USB cables have become an indispensable requirement of all high end hifi audio systems. When bringing home a set of brand new hifi device, a set of exotic cables come packed within the box. These niche products have become an essential and mandatory part of your hifi audio system rather than an optional addition. Gone are those days when music was recorded and stored in vinyl records, CDs and DVDs. While vinyl records have become almost extinct these days, CDs and DVDs are also losing their hold over the audio sector. This use of conventional music storage devices were further diminished with the advent of technologically upgraded devices like iPods, smartphones, USB music players, etc. You will hardly find an audiophile who doesn’t possess one of these appliances.

However, how upgraded and latest these equipment are, they will not deliver the same sound when heard via headphones. For getting the real beat and the true acoustic performance of these devices, you need to connect these devices to output devices such as amplifiers, DACs and loudspeakers. Here is where USB cables come in spotlight. USB means Universal Serial Bus. Technically speaking, it is a hardware interface used to connect peripheral devices like computer mouse, keyboards, printers, digital cameras, scanners, PDAs and MP3 players to PC and laptops. These days, USB connectors are used to connect many other appliances and gadgets. Today, every hifi device in the market come with USB ports for easy connections with accessories.

Before buying a set of USB cable for your hifi audio system, you need to have a basic idea of the types of USB cables available in the market. Due to the increased use of high end hifi audio systems as serious music source, high quality USB cables are now available at all electronic stores that sell audio accessories. Almost all major hifi cable manufacturers manufacture USB cables with several different plugs to ensure that you have the best possible USB connection for your music.

USB cables come with several different plugs for easy connection to almost all audio devices. Audio USB cables are of many types, but the most commonly used types are: USB A-Type (found on host controllers in computers and hub), USB B-Type (designed for use on USB peripheral devices), Micro-USB A (this connector can be found on newer mobile devices such as cellphones, GPS units, PDAs and digital cameras), Micro-USB B (this connector can also be found on newer mobile devices such as cellphones, GPS units, PDAs and digital cameras), Micro-USB AB (this is designed exclusively for USB on-the-go devices, this versatile connector can accept either a Micro-USB A or Micro-USB B cable connection), USB Mini-b (5-pin) (specified for use in the newer standard called USB on-the-go which allows peripheral devices to communicate with the presence of a host controller), USB Mini-b (4-pin) (this unofficial connector is found on many digital cameras), USB Mini-b (Fuji®) (another unofficial connector also widely used on digital cameras especially certain models manufactured by Fuji®), USB 3.0 A-Type (commonly found on host controllers in computers and hubs), USB 3.0 B-Type (designed to carry data and power in USB SuperSpeed applications), and USB 3.0 Micro B (found on USB 3.0 device).

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The next best thing to do after you bring home a high end hifi audio system is to get a powerful loudspeaker for your system. A high quality loudspeaker helps produce powerful audio beats and fills your entire space with foot tapping music beats. Almost all high end loudspeakers available in the market these days are uniquely designed and are best in their performance, still, there are certain essential things that you should look in a loudspeaker before spending a decent amount of money on it. Besides technical specifications, there are some basic things that also decide how well a speaker performs. Below discussed are three such basic visual elements of a speaker that may fancy your desires and tempt you to buy one.

Size

Before you hit an electronic showroom or an online store to order a pair of high end hifi speakers, decide beforehand what type of speakers you need for your hifi audio system. Loudspeakers come in various types, shapes and designs. If you have a large living space, you can go for floor standing speakers. Floor standing speakers are usually tall and thin in appearance, and are specifically designed to be placed on the floor. Such type of speakers are usually ideal to be placed in a big hall space. If you have a medium sized room, you can choose stand mounted speakers. Generally, stand mounted speakers are placed in living room spaces where you don’t you have a dedicated space for these exotic products. If you want to keep the loudspeaker in your bedroom, bookshelf speakers would be the ideal choice. These are usually smaller speakers that are designed to fit in minimalist spaces like shelves or stands.

Design

Next to type of speakers, the imperative factor to choose a pair of speakers is its design. High end hifi speakers usually come in three basic designs: reflex, acoustic suspension and transmission line. Reflex loudspeaker designs have ports or holes in them, either at the front or the back of the cabinet. Acoustic suspension speakers, on the other hand, lack any ports and are completely sealed from all sides. Transmission line speaker designs have long ducts inside the speaker cabinet that terminate in a port, usually at the front or at the back. Each of the design types have their own advantages and disadvantages. It would be very judgmental to say which one would be better and which one produces more powerful sound. Each speaker design type adopts a different design principle, and with proper settings, each one of the design type can deliver the best sonic performance.

