Life Experiences by Tilak

The last two years, many of us have gone through hell. Everything seemed to be going against us. Everything. And, none of us were really prepared for this. We faced job loss, loss of loved ones and loss of things we took for granted. We needed help. Others needed our help. So we had to ask for help. Get helped and help those whom we could. It's this circle of giving and receiving help that creates positive energy in our lives that helped all of us and filled with positive energy. And, with this, the process of healing starts. The healing starts with we letting go of the things that are no longer needed. Emotions, feelings, possessions etc. I am so glad that atleast we have embarked on this journey of healing as a race. It is this journey that will help the earth and humanity last a few more generations, not the other material madness that we are investing in. I wish everyone understands this and embraces the cycle of Hell, Help and Heal consciously. Together let us make a more happ...

Why are we humans so violent? I don't know! For thousands of years, we have been killing each other in the name of gold, power, religion, ideology, differences, similarities and what not... We have short lives. Most of us won't survive beyond 75 years of age. Even then why are we so greedy? Greedy to want more and more and more? Without having the time to enjoy what we already have. And we have enough...enough to live together in peace, in harmony and in happiness. The recent attack of Russia on Ukraine makes me wonder, are we ever going to learn anything from History? Will we ever learn to live in peace? We are driven by greed that puts thousands and thousands of people at risk. Millions are looking at uncertainty that they are not responsible for. We never seem to understand that we are all connected. Our destinities entwined. Inseparable. We will either survive together or die together. That's how the nature will treat us. That's how the cosmos will react. Mankind is...

We all have heard the story of Bhimsen and Bakasur in Mahabharata. We all know how Bhimsen, during the Agyatwas ( Incognito existence of a year) stayed in a town plagued by the demon Bakasur. And how, he used his power to slay the demon and freed the town from the atrocities inflicted by the demon Bakasur. How does it connect with CSR? Well, Bakasur symbolises the social and economic evils in the communities companies operate in. And Bhimsen symbolises the corporates who have resources to manage such challenges.  Therefore, CSR or Corporate Social Responsibility could be the method by which Companies can beat social evils faced by their communities, just as Bhimsen killed Bakasur and freed the community that sheltered him and his family when they needed it. What I see here is a symbiotic relationship. The communities have something to offer to the corporates and the corporates have something to offer to the communities. It is this mutual relationship that can help both the communit...

As children, we were so wide eyed and impressed with every little thing around us. Everything seemed like magic! What happened? Why did we get so boring in the process of growing up? What made us so dull? I'm holding and using one of the best phones available to type this post but it's not impressing me. I'm beginning to take this phone for granted! Yes, that could be a reason....we have started taking things for granted. As if it's our birthright to get things we have got. May be it is or may be not. But why can't we say thank you aloud for everything we receive for free? The air we breathe or the food we eat or the families we so cherish, are all a gift from a force beyond our comprehension. A force we can call God. An invisible all powerful force that is like the air we breathe. Always around but never visible. I'm grateful. I'm thankful for all the free gifts that makes my life worth living. Thank you God! Thank you for everything that you have done for ...

Being a person in branding and marketing, I typically think in Ps. So it's no different when it comes to happiness. I think there are 8Ps that lead to happiness and I intend to follow them this year. 1. Pray: I think it's a no brainer that the more advanced we are getting as a civilization, the more out of control we seem to be getting. So the only force we can rely on is the almighty. He will guide and protect us. I want to be thankful for His divine grace. 2. Physique: The body is the home we have on this earth. For too long, i have taken it for granted. It's high time I start taking good care of it. Follow some exercise and live a healthy life. 3. Passion: The COVID has taught us that life is full of uncertainties. I want to live every moment from now on with passion. And do things that I enjoy doing, as much as I can. 4. Purpose: This year, I want to focus on finding my Ikigai seriously and try to look for divine guidance to live on that path 5. People: The people in ou...

Somewhere I read that we are born everyday and that everyday is an opportunity to be amazing. I feel in a way it's true. As the year 2022 comes, let us drop the ills of the year 2021 and emerge in our pure, cleansed form in the new year. Like entering a holy shrine, leaving behind the contamination around us. There are so many things that we can do to find our Ikigai.  I have a few that I want to follow this year: Promote reading: I want to, in my own humble way, want to promote reading. Try and gift books so that people start reading again. Nothing can replace a good book. The invisible world that becomes visible through words, it's like magic. Travel more to quiet places: hoping that this would help me find peace. Help me travel within. Find ways to reach the equilibrium and the centre of my life. So that I feel peace, power of God within me Cleanse my mind: I want to focus on my self development. So that I'm better a bit everyday. More content. More connected to the divi...

It is said that all of us have lived many lives. We are all very old souls, changing one body to another in search of infinity. A place where we are infinitely at peace with the universe. So doesn't it make us all nomads? Experimenting with our senses to find something that we are not sure of finding. We are all in search of the God who created us and owns us. The power that gives us every millisecond of life. It's strange but it's true. We are all born nomads to hop from one life to another in search of the divine Amen!