100: Superfluity
Electric cars are eerily silent, and by nature, have little vibration. Luxury cars, with their noise cancellation and other hi-tech engineering, offer almost the same level of quietness and smoothness as electric vehicles. But a fascinating and paradoxical observation has emerged—such supposedly comfortable cars cause more fatigue in passengers than ordinary ones. The reason lies in the absence of sensory engagement. Sound in cars provides auditory stimuli to the brain, keeping it subtly alert. Vibrations gently stimulate the body, offering a sense of presence and activity. These dynamic sensory inputs from the driving environment enhance alertness and prevent monotony. But in these superlatively comfortable cars—where neither mind nor body is stirred—passengers often feel a creeping monotony that leads to fatigue and drowsiness. It's a quiet irony: too much of a good thing can indeed become self-defeating.
99: Thresholds
How would it feel if your private life no longer remained private? It's a suffocating experience. Privacy is not a luxury—it is a fundamental necessity for every person, everywhere. Yet, can we truly be certain we possess it? Unseen, our lives may be drifting into the public domain, watched—scrutinized—without consent. Even behind closed doors, refuge is not guaranteed. When a right so elemental cannot be protected, the consequence is a society robbed of its soul. The finer elements of life—dignity, culture, morality—wither. And with their departure, civilization edges toward collapse.
98: Threshold
Thresholds, whether physical or metaphorical, dominate our lives. We arrive through the threshold of birth and depart through the threshold of death. In between, we cross countless others—each one shaping the texture and quality of our journey. Physical thresholds separate us from tangible spaces; metaphorical ones, from invisible states of being. These metaphorical transitions, subtle yet profound, define the essence of who we become. To enter the wrong threshold is to risk chaos; to choose the right one is to align with grace. It is wisdom and discernment that guide us toward those portals that elevate the soul—and make our lives sublime.
97: Authentic AI
AI isn’t truly AI if it merely dishes out data accurately from stupendous amount of datasets; rather, it gains the status of a super powerful chatbot. Genuine AI functions like the human brain, producing human-like outputs.
96: Comic Horror
A haunted house at night, with its creepy ambience and dark desolation, can send chills down the spine. This creepiness has the power to strip us bare, revealing our elemental selves. It's this very sensation that draws people to experience horror in haunted houses or celebrate Halloween. Ironically, the commercialization of Halloween has diluted its essence. The Halloween theme, born from our primal desire to confront fear, has devolved into a clownish spectacle, losing its depth and tone.
95: Future Transport
Get into the sleek transparent pod and close the hatch. Recline into the comfortable seat in the spacious, airy interior and set your destination. The pod will transport you at luminous and even super-luminous speeds, capable of braking or changing direction instantly. Yet, enveloped in a quantum vacuum cocoon, the pod exists in superposition—static within its own dimensional bubble, even as the bubble itself moves through our dimension. A controlling impulse, known as hyper-relativistic local-dynamic space motion, applied to one side of the bubble, effortlessly accelerates both bubble and pod to any speed—even the speed of light. It may sound like a scene from a science fiction movie—but perhaps, not too far into the future, this could become a reality.
95: Devils in Disguise
Parents are revered as embodiments of divinity, a notion hardly exaggerated. Yet, disturbing news reports occasionally surface, leaving people stunned and perplexed: parents ravaging the lives of their own children. In their most cunning and deceptive form, devil at times can masquerade as a parent. Real parents never act that way.
94: Digital Deception
They’re invisible—their weapons invisible—yet these elusive invaders breach borders unseen. No one is immune. They steal secrets of cutting-edge technologies from the most secured digital vaults. The general populace lies helpless, like weeds before wildfire. This is the digital realm: A domain where societies, deceptively assured behind flimsy passwords, expose themselves unknowingly. They eavesdrop. They observe—silently, without consent. And yet, in oblivion, humanity leaps aboard the digital bandwagon. Is there a way out? Yes—an ancient defense against this tech-savvy enemy still stands. Only the timeless virtues of prudence and discernment can shield you. Not firewalls—but wisdom.
93: Deception
Can billionaires be cheated? Of course, they can be. In corporate deals, we find numerous such instances. Luxury brands sell goods at prices far higher than their material or engineering value, offering instead a sense of exclusivity and snob appeal—ensuring them high profit margins. Many billionaires queue up to buy these, awed by their rarity and brand value. No wonder many discerning billionaires prefer mass-market products over luxury goods. Not just billionaires—politicians, artists, thinkers, or anyone else—no one is immune to being cheated. Deception does not distinguish between rich and poor, or between the powerful and the weak. Isn't there a way to avoid it? Of course, there is. Prudence and discernment can rescue us from such snares. But these virtues arise only when we are not carried away by the allures of the external world.
Gutlessness
Shallow people require a leader who embodies their own vacuity and powerlessness. This enables them to manipulate and exploit such a leader, bending them to their every whim and desire. In stark contrast, worthy individuals find themselves stifled and suffocated under the ineptitude of such leaders.