Finish

Another thing in high end hifi speakers that fancy you is their finish. Speaker cabinets these days come in a variety of finishes and tempting colors. Some cabinets are made up of pure wood veneer whereas some others are made up of polycarbonate material. Which one you want to choose highly depends on your personal taste. Wood veneer is attractive and can be treated easily in case of any damage. On the other hand, high gloss black has a very classy look, but if the finish is damaged, it is hard to repair. Whatever finish material you choose, you should essentially look for seven essential elements in the speaker. The speaker should be stiff, damped, high resonance, attractive, machinable, cheap and light. The speaker type comprising all these elements is a durable one that can deliver supersonic performance for long years.

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A bed frame, generally, comprises the entire bed’s structure. The headboard, the footboard, the slats and the mattress, all are essential components of a bed’s frame. Collectively all these parts contribute to the comfort level of the bed. While choosing for a bed frame, you should essentially look for certain things so that after you purchase the bed, it meets your requirements and suits your physical comfort. Finding an apt frame that suits your needs and fit your existing furniture pieces in the bedroom can be difficult if you don’t know what things to consider when buying a bed. Many types of modern beds are available these days in the market, and each one of them come with exclusive designs that are tempting enough to attract you. However, apart from design, modern beds do feature utmost comfort and offer a real sleeping pleasure. Even though, modern bed frames come with all essential features that offer you luxurious comfort, there are certain basic things you should look for in a modern bed frame before bringing it home.

Material of the Frame

Mostly, all bed frames are made of either wood or metal. Many people prefer wooden frames over metal frames as they consider wooden frames to be more sturdy. However, either one is suitable. In some cases, a wooden frame will look pleasant with a high wood headboard, and in some other cases metal look better with metal headboard. You can also opt for metal frames, as they too are reliable and durable enough. Metal beds are comparatively lighter than wooden beds and last longer. Whichever material you choose, it is important that the headboard and footboard properly attach to the frame. If there is even a slight height variation, there are chances that the headboard and footboard will not adjust to the frame.

Size of Mattress

Size of your mattress is another imperative consideration. When buying a frame, keep in mind that it should fit your existing mattress. For this, you need to take accurate measurements and consult your local furniture retailer for the same. Some bed frames are adjustable to fit different sizes of mattresses, but some others need an exact fitting mattress. If you are buying a bigger sized bed this time, consider getting a new mattress too. You can even ask the furniture retailer to get you a exact fitting mattress for the bed. This can help reduce your hassle to some extent.

Storage Space

In addition to material of the frame and size of mattress, it is also essential to ensure whether the bed frame offers you enough storage space inside. Most modern beds these days come with huge space under the bed for storage purpose. However, many modern beds often lack this feature. Having a decent storage space beneath helps stuff your bedding accessories and helps keep your room clutter free. When choosing a bed frame, see to it that the bed accommodates storage boxes beneath the slats. You can also consider buying a platform storage bed. Modern storage beds are preferred over traditional beds as storage beds have box-type frames that include drawers.

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Obesity is becoming epidemic. It has become a major reason of worry for many worldwide. Losing some extra kilos is essential not because you need to look slimmer and trimmer, but losing extra weight helps keep you fit and healthy. Many stick to a strict weight loss diet in order to get those sexy curves. However, apart from boiled veggies and green salads, you can include some fruits in your diet to add some tanginess to your platter.

The fruits suggested below are all healthy, nutrient rich and help burning fat. You can eat the fruits raw, have fruit juices or even add them to salads. They are so much tasty and versatile that they will add flavor to anything you mix them with. Apart from reducing weight, these fruits also provide many other health benefits.

Cranberry

Cranberries contain a high volume of vitamin C. It helps to improve metabolism, purify blood and stimulate weight loss. The fruit is known to treat urinary tract infection in women, attributed to its powerful antibacterial properties. Cranberries when mixed with bananas form a natural, healthy drink, fully loaded with vitamins and proteins.

Pear

Pears are a rich source of vitamins and minerals. The elements, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus work in tandem with vitamin C to boost healthy metabolism. Pear juice does wonders of its own but when mixed with other fruit juices, it tends to be a more powerful drink.

Grape

The purple colored fruit is rich in powerful antioxidants. The high antioxidant count of grapes not only helps fight infections but also is useful for protecting neurons. Grape juice is a potential weight loss agent that helps reduce pounds in just few weeks. Grapes also have effective anti-ageing properties.

Blueberry

Blueberries are reserves of antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber. They have very less calories in them so are an ideal fat loss food. Blueberries also boost the antioxidant level in your body and stimulate the production of collagen, a natural nutritional supplement that helps your body naturally burn fats. Many nutritional supplements are also available in the market these days that have collagen protein as their major ingredient.

