At the end of every accomplishment I feel renewed, at every failure I have gained an experience to live with. On days when there seems no purpose to life within this apocalyptic big picture, my tiny goals give me a reason to get out of bed.
As the onset of a global pandemic and widespread lockdown caused people to master new recipes, I dove into the world of coffee. Of what exists and how. Of what exists and why.
Watch The Truman Show today, and tell me Jim Carrey is your favourite actor.
A powerful essay by Sarah Bellamy, who, in the wake of George Floyd being murdered in her hometown, argues that we need to question how white bodies might be predisposed to rely on a racial inheritance that endangers the lives of others. Performing Whiteness
Narrated by Chughtai from a child’s perspective, the story is purely suggestive yet deeply meaningful. The candid testimony is sparked by her trademark witty descriptions, lending the story an essence of acknowledgement curtained by innocent language.
Through the incidents that take place in Begum Jaan’s house, Chughtai breathes life into the much known but far less understood concepts of sexuality and lesbianism.
While it may seem exhausting to even consider stepping into a new arena of better habit for almost a whole month, the glass half full ones will tell you that it’s the briefest journey you could ever take to reach a better place in life. All it takes is the right way to do it!
Which one is your favourite?
Once you set on Picoult’s journey of introspection, it’s hard to stop. My Sister’s Keeper, a powerful page turner, is one of many such journeys by this award-winning American author.
It is said that no two people ever read the same book; this beautiful variety of thought is exactly what gives new dimensions to old anecdotes. Thus, it becomes integral in today’s world to promote an aesthetic mindset, a certain openness to uninhibited expression.
Finally, I’m at a point in life where uninhibited expression and free-flowing exchange of perspectives seem to be the most consequential elements of life. Finally, I am beginning to understand that life’s purpose can be more than just to build oneself; it can also be to build a culture.