91: Holidaying
Four days, five nights. Five days, four nights. Such phrases have become the norm for holidaying. In the rush of modern schedules, we carve out sharp-edged breaks, managing them with professional precision, stuffing in as much gratification as time permits. These getaways often carry a snob value—measured in the exoticity of the location, the count of excursions, and the price tag of the package. In this pursuit, the real purpose is stifled. True relaxation is unplanned, unhurried, and free of cost. It can seep quietly into your life at any moment, if only you care to notice. A thirty-minute walk to an obscure place can revive you more deeply than the most sophisticated jaunt.
90: Rock
You are the skeleton—not the spindly kind, but a well-endowed one—of the Earth and the planets. From you, everything—well, almost—originated. The fertile land that nurtures life and the sand that whispers through deserts are remnants of your ancestors. The living, evolving surface of the Earth finds its origins in you. You are a dynamic, shifting skeleton—cracking and fusing in different avatars—and when you do, the surface trembles. In your domain lie all treasures. Mountains and ridges stand proudly because of you. You are rock – the primal force that shapes the world.
89: Jealousy
Creepy and stealthy, jealousy can quietly seep into the personality of any individual. Yet, there are those who remain untouched by its shadow. Jealousy can grip you and delude you into actions that betray your dignity—things you would never ordinarily do. It thrives when one views the world through the lens of comparison. One becomes envious of those they perceive as superior or as surpassing them in some way. But a stoic remains content within themselves, never slipping into this corrosive comparative mode. They conserve their energy to better their own condition—for in the end, jealousy wounds the one who harbors it.
88: Petrichor
Fairy of incense, ethereal and ecstatic, manifests on virgin, fertile ground when she takes her heavenly shower. You manifest from her drenched body with a heavenly, earthy aroma. Your soft, aromatic presence recharges and intoxicates the living sphere with a delicate spirit. You are petrichor, the eternal companion of new rain.
87: Bone China
Bone china cutlery—many vegetarians squirm at the thought. For some, its origin from bones renders it forbidden. Those who avoid animal products for health or hygiene may feel indifferent, but for those who see consumption a taboo, the mere idea unsettles them. Yet, they overlook a crucial truth—bone ash is merely a remnant, transformed beyond recognition. No trace of its former self remains. Subjected to temperatures soaring beyond a thousand degrees, it is purified in fire, stripped of all semblance of life. If ordinary flames are deemed a perfect purifier, then this relentless, searing heat refines beyond reproach. What remains is not bone nor beast but a material reborn—perfectly suited for all, even the most unwavering vegetarian.
86: Jerry Can
Pour the liquid into the can, tighten the cap, and lift it by the inbuilt handle. When needed, you can pour out the contents just as easily—no funnel required. Its design ensures it stays leak-proof. This is the iconic Jerry can, widely preferred for its versatility. The Germans developed it in the 1930s. At the time, the Allied forces were using a cumbersome container—difficult to fill, harder to carry, and frustrating to pour from. They were notorious for leaking. The Allied troops discovered the German cans among captured equipment and quickly recognized their brilliance. Colloquially referring to Germans as "Jerries," they named the can accordingly: the Jerry can. Soon, the Allies began imitating the design, crafting their own versions. The Jerry can travelled far with them, reaching distant shores, and was widely adopted for its enduring utility.
85: Live Road
How would it feel if a cityscape were crisscrossed by giant conveyor belts—stretching from every place to every other? The belts would rotate slowly near the pavements, their speed rising gradually toward the far edge—two belts moving in opposite directions. People would drive their cars onto the belts, the vehicles standing still as the city flowed beneath them—choosing the faster lane for long distances, the slower edge for short hops. There would be no accidents, no traffic snarls. Cities would breathe again—dust-free, silent, and unpolluted. But would you tolerate sitting in your luxury chariot, staring at the tail of a puny hatchback?
84: The Sun
You are bright, beautiful, and brilliant—regarded as a divine embodiment. Though you may be considered average in your own realm, to them, you are extraordinary. Your nine offspring—nine sons and daughters—spin around you, some drawn close, others keeping their distance. Your daughter is one in a billion,
a radiant being with countless offspring—your grandchildren. You bless them all equally, nurturing them with your life-giving light. At times, you are harsh, but even in sternness, your aim is to discipline, to guide. You are the Sun.
83: Obedience
Does the river shape its banks, or do the banks shape the river? When we dictate the flow, we risk stifling its essence. Obedience is often heralded as the cure for society’s ills—a virtue demanded by those who, paradoxically, may have built their own legacy upon defiance. Obedience, however, is no true architect of growth; it confines rather than nurtures. Children, like streams, need discipline, not mere compliance, to shape a wholesome and resilient character. Yet, in institutions and beyond, we impose obedience—physically, through commands, and mentally, through rigid knowledge systems pre-carved by others. The consequences, more often than not, prove disastrous.
82: Spoiled Legacy
You believe in being friendly with everyone, causing harm to none, and naturally expect the same kind of reciprocation. Yet, you may be shocked to discover that some people, without any conceivable reason, harbour enmity towards you. Not that they stand to gain anything—it's just a clingy, itchy habit, embedded in their genes, handed down through generations. A potent personality can overcome the dictates of their genetics, but these weak characters fall victim to their sick inheritance. Unaware, they merely display the flaws of their lineage. So, do not react—pity them. But at the same time, keep your guard.
