A Random Muser
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Make Sure Your Sacrifices Are Valued
A sacrifice means an act of giving up something of value for the sake of others. You can sacrifice your time, money, any possession etc, for the benefit of others. These ‘others’ that I refer to can be family, friends, siblings, co-workers, or obscure strangers for the purpose of a good cause. When we give…
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Beauty Is Not Just Skin Deep
Beauty is not just about having lustrous skin, clear complexion, slim physique, glossy hair, perfect posture, excellent bone structure etc. These are the parameters used by many to decide on beauty standards. But, to achieve these standards of beauty, we require more strength and character than we realise. To appear beautiful and maintain this image…
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How True Are Our Prayers?
“Atmasuddhi leni acaramadi ela ?bhandasuddhileni pakamelachittasuddhileni Sivapujalelara ?visvadabhirama vinura Vema !” This poem was written by Yogi Vemana. Yogi Vemana is a famous Telugu ascetic. He wrote a series of poems that spread wisdom, morality, and ethics based on the social fabric of south Indian society in the 17th-century. His poems highlighted the flaws and…
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Do Your Duty, Leave The Rest To God
We all aim to succeed at every endeavour we take up. We plan, strategize, work hard, make all necessary corrections and wade past every hardship only with the intent to succeed. Yet, despite all our good intentions, good work and effort, there are many instances where we are faced with failure. The first advice or…
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Karma Strikes When You Are Down
We Indians are well known for our belief in karma and fate. Plainly speaking, karma is what we do in life; our actions, that are driven by an intention. However, in everyday parlance, kama is used as a way to refer to payback. Everybody says karma’s a bitch, and I thought that they were just…
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What I Want And What I Get
I want recognition for my hard workI want applause for a job well doneI want the admiration of my friendsThen why do I get uncomfortable in the spotlight I want to look good in my dress & makeupI want to be the best-looking person aroundI want to have the best skin and figureThen why do…
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Back In The Day, When I Was Young…
Most conversations with elders and senior citizens, neighbours or relatives winds down to the statement,” back in my days, things were…..”I always took that statement as an indicator of the age of the person I am speaking to. This made me feel young, however, I recently used this statement while speaking to an office colleague.…
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Originality
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” Herman Melville I have recently come across this quote from the American novelist, by the name Herman Melville that said, ” It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation”. He is basically saying that it is better to be…
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Doing What You Want, When You Want To
All of us would love it if we could do whatever comes to our mind or takes our fancy at that moment. Alas, the truth is that we cannot do it most of the time. Propriety, social decorum, law, family obligations, moral responsibilities etc, are always holding us back. Having said that, we come across…
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My Thoughts On The World Right Now
I came to the conclusion that to help with this situation, I should get back to doing my job of staying at home and working to make things easy for the ones who are fighting it. There is no point in going on the streets protesting, spreading hatred, conspiracies and fake news. The best help…
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Perseverance
I found this quote the other day. I felt that it was telling me to rethink an earlier post I had made regarding quitting. Quitters Are Not Losers. Reading this quote, “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will…
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Don’t Waste Your Forgiveness On Everyone
Many people offend us or hurt us in different ways, all through our life. Some of them apologize for this, some don’t even realize that they have hurt us need to apologize. But, how many times do we forgive people wholeheartedly? I do not mean saying the words, “It’s alright” or “All is forgiven”. I…
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