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If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

Seneca

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You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire

Seneca

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Statement : The general uncertainty principle states that the act of measuring sensitive variables in any system can alter them. Lesson : don't question how much she loves you, just know that she does.

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The Beas, makes for wonderful company to walk with. . . . #jhibi #manali #india #readwithaview #storiesofindia #traveldiaries #instahimachal #himachalpictures #river #valley #incredibleindia #nature #himachalpradesh #morningwalk #highwaystories

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Morning stroll finds. #flower #vscoindia #streetsofindia #morning #morningwalk #walk.

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Simple joys of life. Buying a new tea mug, rush home and drink tea from it. #tea #teacup #chai #simplejoys #simple #britishtea

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If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.

-The Alchemist.

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Each man kills the thing that he loves

-Oscar Wilde

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Theory of relativity. Time speeds up when you do nothing of significance.

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Don't have enough space where separate restrooms for men and women? just throw in separate door handles at least! #lazybum #brightidea #genius. #😅 @9gag @adhithyavijai. (at The Egg Factory)

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A designers woe.

As a designer, it seems to be the most important purpose of your life to sit and think through to the end of every possibility that can occur. Obsess over every little detail. Pursue every angle of thought like an obsessed fuck.

Then. The hardest part comes once all the contemplation is done. Once all the thousand variables are addressed, once all the demons of doubt are put to sleep. The bitch of a task starts. How do you simplify everything you have spilt yourself over, and make it so simple that it’s bullet proof in design and fool proof in its execution.

How do you compromise on detail, yet at the same time retain all the elements of your design?

And if this isn’t enough, you need to make your design so ordinary and obvious that nobody questions you. This comes at the cost of no appreciation.

So, You suck it up. You let it go.

6 months later, after much delay and rescheduling, the die comes out of fabrication. A physical object that was sculpted by your thoughts. By your obsessive thoughts. By your creativity. A result of your imagination, or the lack of it. The die is, both literally and metaphorically; cast.

The day for the proto run finally comes.

The anticipation in my head is exploding.

Ear plugs on and a helmet worn snugly on my head. I stand close to the one ton hammer.

I watch and twitch as I see the operators handle the die and load it onto the hammer.

The die is secured. All systems are a go.

The hammer motors squeals into life.

The first red hot billet pops out. The moment of truth.

It was symphony in motion. Every stage was perfect. I had the smoking hot part in my hand exactly 40 seconds later. Peering at every inch of the part with satisfaction. No form of appreciation could come close to the joy I was experiencing.

The line in-charge walks up to me and says… “It’s come out perfect! The part is very simple!”

I stared at him and smiled as I thought to myself, “Oh. You have no idea.”

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It is during the darkest times that we need to focus the most to see the light.

The Buddha.

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#sizematters. #sunday #outings. After a brisk climb, you sit there #humbled by the sheer scale of it all. #hills of #india. #tumkur.

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Walking down rain soaked roads of #bangalore. #mycity. All the shops closed early. All the hawkers back home. All the birds asleep. Everyone thanking the #rain #gods for the much deserved break from the lashing heat of summer. A #walk down these empty streets. Where all are gone and I walk alone. When there is nothing I would rather not have. I come to realise what really makes yern for this city. Yern to come back #home. When there is no more that you can remove, you realise how much you truly have.

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The #lonely #purple #flower. In solitude is often the best beauty. #weekend #lesson. #lifelessons.

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May all the chaos out there be the means to a glorious end. Else, at the least, provide entertainment.