Frustration can take weird and varied forms. The most surprising angle is that you don’t even know it was frustration that made you do things unless you get out of that phase. One such thing happened to me… Somewhere between November 2019 and March 2020, I had started eating unhealthy heavy breakfast. It became an everyday affair. After my first class got over at around 8:30 AM, I used to go to this place to eat vadapav and not just one but two – two vadas and four pavs. To make matters worse, on some days I would eat two vadapavs followed by one plate of poha, and tea and cream-roll. It was just going out of control. After such a heavy breakfast, I would come home and eat lunch properly. The reason was that I couldn’t tell my breakfast stories at home because I knew I was making a huge mistake. I knew this all along but just couldn’t get a grip on the situation. My professional and personal life was mind-blowing but two elements in my personal life were not going as expected: First,...
Akshat went riding on his bicycle every morning. It was his habit. He found freedom in the pedals. While riding on the road, he came across a roadside restaurant. Every day when he passed the restaurant, he saw the owner pouring a hot steaming cup of tea and giving it to a beggar. He saw this every day. He was accustomed to seeing this happen once in a blue moon but every day, that surprised him. Out of curiosity, he once waited at the restaurant to talk to the owner about this. What the owner told him greatly changed his view: You see, there is a temple exactly opposite my restaurant. It is apparent that any person in the world wants a great start to a day and wishes the maximum profit in a day. To do the same, people have their own beliefs and way of starting their day’s trade. I had my way too. The very first cup of tea that I made was offered to god. I took the cup of tea to the edge of the road and pour it on the road, as if I was giving it to god to take his blessings and...