Gathering thoughts…
The Joker rises above all other villains because he does not want anything.
Every villain wants something:
-Power.
-Respect.
-Revenge.
-Love.
-Wealth.
The Joker wants nothing.
Can you imagine encountering someone like him at your college? or your office? or your neighbourhood?
Someone hellbent on destroying the setting for no reason at all.
I'd be terrified.
and then I'd be Batman.
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Death is a known factor that disrupts all projections. The only problem is we don't know where it fits in the timelines of our lives. Today a friend left the office early. I joked to call out his half day. He smiled, winked and said he's just tired. He promised he'll pick the rest up tomorrow. He will never come back to the office again. I am afraid to think about his parents.…
Is there anything worse than feeling alone? To believe you are worthless. To envy those who aren't alone. To regret your decisions. To question your very existence. To feel your life passing, surrounded by love and laughter, and yet so far away from achieving it. To write and hope the pain dulls. To invite sleep with no charm and complete desperation. To work and work and work…
Isn't it odd that two words from two different languages sound nearly the same? Does anyone else wonder about the twists and turns in the history of our world that led to such coincidences?
So long I worked and toiled and begged. To make a small dream come true. Everything came undone, with a nod, a slip and slow announcement. I don't want to dream anymore. It hurts so much to feel so worthless. So incompetent and dumb and silent. So foolish and stuck and silent. I dont want to dream anymore. And have no one to blame but myself for my idiocy. To hurt and cry…
The journey from inception to creation is daunting. I can't imagine how folks do it. Folks like Musk, Edison or Shanghvi. The ability to think of something and bring it to life. Something that other people want. Something that they are willing to pay for. If only I could start and run a successful enterprise once. Just once. I'm certain I'd feel satisfaction to have attempted…