81: Sound
The ominous howl of the air-driven siren pierces the silence—then the Stuka bomber swoops down, striking with chilling precision. It was neither swift nor agile, yet it became one of the most successful bombers of the Second World War. A considerable portion of its success can be credited to the terrifying sound it emitted during its dive—an eerie shriek that shattered calm and demoralised the enemy. War cries are as old as conflict itself. They rally the spirit of one side while sowing fear in the other. Sound, in its many forms, holds a strange dominion over the human psyche. Composed with intent, it can stir courage, summon sorrow, or lull the mind into peace. In this way, sound becomes more than sensation—it becomes influence. With it, one might shape not only a mood, but a mind. Perhaps even a society.
80: The British Empire
Empires rise and fall, and their expansion has mostly ridden on the tide of bloody battles. Among them, the British Empire stood tallest, at one point stretching across a quarter of the Earth’s landmass. Unlike others, their expansion relied less on brute force and more on calculated strategy—though they were indeed formidable warriors backed by technological superiority. Master strategists that they were, the British resorted to every conceivable means to realise their ambitions. The government extended full support—and a free hand—to traders, even to pirates. Pirates dominated maritime routes, while traders set up shop in distant lands. Once a foothold was established, merchants bought land, swayed local powers, and, in time, the government followed. The flag came last—but inevitably.
79: Rum Pum Pum
The phrase ‘Rum pum pum’ is a magical, rhythmic onomatopoeia that transcends geographical boundaries and echoes through the ages. Its enduring charm lies in evoking a joyous vibe, universally appealing to people across cultures and generations. A driver, with basic musical sense, little appreciation for Western music, and not much education, once requested his employer to give him that ‘Rum pum pum’ song. He was referring to the American folk song, ‘Oh Suzanna’, which doesn’t feature this phrase. However, the vibe of the song convinced his rustic imagination that the song features it. Though it wasn’t part of the song, it nevertheless gave the song desirability.
78: Wobbly Ego
Ego is volatile. It keeps changing its avatar to adapt to situations; sometimes arrogant, sometimes humiliatingly humble. Self-respect is a different ball game altogether. It stands like a stoic in various situations.
77: State of the Society
A father's enthusiasm to name his newborn led him to solicit suggestions on social media, specifying a particular starting letter. The response was overwhelming, but disturbingly, only thirty percent of the suggestions were genuine. The remaining seventy percent were laced with humiliating insults. While it's tempting to label the father as naive, it's equally possible that his love for the baby simply blinded him to the potential pitfalls. After all, numerous websites offer exhaustive lists of names, and AI can even generate unique and melodious options on demand. The disturbing residue of this incident, however, is the bleak reflection it casts on the state of our society.
76: Valuable Five Seconds
Observing traffic for a day, one realizes how people save time for their productive pursuits. They risk their lives and the lives of others to save less than five seconds. Yes, each reckless maneuver can save a maximum of five seconds; after all, time is so valuable.
75: Crafty Learners
Students are cunning. In their dark humours and twisted games, they turn their teachers into mincemeat. It’s a blessing in disguise for teachers as in the face of these sharp-witted students, teachers clam up without a hint of remorse and dispose the smart ones with superficial teaching. But the humble students awaken their teaching instincts, and they open up before them with all their goodness.
74: Gilded Pursuit
Is it worth chasing a lifestyle that far surpasses the one we were born into? While a gradual ascent, once the basic necessities of life are met, is understandable, to reach higher without resorting to nefarious means, you must toil long and hard, sacrificing precious moments of your fleeting life. Money seldom solves problems. In truth, it often entangles life in deeper complications. Look closely at the lives of the rich; wealth tends to magnify problems rather than dissolve them. The magic balm for a happy life is contentment.
73: Mother And Spouse
A father is often considered a divine figure by his daughter, and similarly, a mother is regarded as equally angelic by her son. Mothers love their sons not merely as earthly beings but with a love that can be described as angelic. For sons, their mother's love is akin to that of a goddess.The love for a mother cannot be equated with the love for a wife. A wife is an earthly partner and, as such, is loved in the manner of an earthly being. The love for a mother and a wife is distinct and incomparable.
72: Nobility
An eighteen-year-old girl once told her father that if he ever wanted to buy her something, he’d be better off helping stray animals and birds instead. She spends half of a laborer’s income on animals, birds, needy children, and occasionally, needy adults, knowing well that humans are a notorious species. She shuns the spotlight, moving about without makeup, wearing simple clothes, and living an austere life. In a humble conversation with their driver, she mentioned that her dresses cost much less than his daughter’s. If parents raise their children with such values, they may not become wealthy, but they’ll certainly grow into happy, self-respecting individuals.
71: Plastics
Plastics deceived us. When they first arrived—as bakelite and in other forms—we hailed them as revolutionary and versatile, a miraculous solution to safeguard the environment by replacing natural materials. They mesmerized us with their beauty, their malleability, their promise. And for a time, they fulfilled our desires. Yet, before our glazed, blinded eyes, they were weaving something sinister. Slowly, steadily, they seeped into the biosphere, poisoning the very fabric of life. They proved themselves the perfect Trojan horse—not for conquest, but for corruption of the natural world.
