First of all, it’s hard enough for us to remove ourselves from a state of inertia and try something new. We tend to get comfortable very easily and don’t really make any effort for change as long as the going is good. It’s only when things don’t really go our way that we tend to sit up and take notice of opportunities suitable for us. Our approach to decision-making tends to be more reactive than proactive most of the time. ...
… Because It Might Just Come True! Life is strange. It has you running after things which you’re not even sure you want. And if you do want them, you’re not sure why. What you want, may clearly be something which is not best for you. The question is: When do you realize this? All through our life, and more consciously in our adult life, we chase after people or things which we seem to want in our lives. ...
I know you’re thinking “Charles Dickens”. But not this time. This is different. We go through life and cross paths with multitudes of people. People we’re related to, neighbours, friends from school/college, colleagues/friends from our workplace, etc. But surprisingly, only some of these make a meaningful impact on us. We are, more often than not, drawn to people for a couple of reasons: first, they make us feel good about ourselves, cared for, and/or protected; and second, they have something which we admire, appreciate, or want to emulate. ...