Sunday story time.. 05.

My grandpa died before 4 years at the age of 97+. He lost memory during his last few days. But whenever he was able to recollect his thoughts & was able to understand what’s going on, he used to talk about his involvement in Mahatma Gandhi’s khadi movement during India’s freedom struggle. Khadi means hand woven cotton fabric.
He used to preach few things till the day he was alive;

1. Saying/wishing/greeting RAM RAM is not a religious thing, even though LORD RAM is the highest celebrated deity in Hindu religion. It’s about seeing divine in other human life & exchanging equal amounts of respect for that reason.

2. The biggest sinners in this world go to church/temple/mosque very often. Because they have to keep reminding god to wash their sins.

3. 10% of your wealth/income must go towards DANA (in Sanskrit it means DONATION), donation towards helping underprivileged & upliftment of society.

Not a secret, i own a small health supplement business since September-2017. And now that business enjoys a loyal customer base because of good quality products & quick customer query resolution. With those fitness enthusiasts in mind, i started an athleisure clothing brand in August-2019.

Like every other human, i am not perfect & my business is also not perfect all the time. Especially the atheleisure clothing brand i am talking about, not talking about profit or loss. My operation is small and we never made a loss. I am talking about clothes not being perfect sometimes. While manufacturing/stitching/printing, in few cases there’s a misplaced logo or a packaging label mishap, a stitching at wrong part of the clothing material or short hoodie strings, so we reject few clothes while passing it through quality testing. But even those quality reject clothes are completely usable, sometimes even i use them as my layer-1 clothes during winter. Like previous year, this year too we will go to a nearby orphanage & a refugee shelter to donate some winter clothes/blanket/woolen socks. There’s an amazing feeling of fulfillment while giving it back. I am forever grateful to almighty for giving me little more than i can consume.

(In case anyone wants to join, i have updated the address in our CMU university group. Please don’t try to overcrowd the place, 12-13 people are enough. It bums my mood to see people roaming around without mask, so please wear a mask while coming.)

Tap OUT..✌️

True me.. Tap-799..

Life can be so beautiful.
Five years ago i never would’ve pictured myself where i am right now.
I may not have everything i want.
I may not have found all the happiness in this world.
But almighty has blessed me in certain areas with way more than i ever imagined.
In my journey of growth & becoming who i am today, i wish not to hurt anyone.
All i hope is to be truthful, busy & productive.
Efficient & effective with the way i am, you know, i’m content, i’m content right now.
And that gives me immense amount of fulfillment to my soul.
I am grateful to be alive & to be breathing.
I never imagined i would get this far but i did & if i can do it, then you can too.

Happiness may feel like a far fetched dream.
But happiness is not a destination.
Chasing it will only ever push you further away from it.
The more you chase things or people, the further they run from you.
Just acknowledge your own being, your own existence, everything you seek for on the outside has always resided within you.
Delve deep within, you’ll realise living is beautiful.
Life is a gift. (Not my words).

Tap OUT..✌️

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If you think you are a GOOD PERSON, give without expecting anything in return.
It may not come back to you immediately.
But your almighty is watching, someday that REWARD of giving will be beyond your imaginations.

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Never ever feel like GOD isn’t answering your prayers. Focus on building a stronger FAITH in you about yourself. Your almighty sees, you already got enough tools to make shit happen.

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Find the difference between your intuition & ego, you don’t need to know which one is better. At least understand which one is which, EASY LIFE.

Tap OUT..😘

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People always end up thinking “They lost something while walking on this path of life”.

Let me explain this today. You lost nothing. You don’t need to feel burdened in your own head with this negative thought. Which/what/who belong to you are already there with you or will be with you. Don’t panic or stress. Your almighty’s plan for you is better over yours.

Just be true to yourself, LIFE WILL SEEM EXCITING.

Life is a fun thing..

Someday down the line I want to look at it after a decade. I want to see whether I can stick to my own rules, my values, my level of conduct, my level of happiness, being my own best critique, my level of being fun+funny, my own standard of discipline & my level of consistency.
It’s my exam set by myself for myself, let’s see I win or lose!

I just graduated MBA. My dream job somehow slipped away from my hands because of my mistake or because of misconduct of a pregnant lady from my own ethnicity whom I called out at work. I did what I felt right. Sometimes little pain is a lesson which is beautiful, it shows you your spot where you belong.

I perfectly know I am a golden brown guy whose bloodline origin is from an east Indian state called odisha. And I am grateful for that because my baba always keeps reminding me who we are & what we stand for, he keeps reminding me about Karma & Dharma, also why it’s important to be funny & consistent in life. Funny because it allows you to laugh at yourself when you catch yourself doing something wrong, basically your mistakes. Consistent because that sticks to your path & flow. Your consistency is the only reason you or anyone else should trust anything about you or anything you say. If you come hot one day & cold one day, then you dare to call it life, sorry that’s a life made out of stupidity which will lead to misery, nobody should take such morons seriously.

So if you want to be a great guy; just be funny, remain consistent & stay away from insufferable inconsistent idiots. It’s as easy as that.

This tiny derail has all the details I want to continue further. I just want to be a funny consistent guy, that’s it. I don’t have any career goals at this point. Who knows I might become an Instagram influencer & sell online courses or I might try to be a vlogger/blogger or I might start volunteering during weekends at our community hall to teach mid-30 women how to bake the best sourdough pizza because I love pizza. I will do anything & everything that brings happiness to my simple yet significant life. I am not the person who thinks too far & suddenly gets depressed over it. I am just grateful & happy all the time. Right now I am happy because I am seeing there’s an asshole 7yr old husky who loves destroying my couch cushions. I was kidding about those online courses selling thing, I can never do that. Knowledge is free, you can learn everything for free from internet, it only costs some time & it’s the practice which makes you perfect. And always remember this; internet will become cheaper, more accessible & there will be lots of dumbfucks who will be seen in future selling online courses related to trading or artificial intelligence & mental health counseling, all are just scammers, stay away from them.

Good part is; I have a roof over my head which I can call home, there’s a balcony with amazing view where I hangout with all my friends every evening. Yes, I am planning to pump some babies inside an angel after getting married someday in 2020. Thanks for reading this far (especially if the reader’s name is Tapan). Keep thriving. Almighty is gracious. Life is a fun thing, let it be.

Tap OUT..😘