70: Rabbit Hole
Living in sterile sophisticated rabbit holes have become the norm for humans. Aren't they sophisticated rabbits with sterile minds? The rabbits are better off in their natural rabbit holes.
69: Sacred Mother
A woman in her forties, a landlady, rents out parts of her premises. Landladies usually send a chill down the spines of tenants, but this woman was different. Being a good cook, she generously shared whatever she prepared with her tenants. Some college students were staying with her, and she would wait for them and have lunch only after feeding them. A fifty-year-old tenant was rebuked by his wife and sent off without lunch. Seeing this, tears welled up in her eyes. She called him and fed him. The fifty-year-old man always addressed the forty-year-old woman as "Mother"! Indeed, she was one of the most beautiful women.
68: Air
You are ethereal, invisible—an imp, a spirit. You permeate every space; omnipresent, you are. Your unseen presence sustains life; nature bends to your tune and blooms. You are the healer, the purifier, the alchemist. The demons that soar above—you burn them with your invisible shield, repelling them as they near, enveloping all. But when angered, you become the fast and the furious, rushing wild, untamed, relentless. You are air—the elixir.
67:Humanistic Cats
Cats are possibly the most human of all animals. Pamper them, feed them, and pet them – the moment they feel they can, they'll scratch you or bite you.
66: Graceful Feminity
An unassuming woman in her fifties, with a plump figure and plain features, radiated warmth and kindness from her very being. Her ordinary attire belied the extraordinary compassion that shone from her face. She shared her life with a furry tribe of twenty cats, yet her demeanor was reminiscent of a loyal dog – always grateful, always beaming with affection for everyone she met. Her surroundings were infused with her kindness, creating a sense of serenity. Fittingly, she was a doctor, healing bodies and touching hearts. To those who knew her, she was one of the most beautiful women, inside and out.
65: Bubbles
Bubbles are wondrous, their delicate membranes dazzling with a translucent beauty, a moody kaleidoscope, a dynamic mirror, or an impish rainbow. Yet their lives are heartbreakingly brief, vanishing within mere seconds. These elvish entities linger in secrecy, their presence woven into everything we perceive. They are the hidden building blocks that hold the world together with invisible force. No material is truly solid—bubbles and spaces permeate everything, like the chambers of a honeycomb.
64: Saints
In every era, a select few emerge as self-appointed emissaries of peace, harmony, love, and knowledge. It is upon the shoulders of these selfless individuals that human society progresses.
63: Reality
A wormhole whisks you across billion-light-year expanses in the blink of an eye. As the nature of reality unfolds before us through the lens of advancing science,time, length, width, and depth dissolve — everything is lapped up into everything else. Past, present, and future coexist. No time and no tangibles exist. Everything is illusory. So what's the meaning of existence?
62: Feminine Grace
An unassuming woman with a plump figure, her plain face held a warmth and kindness that belied her ordinary, plainly attired appearance. She was a doctor for the students of a university, who were of her son’s age. She treated them with motherly care and shivered to see them in pain. Even after forty years, for the students, her face shone like the bright full moon over the dimly lit memory of the past. Indeed, the woman was one of the most beautiful women.
61: Earth
Elliptical I am—dense and deep, my domain brimming with ancient fire. Thick is my skin, unperturbed by the insults cast upon my persona. I am the bedrock on which life plays, steadfast and enduring. Possessive and greedy, I draw all into my embrace with an invisible strength that binds the cosmos to my will. At times, I stretch my vast form, my body trembling and resettling itself. In the throes of my intensity, I sweat fiery liquid through my pores—carving its path forward, burning, shaping, and bestowing fertility upon the land in time’s slow, relentless rhythm. I am restless, ceaselessly moving within myself and around the glowing divinity that sustains the creatures of my domain. A silent guardian, a force both fierce and nurturing. I am planet Earth.
60: Parents versus spouses
The conflict between King Lear and Cordelia is timeless, as portrayed by Shakespeare. But is it truly a conflict after all? Parents versus spouses: one set, gods and goddesses; the other, human companions. One you love as a human being, the other you look up to as divine beings. Whom you look up to and whom you look at is your call.
59: Spurs for Development
Envy and jealousy are strange virtues; unlike other virtues, they are widely prevalent. They are practically the most effective virtues as they act like disguised blessings. When someone becomes jealous or envious of another, the prospects of the latter are greatly accelerated.
58: Earthworms
Saintly beings, unsung and unacknowledged, serve all creatures—plants and animals alike. They do not see the light of day; they labour in darkness, burrowing through the earth in tireless, perpetual venture, crafting an intricately woven lung for the planet. Without them, the Earth would suffocate. They consume what is unwholesome and transmute it into fertility— alchemists of the underworld. Water is life to them, yet it's vanishing; the Earth is their sanctuary, yet it grows ever more toxic.
Their numbers are dwindling. Without them, the Earth will lose its breath, its richness, its very vitality. They are the earthworms—humble, hidden, yet essential to life.