Concord

Concord juice is particularly effective for reducing high levels of blood pressure. This particular drink can potentially contribute to a healthy lifestyle. The fruit contains large amounts of antioxidants that control cholesterol and blood sugar level, thereby reducing excess of body weight.

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I wish I was okay with a whole lot of things – I would probably be happier, much like many of them I see around me.

If you’re okay with things around, you’re probably normal and a part of the mainstream population that have apparently grown up learning conformity as the best policy.

I’m not different because I see the exact same problems that you see; I’m different because I feel disturbed and revolted by the problems rather than just accept them move on.

I went to the police station deciding not to pay them any bribes, and came out feeling ostracised. My mom was concerned about my behaviour because I was NOT acting normal. “Policemen are criminals and gundas; they won’t let you rest in peace if you’re going to challenge them for what they have been doing since eternity”, she said.

Perhaps, it would have been ‘okay’ if I had just entered the police station, and surreptitiously handed over a 100 rupee note with a smile.

Our society is an awful parent – it teaches you how to take the shit lying down, instead of fighting against it. It teaches you how to comply with the status quo rather than challenge it. Perhaps, that’s why we are okay with the mediocre governance chosen by a mediocre voting population.

We have been conditioned to ‘being okay’ with things since our childhood rather than question and rebel against them when they seem unjust and unfair. We have been conditioned to jump to the conclusions and follow the herd rather than deconstruct things on their merit and allow the truth to prevail. We have been conditioned to react to situations emotionally too quickly and then allow them to pale into insignificance and oblivion afterwards. We have been conditioned to accept situations, give up on them without a fight and move on. We are not educated enough to form our own informed and unbiased opinions; we’d rather allow ourselves to be imprisoned by the vested interested, venal media and our very own age-old biases. We have allowed emotions to run amok , crushing the reason to death under their feet.

It’s utterly disgusting so see so many of us being okay with the status quo rather than having the urge to challenge it.  There are too many things that we are okay with.

Did You Know: it’s ‘okay’ to…

#1: Break the Traffic Rules

Break the traffic rules or at least bend them using your influences. They say that make you look smart. But if you follow the traffic rules completely and reach your destination a little late, you’re dumb. The next time you’re caught without wearing a helmet, call up all the influential people you have on your contact list so you can avoid having to pay the fine and walk away feeling ‘smart & proud’.

#2: Pay Bribes

Pay bribes to anyone and everyone who is likely to help you cut corners and get your job done in a hassle-free manner. Not only does it make you look ‘cool, smart & sophisticated’ but it saves your valuable time and strengthens your network with the bribe-mangers including chaprasis, clerks and babus. The next time you’re at their office, they will smile at you and treat you like your were their platinum customer. Sometimes you can even get your job done over a phone call – they understand the needs of their special customers and value their time.

Here are some places where you need to pay bribes more often than not: Tehsildar Office, Passport Office, Municipality, Police Station, Police Commsionerate, Secretariat, Electricity Office, University, etc.

#3: Abuse Your Privileges

Whenever and wherever you have access to free things, overuse them and even abuse them. If you’re using a public toilet, and it stinks badly, don’t complain and just ignore it. If you’re at a park, and see other visitors litter, keep mum. It saves your ass much trouble. Don’t worry about saving water or electrify, especially when it comes free.

It’s uncool to use public transport – so avoid it at all times. If you have a car, drive it. Plus, make sure the AC is on because the natural air will make you feel sick in your stomach. Honk the horns as often as you can because you don’t have time to wait for anything and inspire every other car driver to do the same so it creates symphony and adds to the noise pollution. Overtake other vehicles and change lanes as per your whims and fancies. It’s fun. And more importantly, it’s okay.

#4: Cheat on Others

Cheat on others because it’s a smart short-cut to reach the zenith of success. At the same time, support a cause because your friends are doing and it makes you ‘acceptable’ to others. If you’re on Facebook, like & share dumb memes because your friends have done this already and you don’t want to be left behind.

Avoid going into the details and buy whatever shit you’re being offered on social media. Avoid reading stuff for knowledge and truth because it seems too complex for your comprehensibility, and read and share cheap texts shared by your Facebook friends. Follow Facebook Pages that feed you enough content so you can jump to conclusions, be judgemental  laugh at racist jokes and stereotype people based on their physical disability or appearances. It’s fast and entertaining.

Remember it’s hard to challenge the status quo and change the way things are. It’s much simpler to just follow the societal norms as stated in the examples above. Being okay is a defeatist attitude. I refuse to conform to the status quo because I’m not okay with them. Because conformity, like greed and corruption, is a disease and I can’t allow it to affect me.

