My Thinking

The Most Fragile Thing I Own: Why My Perception Needs Extra Care Most of the time, when I wonder about the most fragile thing around me, I end up with a different answer. If I find any fragile item, I will try taking extra care of it. For example, when handling electric bulbs , I take extra care so they don't fall and break. If I am handling Chinese clay pots , I will be extra careful. The list of items I consider fragile keeps growing without an end in sight. Sometimes I consider my life itself a fragile thing, as I'm not sure about the next moment. These are all things, whether physical or non-physical, that I try to treat with the required care. But none of the times did I consider my perception a fragile thing. Some people are so confident about their perception that they can bet on its stability. More or less, I was also the same, but now I am trying to change. The Illusion of a Stable View It’s beneficial if I manage to create a strong perception about anything and mak...

Two Paths from Crisis: Why Our "Mind State" Rules Our Reaction I recently watched the Bollywood film "My Name is Khan (MNIK)," starring Shahrukh Khan. Due to the significant controversy surrounding its release in India, I was curious to see it. Watching it immediately brought to mind another Bollywood film, "New York," which was released about a year prior. I noticed a powerful ideological contrast in the central stories of these two films, especially in how the protagonists reacted to a life-altering crisis. The Fork in the Road: Revenge vs. Resilience In New York , when the protagonist is detained and unjustly targeted by authorities, he is consumed by revenge . This path leads him down a destructive trajectory, turning him into a terrorist and ultimately resulting in the loss of his life and those closest to him. On the other hand, the protagonist in MNIK , facing similar wrongful detention and prejudice, chooses a path of cooperation and resilience ....