57: Educated Person
Education enables one to avoid becoming a duckweed in life, drifting along societal currents. If one drifts along to the whims of society, they are not truly educated.
56: Veil of Innocence
Innocence can be an effective shield. When surrounded by stupid people, one can get the license to do anything. Rogues, often veiling themselves with innocence, go around cheating, lying, conspiring, exhibiting rotten behavior, irresponsibility, and even lustfulness. The dumb heads will excuse them for their innocence.
55: Civilization
A girl from a civilized country visited a college in an uncivilized land and found herself sitting alone in the Principal's office. A professor, disillusioned with humanity, entered the room, and the girl greeted him with exuberance. This observant and seasoned professor, whose hope had been eroded by the society around him, saw through her greeting and perceived the essence of her personality. He realized that such a blooming, beautiful character could only emerge from an equally beautiful society, rekindling his faith in humanity.
54: Aum
Art is valuable as it captures a personal journey from the temporal to the transcendental. Hence, the greatest piece of art should be able to capture the universal journey of humanity to the transcendental. The single syllable "AUM" is able to capture this elemental journey to the ultimate. Evidently, it's the greatest piece of art ever created.
53: Cloud
Ancient wanderers of the skies, we are vast, a nomadic community, native to the earth. Turbulent and peaceful, we traverse the heavens, our celestial abode, weighing 500 tons each yet floating light, our forms both translucent and opaque. From fair beginnings, we mature into darkness, bearing the gift of coolness and energy. Born of the invisible, we are living paradoxes. We shade and nourish you with life-giving rains, and in majestic spectacles of light and thunder, our joy resounds. Our heritage is celestial—the sun our father, the earth our mother. We are the rain clouds, eternal and free.
52: The Keeper and the Cage
The warden builds the prison to imprison themselves. When it is complete, they bind themselves to every part of it with thousands of elastic ropes—granting a semblance of movement, yet ensuring that escape is nearly impossible. For the warden is the prisoner, and the prisoner is the guard. So too is the soul bound to the body—by thousands of nerves. They constantly stream in an illusory reality, ensnaring the soul in a dream from which it does not awaken, and thus, never becomes free.
51: Conspiracy
The guinea pigs remain in their controlled environment, unaware of the beautiful world outside their domain, where they could experience all the beauties of life. From time immemorial, people have remained in a mild to deep state of conspiracies, believing it to be their rightful domain. This domain is more psychological than physical.
50: Reflection
Deep thinking occupies the rarest realm of cognition, extending its thousand tentacles into the deepest layers of any context. Yet, overthinking is the underdog—devastating to sanity, dismissed as excessive. When deep thought plunges into an issue, overthinking can stretch illogically across the surface, losing itself in endless contemplation. Psychologically debilitating, perhaps—but also an unmistakable mark of a genuine soul. Crude minds, hollow and self-serving, rarely engage in thought. They act instinctively, driven by self-interest, making every pursuit a means to their own gratification. Their goals remain simple, clear; unburdened by the weight of reflection.
49: Freaky Society
In an ignorant society, minds are cast in stone, conforming to a predetermined format. People fail to recognize that every individual is unique. When someone deviates slightly from this format, they're dismissed as freaks. What they fail to realize, however, is that they're the freaks, despite their majority. Of course, from another perspective, they might be right – in a freaky society, freakiness is normal, and normals are the freaks.
48: Twisted Sympathy
Mob psychology can be grotesque. They can unite in sympathy and support for a ruthless bandit when he's shot to death. But when the same bandit and his gang brutally kill twenty-five young security personnel, sympathy and support dwindle to a trickle. Twenty-five families are left devastated.
47: Legacy
Two unmistakable indicators, with marksman precision, betray a rotten legacy and rogue parentage: sweetly charming hypocrisy and crude manners.
46: Entanglement
Deadly dark night. Ominous air. A fire, cloaked and bearded, the black magician crafts his Voodoo doll; with elaborate sigils before him, strands of genetic material from the victim, and strange substances that act as catalysts to facilitate the process. He repeatedly chants carefully composed frequencies and entangles the doll with the victim: once entangled, whatever the doll suffers, the victim suffers, irrespective of distance. Physicists still fumble over entanglement, though they know it's mostly a play of frequencies. Aren’t black magicians great physicists?
45: Hen or Egg
The age-old question of 'egg first or hen first' is considered an intriguing question, impossible to answer. However, common sense is all that's required to answer this. Egg is dormant and hen active goes in the favour of the hen. And to answer this more authoritatively, the hen evolved from the pheasant family and the resulting egg from it becomes a hen's egg, although in a very gradual manner.
44: Rat race
Rat race? Look at the traffic in under-civilized areas, and you would understand what it truly is. It’s so similar to a pack of rats outdoing each other to pierce through the throng. Of course, the rats don’t get killed while outdoing each other.
43: Conformists
Conformists are great statisticians. They don’t live a life of their own. They live the root mean square of the life of everyone around them.
