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A Few Steps from Home, A Lifetime of Faith

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Some bonds are formed not in conversation, but in quiet trust. Some companions never speak — they just walk beside you, through every chapter of life. Hanuman Temple As you grow older, simple things begin to hold deeper meanings. When I was a kid, I would visit the Hanuman temple near the Malleswaram Railway Station almost every day. I’d do my pradakshanams — the quiet circumambulations — and whisper to Lord Hanuman to help me do the right thing. Over time, the visits became less of a request and more of a rhythm — part of the everyday music of life. Just a short walk from home, the temple stood like a familiar friend. And yet, it became more than a place — it became a witness. Every important moment in my life was somehow tied to that small shrine. Before paying my exam fee, I would stop there. Before collecting my hall ticket for the tenth and twelfth board exams — it went straight to Hanuman’s feet first. Before campus placements. Befor...

The idea of success

There is always talk of success getting into your head.  But then, there is this fundamental question of what exactly is success.  It varies from people to people, and also, you have short term and long term successes.  Honestly, I have never pondered as to where I want to be twenty years from now or for that matter, even five years from now.  There is a goal lurking in somewhere, but I don't think about it day and night.  I want to live in the present, and that is perhaps as hard as not thinking about the future.  It's not easy. You meet the person you like, you decide to spend the rest of your life together.  Then, there is children, education and what not.  These things happen over time.  As for wealth, anybody who works in any industry for thirty years is going to accumulate more than he or his family needs.   There are ways to spend your life, and each is governed by his ambition and desire to do things that he thinks will impa...