If we could see the future; we’d be tempted to change it — in our favour. Or, do something, to stop it. Probably, not get out of the house or cancel a dream trip. (Un)fortunately, we cannot predict the future. And, that’s why, we set on new paths and explore unknown places. Make no mistake, there…
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For a mathematician, a number can be whole, an integer, rational, irrational, real, or imaginary. I may have missed a few others. For the rest of us, living in the physical world, numbers can only be good or bad. We’re always in search of the right number. It’s pretty simple. Say for example, you’ve got…
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Whenever, I’m surrounded by people, I find myself engulfed in a sea of raw emotion. People get replaced by beating hearts. Each beating heart, probably, witnesses a thousand (or more) emotions — in a lifetime. It’s surprising, the way our minds cave in to emotion and leave reason behind. For an observer, on the outside,…
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The Lotus Lantern Festival (Buddha’s Birth Anniversary) is one of the most important festivals in Seoul. Streets are lined with gleaming lanterns, jubilation fills the air, and under the spotlight — performers emerge under the masks of ordinary people. This year, the buildup to the Lotus Lantern Festival, coincided with many other celebrations and commemorative…
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“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” William Shakespeare Every time, I look around me, I find myself drowning under a sea of masks. Each, hiding more than it can reveal. Each, trying it’s best imitation of the one next to it. We’re taught to wear masks at an early age.…
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“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Carl Sagan “If it’s true that our species is alone in the universe, then I’d have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.“ George Carlin Are we alone? Lost in this wide gaping hole of darkness — some might call the…
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“It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement — that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.” Sigmund Freud I don’t have any idols. Soon enough — they will let…
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I admire photographers. They’re not very different from magicians, often conjuring illusions of imaginary worlds — blurring the fine lines of reality. And if the camera, was invented a few centuries earlier, it would be interesting to see how would they have fared against thinkers and painters of that time. “One person’s craziness is another…
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So, what do you’ll eat? Regardless of whom I spoke to, this question found itself appearing by the third line — in every conversation. And I do find that very odd. To tell you the truth, no matter where you travel in the world today, unless you choose to stay away from civilization in a remote…
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I’ve always preferred to look at what’s in front of me — without the lens. No filters, no macros, trick shots or even obnoxious selfies; reality the way it is. It helps me to view the ‘real picture’ and not be bound by the perspective shown to me. Perspectives can be skewed. And largely depend…
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