1 day agoThink To Act. Act Not To Think.You desire to think but the demand is to act. What the heckles! — Thinking, Reading and Writing are habits more than character. You get into one and you will find yourself naturally and conveniently converting all life experiences into them. Likewise, if you break the discipline you will find yourself easily ignoring them and getting lost in the hubbubs of the ‘real’ world…Thinking3 min read
Published in Thoughts And Ideas·May 5We Writers of TodayWe are this, that, everything — and nothing. — A writer has to read. It’s how heshe knows what others have thought and done, it’s how heshe compares what heshe has thought and done with others and eventually enhance and grow himherself (the English language needs to fix a common term to denote humans beyond gender, doesn’t it?). While…Writer3 min read
May 1Life > CareerA nice career is for a nice life. Life is not a tool for a nice career. — An interviewer asks the Iranian Film Director Abbas Kiarostami how he would like his legacy as a filmmaker /artist to be. In other words, he asks Abbas what he would like to be remembered by. Abbas then gives a reply in a classic Abbas way: …my pleasure is in my…Life4 min read
Apr 27Where Is This Thing Called Truth?So many claims, Such incomplete satisfaction! — I was feeling quite unlike anything I have ever felt before during my evening walk today. Nothing special, just different. As I reached towards the termination of the walk, I took a break and stood by the street inhaling whatever it is I inhale. What if I am fated to…Truth2 min read
Apr 20What Is A Poet? — According To John KeatsA Poet is a complete Human! — Here’s John Keats in his poem ‘Where’s the Poet? Show him, show him’ writing about poets:Poetry2 min read
Apr 15What Is Virtue Anyway?Can we select and manage our own virtues? — The Thesaurus in Merriam Webster defines virtue as such: a quality that gives something special worth But I like to define virtue as such: a quality that you either have or want to have in yourself In the traditional sense, this ‘special worth’ of Merriam Webster is socially given. If…Virtue3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Apr 11Why Is A Billionaire Obsessed With Mars?Forget Martian Romanticism — it is about fear of mortality! — Far too often Medium feeds me articles about a certain American Billionaire who apparently cares a lot about humanity. While I ignore most articles with that person’s name or image (as I have already read a lot and have found they all sing the same disgusting hymn) at times I…Mars3 min read
Apr 7The G.O.A.T IronyYou worship your entertainers and you are ruled by them. This is because you feel tiny without them. — The modern scientifically trained democratic man wants to mock and laugh at all gods and kings ‘Haha, gods are dead. It all started with a big bang, duh!’ says he. ‘Haha, kings are dead. Long live the market!’ says he. And yet look at the irony: The same modern man…Life4 min read
Apr 4Introducing A Nepali Genius: DevkotaHis society didn’t get him. A westerner called him a geographical mistake. Here’s Devkota for you: A poet, a writer, a genius. — In Nepal, it is difficult to find an intellectual unstained by Hindu/Buddhist or some sort of political ideology. This tendency might be a global phenomenon, yet, in Nepal, it stretches to a nauseating degree, so much so that you can correctly guess an intellectual’s entire idea-set by merely knowing his/hers…Poetry6 min read
Apr 3Watching A Cricket Tournament (IPL) With SkepticismWhat is professional sports all about? — I avidly followed professional sports once upon a time — especially cricket. I ‘liked/adored/followed’ teams, players: their style, etc. And then philosophical interests kicked in and I began questioning the essence of my so-called passion for sports. I found ignorance and vulgarity down there so I resisted and stopped! Until…last…Ipl6 min read
