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As per Oxford dictionary, TRUST means  A firm belief in the reliability, truth or ability of someone or something.  However, we live in a world which has trust issues and commitment problems. How come our generation suddenly has trust issues ?  And how we have a commitment phobic population? Forever and always were never a lie until we made it that way. It's really disturbing to notice that people's faith on commitments , loyalty and trust is fading. Well, who is responsible for this downward fall?   We, our ownselves, are to be blamed for this new idea. As we cannot convince others for something we are not convinced about, just like that we are unable to trust others because we ourselves, are not trustworthy. We are disloyal. We have sometime broken promises and vows made to others. We have backstabbed someone and thus, we fear that karma might bring it back at us. It is our fear that doesn't allow us to trust others.  So a...

#Chapter 06: Taking them for granted Since the day I started going to school, I had one friend, who used to go with me in a common vehicle. We grew up together, laughing, talking , sharing about everyday incidents of school. I always loved his company as he was one of the most silent and simple boys in our batch.  He used to listen to each and every rant of mine and even remembered it to remind me years later about it. Haha! He loves reading a lot. He suggested many different books to read. He was always there, he knew me so much that whenever I used to have a bad day, he just somehow knew it. He would try everything to help me but I wonder why I never let him in to help me. We were still great friends as he always gave me my personal space. But when the time came for me to leave my hometown, it was really hard for him. He never said it but I sensed it as he had many friends but he wasn't very comfortable around everyone. As I had to go to pursue my dreams, there wa...

#Chapter 05: A sense of belonging "I feel as if I don't belong here." All of us have uttered these words atleast once for sure. What makes us say that we feel like belonging to a place or even to a group of people. It is the oneness, the commonality, the level of  comfort we tend to feel by being at a place  or with people, and when these requirements fall short, we don't feel like belonging to that place or people. This sense of belonging should not be mistaken with one's comfort zone. A comfort zone is not only defined by the sense of belonging, it has other aspects too. One of the struggles I faced after coming to Mumbai, was trying to fit in or belong to this new metropolitan city culture, groups of varied people, a host of different lifestyles, and people with poles apart opinions and many more new elements. And being here as a mass media student, looking for this sense of belonging became all the more tough. The college festival culture has...

#Chapter 02 - Family, the only constant "Did you eat something?" - Mom "How was your day?" - Mom "I have transferred some more money to your account." - Dad "It is so peaceful at home as you are not here..Haha." - Sibling These are some common questions and statements which are sent out to me everyday with the same intensity. At night, when I lay in the bed pondering that how I made it through this tough day, tough week and tough year of life. The earliest ones to pop up in my mind are my family members. In due course of time, their continuous follow-up becomes suffocating and irritating for us but what we often fail to appreciate is that only they are with us all throughout. Family acts as a resilient pillar in all turbulent situations of life. One of the most important lessons I have learnt is Never underestimate the power and presence of the unit called Family. Family's presence is just like air, presence may not always ...

Having a brother is like having a 24 hours 7 days active spy or detective around you.  He will irritate you. He will fight with you but he will know the trick to calm you down too.  He will pull you back while teasing but will also be one of the first ones to push you forward when you get better opportunities and you are all nervous about pursuing them. He will make you cry very often but he will also be the who will make you laugh the loudest when you are done crying. He will know your biggest fear but he will also know your favorite chocolate. He will give you funny names but he will not let anyone else do that. In this busy and indifferent world, very often we fail to acknowledge our brothers. But when we are separated by miles, we tend to miss those irritating beings because we know that at last, they were and will always be with us in every hardship and now when they are not close to us we feel as if we are not strong anymore. But we must keep going as their ...