definition, means it’s faultless, which puts a damper…

“Sadly, the only way we learn how to appreciate people is upon losing them.” I know your mind would have first darted to that one person you lost those many years ago, or someone who you are separated from in these trying COVID times, but the one’s I want to…

“Let your joy be in your journey — not in some distant goal.” Now that’s been a common misconception, hasn’t it? “Finish this term and then enjoy! Finish this year, and then enjoy! Finish college, and then life’s yours! Get a job, and then no worries! After retirement, nothing to…