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Category: Travel Reflections

Thoughtful/philosophical posts like “The Journey Matters More Than the Destination.

  • Every day, without fail, I see this BBMP worker cleaning the road near my place. She arrives early, picks up a broom almost as tall as her, and begins sweeping—dust, leaves, yesterday’s leftovers—things most of us don’t even notice unless they inconvenience us. What astonishes me isn’t the work itself.It’s her. She comes dressed with…

  • What are your biggest challenges? My biggest challenge is learning how to live with my emotions without letting them consume me. I am deeply emotional. I don’t get mildly sad or slightly moved—I feel everything at full volume. And when it becomes too much, I cry. Crying seems to be my only language. I don’t…

  • The year that’s leaving didn’t come gently.It tested my patience, my faith, my strength — and sometimes my sense of self.There were days I felt lost, days I felt invisible, and days I questioned everything I thought I knew about life and about myself. But this year also taught me something precious:I survived things I…

  • What makes you feel nostalgic? Songs… I go a little crazy listening to some of them. Certain melodies instantly take me back to a very specific moment in time. It’s almost like déjà vu—same feelings, same emotions, sometimes even the same ache in the heart. Music doesn’t just play; it transports me. My mother has…

  • How have your political views changed over time? I wouldn’t say my political views have changed — they’ve quieted. Over time, I’ve grown scared of politics rather than interested in it. Not just national politics, but family politics, office politics, everyday power games. I find them exhausting and unsettling. I struggle to understand the language…

  • Share what you know about the year you were born. I was born in Chikmagalur☘️ 🏡 A quiet town wrapped in coffee☕ plantations and misty hills in Karnataka. By the time I arrived, most of the big headlines of the year were already over; the world had already watched men walk on the moon 🌝,…

  • When are you most happy? I am most happy when I am not questioned.When I am given my own space. I don’t want anyone to control me — because I am already controlling myself.Every single day. I carry my own pressure. I know my limits.If I step out, I know when I have to return…

  • I stopped asking the world for answerswhen I learned to sit quietly with my heart. The Sufi says:Do not chase God in distant places—He is closer than your breath,listening even before you speak. Pain is not a punishment,it is an invitation.Loss is not emptiness,it is space being made for truth. When the ego loosens its…

  • 🌸🌸🌸 “Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”— Marie Curie Understanding this qoute✨ Marie Curie’s quote is about replacing fear with knowledge. When we don’t understand something—change, failure, illness, uncertainty, even people—we tend to fear it.…

  • What cities do you want to visit? Travel, for me, is not about ticking destinations off a list — it’s about how a place makes you feel. I dream of Lakshadweep, where the sea is said to be clearer than thoughts and silence feels healing. Bhopal draws me in with its calm lakes and quiet…