42: A Life Graceful
A young man, tall and stout, has achieved a remarkable level of professional success for his age. What's more impressive, however, is the composure and maturity he exudes, qualities often associated with those in their late forties. Despite his accomplishments, he transforms into a humble and gentle soul in the presence of his parents, teachers or anyone else. His genuine devotion and gratitude are heartwarming, unlike the guileful and deceptive countenance of most others. It's clear that these qualities have brought tangible blessings into his life. The younger generation could certainly learn valuable lessons from his exemplary demeanor, and his ability to balance humility with confidence serves as a shining example of how to navigate the complexities of success with grace.
41: Drama
Fake people act their way through life. Consistent acting makes their lives so dramatic that they forget who they really are.
40: Reality
Mainstream physicists, beyond the particles, reached the tranquil and placid state of quantum superposition, from which they believe—spurred by the decoherence equations and spectroscopy’s accuracy—reality emerged, undermining the role of consciousness in creation. Yet, they are empirically proved wrong as they cannot get rid of their consciousness in claiming this, unaware because of hard-set dimensional prejudice. Reality emerges from the flux or quantum state, which is soaked with an executive essence that makes creation possible. Rightly, in Advaita Vedanta, the flux is stated as the nirguna Brahma, and the executive essence as Maya, which turns it to saguna Brahma, the manifest and tangible.
39: Wake-up Call
Rich, Powerful, Confident; you have arrived in life, you have it all, but life can give you a slap at any moment to jerk you out of your lulled existence.
38: Inferiority Complex
When afflicted with an inferiority complex, individuals often feel compelled to vocalize their opinions on every subject, disregarding the fundamental tenets of good manners and decorum.
37:The Art of Writing
The emotionally pungent line 'I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees' by Pablo Neruda garnered worldwide acclaim. Ernest Hemingway, using school-level vocabulary, crafted novels so lyrical they seemed like poems disguised as prose. David Ogilvy's renowned Rolls-Royce ad, "At 60 miles an hour, the loudest noise in the new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock," achieved fame within its sphere. All these examples have one thing in common: simple words and simple diction. Many aspiring writers get riddled with gaudy words and grammar, forever remaining aspirants. Lofty thoughts and a reflective mind are the secrets to good writing. These qualities weave their magic into simple sentences and simple words.
36: Saints
Saints are the truly homeless. Are world citizens, unbound by borders or geography. Their blessings shower upon all, indiscriminate and free-flowing, just as their spirits transcend the confines of a physical birthplace.
35: Intelligent Madness
Enlightened souls have a touch of madness in them. It's because they see what others don't see and they aren't hallucinating, the others are.
34: Civilization
A long period of existence within an uncivilized society can erode one's faith in humanity, leaning towards the company of animals. However, a chance meeting with a person from a civilized society can rekindle this lost faith, offering a glimmer of hope for humanity's potential.
33: Transcendence
Quantum physics and a piece of art are somewhat analogous. A piece of art has a structure that facilitates transcendence to a higher level of consciousness. Similarly, quantum physics has its physical structure up to the level of particles, and beyond that, it reaches a subjectivity that corresponds with a higher level of consciousness.
32: Biochemical Brew
Atheists go to the extent of saying that there is no such entity as a soul. By this, they mean that their consciousness is merely a brewing of physical particles. How humble! Theists, on the other hand, attach a lot of value to the soul.
31: Odd Even
The delectable arrangement of an even number of cylinders is always suitable for the even number of movements in IC engines. However, customers are often duped into buying three-cylinder engined cars, with their inherent imbalanced antics and one extra cylinder being sacrificed on the altar of mileage and cost.
30: Conspiracy
Throughout history, people have always lived under the shadow of conspiracy—sometimes deeply entrenched, sometimes only lightly touched. But the conspirators themselves are not to blame; they merely sow their seeds where the soil is fertile.
29: Furry Human
If we hadn't shed our fur in the evolutionary process, we would have been consuming a lot of shampoo and oil to condition it. Like dogs, our entire body would have needed brushing. Considering our unnatural living in a polluted environment and stress levels, we would have had bald patches over our body, and the skin, being melanin-less under the fur, would have turned red. To conceal that, we would have been buying fur patches. Of course, we would have needed fewer winter garments. Those who became bald prematurely would have claimed that baldness is a sign of wealth or wisdom.
28: Art
A piece of art captures a personal journey from the temporal to the transcendental. Most critics focus on the temporal aspects of art.
27: Super Ego
A messed-up ambience where treachery abounds, irresponsibility rules, and sycophancy is the music. The participants of this dark fiesta are rewarded for their full-swing participation in their monkey business. Unlike these clever operators, the stupid ones work diligently with honesty and truthfulness, unrewarded and unacknowledged. What drives these idiots? A generous dose of super ego is all that fuels them. Super ego is not a goalpost for human beings, but it can be a fine start for a higher level of consciousness.
26: States of English
Grammar, ironically, fails to construct a single, genuinely meaningful sentence, and the proof of this pudding is that authoritative grammarians and lexicographers worldwide don't use readymade sentences as examples, suggesting them as contrived and artificial. Instead, they pull sentences from renowned published sources. In the early stages of learning, grammar-conscious English is the norm. Beyond that, they use conventional English or use it the way the world does—riding the conventional waves of the language. The pinnacle of English proficiency is creative expression, where grammar remains a distant understructure, and language molds itself to the contours of one's thoughts. It is lamentable, therefore, that many individuals, well into their sixties, seventies, and beyond, continue to deify grammar as the ultimate linguistic God.
