Looking at our lives from the perspective of the world changes everything...

*Originally written on January 12, 2021,*

It is pretty surreal to realise that you have got one life. Take a look around you. People are everywhere. They are busy living their lives; busy in their endeavours, their ambitions, their careers, their families, their friends. Now step back and look at the world through your lens. Look at the things carefully, look at yourself from their eyes. Realise that this is your life. This is you, you've got one life. Out of 7-8 billion people, BILLION, you've got yours, that's it. This one is for you to live. Nobody else can come to live it for you. No one can influence your life. It is just you here. You and your thoughts, your idea of the world, your understanding of it all that can make a dent in your living.

Let your ambitions drive you. Let the respect that you possess in your mind control you and mould you into who ought to be. You are a product of the time that you spend on things on and the people that you surround yourself with. Waste time and you are someone who disrespects the value of time and loses the bigger picture of life. Surround yourself with yes-men and you've got an echo chamber. You want to be uncomfortable. You should strive to be uncomfortable; uncomfortable with your surroundings, your ideas, your perceptions, everything. This does not mean that you live a life of rags, but it means that you understand and adjust according to the need of the hour. Got an un-ergonomic arrangement to work from home? Don't complain. Try to adjust accordingly, develop new ways you could improve this situation. Got some people to put you on the pedestal even when you fail? Remove them from your life because they want to see you fail. This will help you think about things that are beyond obvious and cultivate your rationale towards getting your opinions challenged.



On individual living

Are humans threatening Nature or are we simply digging a grave?

![Sad snowman](https://pancham-khaitan.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/portfolio/images/ea6e07d0-4cee-4c51-8563-4e6a5c4552f1.jpg "Melting glaciers are dangerous for us")

*Originally written on September 11, 2019,*

I was watching the Apple keynote last night where they launched a bunch of products to help humanity move forward and empower millions of people. They repeatedly said the same thing: We want to enable people to solve their problems by providing excellent tools like the iPhone. As I watched the keynote I wondered about the kind of problems we are trying to solve. How were these problems generated in the first place?

I started reading about the prehistoric era when the homo sapiens were just another species alongside a thousand others. We lived in caves, hunted animals for food, and reproduced, just like all the other animals. We shared our hunts with others in the tribe. We were friends with the other species. We were all part of one thing called Nature. No one was above Nature. But, as our species evolved, we started creating iron weapons to hunt better than before. That was still acceptable. After all, this was the time of survival of the fittest. Animals and humans were still very much the same thing. Our basic necessities were Roti and Makaan (food and shelter).

We even started wearing animals on the skin for warmth. That was weird. Imagine killing your Golden Retriever and wearing its fur on your skin. Our basic needs added a new member: Clothing. We used trees at our disposal and created some amazing things like paper and furniture. But, our smart brains forgot one thing. We forgot to replant. Gradually, the species of humans which was originally a part of Nature began to disassociate from Nature. Humans and Nature became two separate entities.

Be it making belts out of alligator skin or disposing of chemical waste in oceans, humans have always abused their power of being the first. We have never for a second stopped and thought of the implications of our actions. We only gave excuses when asked about such things. “What can one person do when a thousand others pollute?” “I don’t have time to educate people.” “Here, let me post about it on Facebook. More likes equal more awareness, right?"

We are so advanced that we didn’t only litter on our planet and killed other species, we have started littering in space as well. With the creation of more and more satellites to dispose of in the space, we are essentially making a mess up there. Maybe, there will come a day when some satellites would collide because of congestion.

If you made it till here, then you may think that I am ranting about the evolution of humans, which, I kind of am. But, it’s not about complaining about the stupidity of humans, it’s about ego. Humans think they need to save the Earth else the Earth would perish. We don’t understand that the Earth has seen worse than mere glaciers melting. Our Earth is a veteran when it comes to handling the heat. It is we who need to survive. So, when someone says they are working hard to save the Earth, think: Does the Earth needs to be saved or us?


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