Sarama
In all these years, I had never wondered about Vibhisena’s wife. I got called to her attention via the dud movie, Adhipurush, where she plays an important part in Lakshmana’s recovery from Indrajit’s vicious attack. She is the one who raises to Rama’s attention, the existence of the Sanjeevani herb that can serve as an antidote to the poisonous wound. This beautiful character garnered controversy for the wrong reasons. Sarama is known to have had a close relationship with Sita when she was at...
Back on Course
Have said this a few times in my runner career which is far from illustrious. Having completed 9 full marathons, I am no douchebag either. But only 1/3 of these can I say that I have truly run strong. One of those was in Chicago and the other at Big Sur, the third at Sacramento, and maybe a fourth at San Francisco. But the other 5 have been gasps to the finish line or barely even a finish. Take the one in LA, which ended in Santa Monica, or the one which took me through a steep uphill finish ...
Happy 47th AK
AK would have been 47.. but alas! Still in my fond memories. Rushing to catch the same 5B bus as she would, walking back from Adyar Signal for a short furlong or two to Parameshwari Nagar and then a long trek back to my place.. Some things last such a short clock time and yet they last a lifetime in memory. This is an inversion of the Pareto principle where the most memorable incidents are also some of the most extreme emotions that one feels, whether pain, joy, success or of course, love. Re...
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Sarama
In all these years, I had never wondered about Vibhisena’s wife. I got called to her attention via the dud movie, Adhipurush, where she plays an important part in Lakshmana’s recovery from Indrajit’s vicious attack. She is the one who raises to Rama’s attention, the existence of the Sanjeevani herb that can serve as an antidote to the poisonous wound. This beautiful character garnered controversy for the wrong reasons. Sarama is known to have had a close relationship with Sita when she was at...
Back on Course
Have said this a few times in my runner career which is far from illustrious. Having completed 9 full marathons, I am no douchebag either. But only 1/3 of these can I say that I have truly run strong. One of those was in Chicago and the other at Big Sur, the third at Sacramento, and maybe a fourth at San Francisco. But the other 5 have been gasps to the finish line or barely even a finish. Take the one in LA, which ended in Santa Monica, or the one which took me through a steep uphill finish ...
Happy 47th AK
AK would have been 47.. but alas! Still in my fond memories. Rushing to catch the same 5B bus as she would, walking back from Adyar Signal for a short furlong or two to Parameshwari Nagar and then a long trek back to my place.. Some things last such a short clock time and yet they last a lifetime in memory. This is an inversion of the Pareto principle where the most memorable incidents are also some of the most extreme emotions that one feels, whether pain, joy, success or of course, love. Re...
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At the end of the day, what do we really control or influence? Where do we begin from? The pedestal or hole we find ourselves in, is partly dug or raised by us, but mostly it is a function of where we start from, what we have been through and how we have consumed what we are fed. Do we consume more than we produce? Could we produce more than we did? Would working harder yield better outcomes?
None of these are entirely in our hands, you realize after a few rodeos. Some that you labored through, others that you barely started but someone pulled the plug and yet others that you experienced escape velocity as someone sucked you up with them as they rose. You work your way through what you have, sometimes you strike that Eureka! moment and other times, you just get lost in the noise.
Life is like a game of UNO. You are dealt a set of cards, one in which you could land up with a near even distribution of colors, which sucks, or one where you have superpowers. The cards others are dealt might mean you can win with 2 or 3 of each color. Sometimes life deals you a reverse gear, other times you bear the burden of a “+4” or you might unleash those same powers on others. Regardless, you work with what you have, one card at a time, and hope that the next card you draw will give you a superpower. Like in the game, if you hold your top cards too long or miss an opportunity, you may get another, but you can’t count on it.
Food for thought and humbling that there is no real control over much.
At the end of the day, what do we really control or influence? Where do we begin from? The pedestal or hole we find ourselves in, is partly dug or raised by us, but mostly it is a function of where we start from, what we have been through and how we have consumed what we are fed. Do we consume more than we produce? Could we produce more than we did? Would working harder yield better outcomes?
None of these are entirely in our hands, you realize after a few rodeos. Some that you labored through, others that you barely started but someone pulled the plug and yet others that you experienced escape velocity as someone sucked you up with them as they rose. You work your way through what you have, sometimes you strike that Eureka! moment and other times, you just get lost in the noise.
Life is like a game of UNO. You are dealt a set of cards, one in which you could land up with a near even distribution of colors, which sucks, or one where you have superpowers. The cards others are dealt might mean you can win with 2 or 3 of each color. Sometimes life deals you a reverse gear, other times you bear the burden of a “+4” or you might unleash those same powers on others. Regardless, you work with what you have, one card at a time, and hope that the next card you draw will give you a superpower. Like in the game, if you hold your top cards too long or miss an opportunity, you may get another, but you can’t count on it.
Food for thought and humbling that there is no real control over much.
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