25: Rotten Legacy
Downtrodden financially, socially, culturally, and educationally for several generations can alter the genetics of a family. Individuals from such backgrounds often develop a default personality trait: they disrespect those who treat them well and respect those who treat them poorly, like wriggling worms. Ingratitude is ingrained in their personality and they try to harm the people who help them. It’s challenging for them to change this mindset as it has become ingrained over the generations.
24: Structuralism
Structuralists, their cognition straightjacketed by the dictates of structure, obsessively pondered over the structure of art. Derrida shatters the straitjacket and in the process tries to humble down concepts of binary. He recognises the structure but posits that it's replete with numerous undefinable, incongruous, interactive elements, minus a defined binary and minus the presence of the artist. So is art wild with no bearing? Traditionalists acknowledged the presence of the binary and the presence of the artist, not a physical being but a transcendental being. Art is an undefinable, expansive and timeless entity. Tongue in cheek one can say " Art is intensely feelable yet scarcely analyzable."
23: Chelsea Boots
Queen Victoria, in the early nineteenth century, requested the royal dress designer Mr. J. Sparkes-Hall to design a pair of riding boots for her, decent enough for her royal persona and suitable for her outdoor activities. It seemed a difficult task, but the creatively resourceful Mr. Hall designed a pair of boots that ticked most requirements of the boots world. He first pinned on a mid-calf silhouette for the obvious advantages. To keep the design dignified, he used a minimum of embellishments. Soft full-grain leather was chosen for comfort and toughness. The sides of the boots were elasticized so one could easily slip them on or off. The design stuck on for its versatility and became a timeless classic. They acquired the name Chelsea when they became popular in Chelsea, London in the fifties. They are a pair of shoes that go well with your tuxedo as with your jeans, whether wearing them to barge into a party or rough it out in the wild.
22: Lurking Greed
Sitting atop a stable financial foundation, it's easy to criticize others for their dishonesty. However, a majority of mildly dishonest individuals are driven by compulsion, their circumstances forcing them to bend the truth. But once basic needs are met, dishonesty can morph into greed – one of the most insidious and addictive vices. As greed takes hold, individuals become entangled in a murky web of dishonesty. Conversely, when a society prioritizes the well-being of its citizens, it thrives, gradually cultivating a culture of honesty and happiness.
21: The Wood Wide Web
Ever walked a forested path? If you have, you might know that no matter how frayed your nerves feel, a walk through the woods somehow renews and invigorates them. There’s something in the texture of the forest air—something beyond the physical—that restores. It’s not just the cool shade, the rustle of leaves, or the scent of moss. It’s the spirit of the forest itself. A forest is not a mere collection of separate trees, creatures, and elements. It is a living, breathing whole—a unified, sentient system where everything connects and communicates in quiet harmony.
20: The Shade and the Strangle
The bottleneck fumes at the lower part of the bottle, blaming it for the low output. It imposes strict deadlines, demanding the contents below drain themselves faster. Every drop is monitored. Every second, scrutinized. Yet the bottle is aghast—it is not the body but the narrow neck that restricts the flow. In contrast, an umbrella symbolizes caring shade. Those who work beneath it are protected from harsh elements. They are calm, grateful, and free to work at their best pace. From this environment, true productivity blooms. A wise, intelligent boss is like the umbrella—sheltering, empowering, and trustful. A foolish boss becomes the bottleneck—constricting, blaming, and blind to their own role in the slowdown.
19: Armchair Travelogue
Armchair Travelogue is a popular feature in the famed magazine The Reader’s Digest. These engaging accounts allow readers to virtually explore the world—with generous doses of imagination—all from the comfort of home. With the advent of digital technologies, this experience has gained a new dimension. Now, one can roam the globe virtually by becoming a character in a globe-trotting film. A device screen can transport you to iconic locations around the world with immersive 360-degree views. Yet, digital globe-trotting comes with its own limitations. You can’t easily venture into places of lesser prominence—those remote or rarely traveled corners of the Earth. These locations are often acknowledged, but only in vague, hazy outlines, lacking the rich detail that brings a place to life.
18: Saturn's Spell
A system, when running over time, develops snags and imbalances, needing periodic recalibration. It’s a trying phase, as its components are disheveled. Yet, when tuning is done well, it brings about positive transformation. Every living being is a spiritual-material system, and over time, it too drifts off balance, calling for fine-tuning. The seven-and-a-half-year spell of Saturn is often dreaded as a difficult period. Yet it is a cosmic tune-up; though the process feels harsh, it leads to purification. Endured with awareness, it ushers in a better quality of life—calmer, clearer, and more aligned.
17: Doors
Rectangular, made of numerous materials, doors are ubiquitous. They possess an ethereal charm—always promising to lead you to a changed state, however subtle, that's why they often pop-up in idioms. We usually encounter them as solid, tangible things, but there are also metaphorical doors. A door named birth brings us into this world, and the one called death takes us out. Passing through these two doors is often a trial, demanding much preparation and conditioning. Along the journey of life, we face countless other metaphorical doors. Whether hard or ethereal, each door must be opened with discernment, so that the state we enter is one of growth and meaning.
