~Don't let December end so soon~
Wait wait wait, what do you mean you don’t remember me?
Hiiiiii everyone!! How are we doing?
I have brought to you a piece of my mind with this mail. Feel free to write back.
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Reflections:
(The part where I talk about a book I read.)
-from the Book: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
"I had mapped out this whole 40 year career for myself-the first 20 as a surgeon scientist, the last 20 as a writer. But now that I am likely well into my last 20 years, I don't know which career I should be pursuing."
After knowing he has cancer and that his life is limited tofew years, Paul got lost and yet in his struggle, he taught us to face mortality.
When his wife points out to him, "Don't you think saying goodbye to your child will make your death more painful?"
He replied by saying, "Wouldn't it be great if it did?"
And this book made me think deep into living. Life isn't about avoiding suffering. "The easiest death wasn't necessarily the best." Life is about acceptance and living to its fullest with meaning and if it makes leaving more painful then congratulations, you lived well. "Life is not about avoiding suffering, it's about finding meaning."
Paul is a testimony of courage. He wrote this book while going through his chemo. It was a race against time. And he couldn't complete the book; that's how real it is. Sad, I know. This book is Paul's gift to the world. I thought I should definitely tell you about this book:) Because we all are Paul. We don't know when we will be gone.
"Because I would have to learn to live in a different way, seeing death as an imposing itinerant visitor but knowing that even if I'm dying, until I actually die, I am still living."
Ok that's a strange start to a newsletter; talking about the end, I agree:)
Some resources I followed with this book:
*TedX talk by Lucy Kalanithi (Paul's wife) ‘'What makes Life worth living in the face of death'’
*SuperSoul Short: When Breath Becomes Air
Oh btw Paul’s father was a Christian from South India and his mother was a Hindu. Ok, enough. No more reveals. (Last: They settled in US. Ok sorry. Don’t worry, I have revealed nothing;))
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Captured just in time
On a mild cold November morning, I found myself getting late for the Pushpak airport shuttle. Strange name 'Pushpak'. Pushpak was the Ravana's vehicle when he kidnapped Sita maa. Anyway, I grabbed my morning fruit whatever was left and hurried. I reached the airport early; thanks to Ravana’s vehicle :p. Having found a quiet place in my terminal, I started peeling off my banana. Just then, a boy stopped by a dustbin and just stood there. With banana halfway down my mouth, I looked up to see what was happening. This cute boy was confused which dustbin to choose. I smiled and spoke out ‘tdhere tdhere tdhaaat onnne’. He threw his cute waste into the blue dustbin, gave me a confused look and went away.
Few minutes later, he brought his little sister who threw the tiny chocolate wrapper in her little hands in the blue dustbin.
(Should I name this short writing as The Blue Bin? Anyway, this was a small incident that made me click, oh btw I love random clicks. Feel free to share yours. There's story is random clicks:) ) ______________________________
Personal Ramblings
Will I ever return to Instagram?Probably yes. But I don’t think I will be the same person ever again. Social media is great only as long we are controlling it. When the algorithms try to understand us and manipulate us, it’s toxic and I am happy to live without it. In fact, I permanently deleted my personal account. I want to go online in real life. That’s my personal decision. How do you manage your social media usage? I would love to know your views. You might see me come back next year and post about books but that’s the only thing I want to use it for right now. Oh btw, do you know why Instagram reduces the reach? These platforms earn through advertisements and if a business gets more reach, they would spend less on advertising...oops you get it;)
On an ending note, when you understand how short and unpredictable our life is, you want to live to the fullest. Don’t let December end so soon. Live your life like it really matters because it does. And it's short too. Feel every emotion.
Thank you for reading! Seriously? You read till here? Naah I don’t believe it:p
Take care and keep shining!
Nishant (or Nish or Bookishnish)
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