" Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn "

Amused and thinking hard at how amazingly people are different from each other, skipping the physical composition.

The way they think, the way they behave, the way they react to situations, the friends they make, the values they have, the priorities they have, the way they treat other people, even the way they treat themselves, and to the extent they live.

How does a mundane human being decide to live his/her life?

Is there a formula to it?

Perhaps there really is a formula. Each one of us has a formula by which we live our lives. A practically proven formula derived over the years by umpteen observations, experiences and experimentations, overlooked mistakes, slapped lessons, and etc etc learnt from these experienced/ missed mistakes.

The most mind-boggling part is, this derivation keeps changing as the years pass by, and no two people have the exact same derivation.

It's a continuous process of improvisation, change, flexibility, and adaptation. We add certain ingredients, we taste then remove some, some work out, some result in explosions, and then finally we come up with a suitable derivation. Suitable for our life at that particular moment, because come tomorrow, it may change.

Hell, I know life will metamorphic for sure.

Here are a few ingredients that go into the present formula of my life now and then:

“Never forget that the most important people in your life are your parents”

“If you love and trust, do so completely”

“Accept people for who they are”

“Take your job seriously, some day you will want to look back at it and be proud”

“Play hard but ensure safety”

“Be nice to girls, they won't always understand you. Understand that”

“There may be certain people who dislike you and piss you off, but for each of them, you have ten others who love you”

“You can't possibly love everyone on the planet, its okay to not like some people”

“It's okay to be angry, hurt, and jealous and negative at times”

“Invest in your friendships, they are precious, and you have to work at them to make them work”

“Travel more, there's a lot to be seen, and there isn't enough time”

“Money is important, save some of it”

“Be polite but sometimes firm”

“If you are in a position to help someone in need, don't think. Just do it. You have no idea how fortunate you are just to be able to help”

“Love people around you, but be prepared to steer your ship alone in a storm”

“Never miss an opportunity to surprise a loved one”

“Don't let anyone hurt you without your explicit permission”

It's true; no one has yet discovered the one magic formula that would be applicable to everyone to live that 'perfect life'. Perhaps I guess because there is no such thing as a perfect life or perhaps because we need to create from scratch, our own little perfect lives, with our own little imperfections.

The best advice always is to not follow advice. Try life by yourself. I'm just a man that has gone in the direction of his personal legend, taking risks and learning daily from all around me. We are all on a pilgrimage, whether we like it or not and the target, or goal if u like is, "Death". Get as much as you can from the journey because in the end, "The Journey" is all you have.

- Surya Kanta Jena -

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