16: Dignity in War
War and warriors are bound to violence, yet the preservation of honour remains of supreme importance to them. Holding onto honour may not be so difficult in other pursuits, but it is most severely tested in the chaos of warfare. When honour is abandoned, it is no longer war — but a coward’s act.
15: Inferiority Complex
Lurking in the murky depths lies a complex and insidious force: the seed of most human problems is the inferiority complex, thinly veiled by a veneer of fear. This toxic combination can grotesquely distort personalities, injecting aggression, pretentiousness, and ostentation into them.
14: Cat
On living a life,the cat is the greatest teacher of them all. It can radiate purring, cuddling intense love rivaling dogs, while simultaneously embodying meditation-like relaxation. Yet, in an instant, it transforms into a ferocious, super-active killing machine if the situation demands, and again in a moment it can go back to it's saintly composure. That's the way to live life, and perhaps that's why they say cats have nine lives.
13: Safety
Sitting in your five-star safety-rated car, you feel composed. You've secured every aspect of your life. Wrapped in a cocoon of precaution, every kind of insurance—health, life, and more—works overtime to offer you assurance. You go for regular checkups. You live what you believe is a healthy life.
Or is it?
Your safety hangs by a thread—tied to the condition of a front tyre, the integrity of a steering assembly, on the towering machines that thunder past you on the road.
12: Impotency
Courageous people possess steady personalities. They do not merely react to the shifting tides of society; instead, they face all things with calm and quiet strength. Without excitement or frenzy, they take everything in their stride. They are never violent, and rarely—if ever—do they harm another. Cowards, on the other hand, revel in causing pain. They find a twisted thrill in torturing or killing the unarmed and the helpless. Lacking true potential, they live in fear of the potent—and so, to mask their inadequacies, they unleash their bitterness upon those who cannot fight back.
11: Feminine Charm
Femininity possesses a surrealistic charm, imbuing any setting with an air of mystique. Introduce a feminine figure into a desert, forest, graveyard, or haunted house, and the atmosphere instantly deepens, transcending the mundane. This transformative power is hardly surprising, for femininity can breathe life into the inanimate, turning a lifeless house into a warm, living home.
10: Hollow People
A craving for designation isn't uncommon in society. Most people crave for titles. This desire for designation and a person's worth are inversely proportional: the more hollow a person, the greater the desire. Worthy people remain composed with their inner strength, while the unworthy badly need titles to cover up their hollowness. This causes a great problem for society, as most worthy individuals shy away from positions, leaving authoritative roles mostly occupied by unworthy people.
9: The Herd
See, hear, feel, taste, and think; they can't. Their numb sophistry cuddles up a bloated ego in their pseudo-personalities. Tune into their ego, and you can make them sing, dance, and play to your tune.
8:Masks
Masks are masks. They hide your identity, individuality, and most other unique attributes of your personality. Whether in their physical form or their metaphorical forms, the end result is the same: they make you lose yourself.
7: Demons
Animality consists of the primordial values of living beings and essentially, it is the only value set for all other beings except humans. Humanity implies a refined set of values possessed solely by human beings. When living beings lack both sets of values, they can be considered demons.
6: War
The winter sun cast a golden glow upon the forested hills, making them sparkle. This serene beauty was disrupted by the constant rat-a-tat of machine guns, punctuated by intermittent booms. Soldiers on both sides were killing each other. They didn’t know each other; they believed they were fighting for a noble cause. But were they?
5: Four D Cage
The fundamentals of the cosmos are beyond measure and limitless. When deluded by dimensional perspectives, one can never grasp the nature of this limitlessness. Hence, quantum physics stumbles in uncovering reality.
4: individuals
Everyone is considered an individual, but reality reflects a contrasting image. Individuals have free will, and their decisions, choices, love, and every other aspect of life remain free from the encroaching forces of society. Yet, how many can truly claim to be individuals?
3: Valuable Five Seconds
"Don't waste time" is one of the favorite pieces of advice given by everyone to everyone. But if you'll spend a day in traffic, you will realize that this is a worthless piece of advice, as people give a lot of value to time and they never waste it. In traffic, they can endanger their lives as well as the lives of others to save mere seconds. Most accidents happen because people can't waste five seconds.
Worthy people rarely wield power when it is entrusted to them. They consider it beneath their dignity to achieve things through sheer force. Their buoyant personalities make everything possible. The adage “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” does not apply to worthy individuals.
1:The Ultimate VR
Virtual reality is not a novel concept. For thousands of years, people have been experiencing it. From the elite class to the lowest rung of society, it is available to everyone. It’s highly sophisticated compared to the hardware-based VR we are raving about, as it’s almost as realistic as reality. It can give you virtual comic or tragic experiences. This VR keeps you in suspense, as you don’t know what the next show will be or when you will get it. The nicest thing about it is it doesn't encroach on your precious time, as dreams come only when you are sleeping.
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