While working with the same sincerity is not really a problem, it is the constant onslaught of pessimism that can take a toll on energy levels. Just like this swimmer rises to the surface to catch that bout of fresh air, I tend to get up from my dining-work-desk and visit the balcony gardens, just spending a few minutes to look at the plants that seem to absorb the life from the toxic ecosystem that surrounds them and still manage to nourish themselves in the most amazing manner and for the aesthetic-seekers, also look beautiful. The other aspect of refreshing my mind is spending a few minutes with my baby - just moving around her pram, cuddling her a bit, and walking around the house with her seated under my neck does the magic too. This is largely how we need to pull it until the COVID scare subsides and things return to more normal. As a policy, I am watching the news just a couple of times during the day, and that too for not more than 15 minutes, where I skim through all the headlines and skip the real-time debates about the possible repercussions and the actual damages that are piling on...
What started as a means to express my observations when riding the Delhi Metro is now about maintaining a not-so-personal diary about the "everyday" Life! Expect a lot of opinions, a love for the unusual, and the tendency to blog about things that don't seem to matter much...on-the-go, unfiltered, and with bias and ALWAYS with a cup of chai...[and some AI]