Anecdotes of Life

A big shout out to all the team members present in Summers. Being one of the only full-time thirdies in the lab, it would have been impossible to survive these two months. You all were there for all the work and the lukkhas. Though the work was expected, the team bonding which entailed was quite better than the past few years. We spent many times together: The First Lukkha: Trying out the new games like Psych and Contact, revealed the hidden personaliti es of Ashay and Mrigi. This was followed by a fiasco with the hide n seek. A little of Pictionary and finally ended with a perfect game of Mafia. The Second Lukkha: This one is hardest to describe. It started as a horror movie night but turned out to be three back to back blunders. We had to play Pictionary for an hour to just get rid of the thoughts of those three movies. Ended this night with going to Maddu Mess with everyone swearing to never go there again. Sameer Hill Visit: This is the best f...

There are so many uncertainties in life. Many crossroads, with many path choices to continue the journey, with multiple parameters to think upon. How does one reflect on these things all at once? One answer I came across is ' Experience '. As you advance in the levels of life, you gain wisdom. Similarly, each human around you has gained this expertise through his/her exposure to life. People say build on the wisdom, learn from other's experience. Talk and listen to people who have been on the same crossroads before. The problem is as follows: The people reached the same crossroads at a different time. Then each path from the junctions may lead to a different destination. New destinations may have opened up since then. Not only this, they would have covered a different journey to reach this crossing in life. Hence, they would have considered different parameters. How can anyone but me, who has gained the exposure through my own journey, decide which path to go f...