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Behavior of People

Indians tend to treat places and people they consider their ‘own’ very differently from public places or strangers. This is not a good or bad thing, it is just a fact. So effectively, Indians tend to have two very distinct ‘modes’ of operation – the ‘personal’ mode which entails treating family/friends/guests with utmost respect & politeness, following rules and maintaining cleanliness at home and inside private campuses; and the ‘impersonal’ mode that is the exact opposite. In many other cultures, especially the West, the difference between these two ‘modes’ tends to be relatively small, so these behaviors tend to baffle foreigners.

It is easy to understand the filth of Indian cities in this context. While a vast majority of Indians leave no stone unturned to keep their homes/backyards/offices spotlessly clean, the same people have generally been brought up an an environment where it is considered OK to litter in public places or places they don’t consider their own. These behaviors of course are self-sustaining over generations, as it is virtually impossible for one person or group to change the status quo and new generations grow up observing the same behaviors, and don’t see a pressing reason to immediately change it (until they step out of the country). Low levels of education and high poverty do contribute to the mess, but the above attitude is the main factor.

An Interesting Case in Point

Small Indian villages, especially those in far flung rural areas, are generally quite clean relative to the standard of amenities available. How does one explain this dissonance with the filthy condition of Indian cities that allegedly house more educated and better-off people? My hypothesis is that those village dwellers generally have a sense of belonging there, and treat it like they treat their home, and hence keep it clean.

Majority of city populations in India are either first or second generation migrants. And given the impersonal size and nature of cities, residents have limited sense of belongingness. They perceive that they are living in a place owned and managed by an external party and resort to the ‘impersonal’ mode once outside the home. And suddenly it becomes OK to litter and pee in public, OK to break most rules if no one is enforcing, OK to drive like a maniac, run red lights and cut off other drivers. The Golden Rule is followed at home, but suddenly disappears when one is outside.

Governance/Enforcement

India, in general, tends to have low levels of enforcement in most areas. This is evident everywhere from low tax realization, to petty corruption, to black money, to petty crime (such as eve teasing), to traffic, to civic rules to the state’s inability to punish even the most sought after terrorists and criminals in custody. The low enforcement levels likely stem from low resource levels (relative to large population) historically available to governments and municipalities, incentives, byzantine bureaucracies, and the distinctly Indian attitude that can euphemistically be described as “accommodating”, or pessimistically described as apathetic (aka the “Chalta Hai” attitude).

This is the same attitude that enabled invaders (ranging from Mughals to the British) to come in small numbers and rule over hundreds of millions of residents of the sub-continent. On the positive side, it is this very attitude that enables such a vast diversity of people to stay together in relative harmony (i.e. I don’t really care that much what God you believe in or what language you speak at your home. I just care about what happens inside my home).

Back to enforcement, the other main angle is incentives. We Indians (and thus Indian governments) tend to be more fiercely incentive-driven than most other human beings. Indian politicians and municipal councilors at various levels have three primary incentives (in no particular order): 1) Votes 2) Money 3) National Welfare. City cleanliness unfortunately doesn’t figure very high towards the attainment of either of these. Yes, it could get politicians a few extra votes from caring citizens, but those numbers would be minuscule compared to what they could get through focusing their energies and tax-payer money on populist money transfer schemes and food subsidies.

Yes, they could make some money while awarding contracts to cleaning companies or private enforcement agencies, but that doesn’t compare with what they could make by focusing energies on quick hitters like large sporting events, mega equipment purchases or spectrum license grants. And on the national welfare front, for the few politicians and enforcement agents that do care about it, there are just way too many other pressing priorities that figure above cleanliness – everything from keeping the economic engine running, to preventing heinous crime/terrorism, to dealing with widespread poverty, to fixing education, infrastructure and healthcare.

Courtesy: Quora.com

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Although I’m not an expert in usability in the tech industry, I personally find Skype (Windows 8 OS) has a couple of usability issues.

I have been using Skype since 2005 and I have never faced the kind of usability issues that the current version of Skype on my Windows 8 desktop has.

Eversince I installed the Skype on my Windows 8 desktop, I’ve been facing quite a few usability issues. One of these issues is deleting a contact list.

The designers of the new Skype interface have probably ignored the non-tech savvy users around the world. When you want to remove a friend from your contact list, you just don’t know what to do or where to click.

I faced a similar issue two months ago when I wanted to delete a contact from my friend list on Skype. Even a search on Google didn’t find a simple solution. Even the support section on Skype Community wasn’t very clear on how to remove a contact from your list on Skype.

Then I turned to a several friends for help, but they faced the same problem.

Finally, I found the solution this morning while clicking around to find some chat information. Thus, this post:

#1 – Log in to Skype

#2 – Go to the “People” section and then click on the person you want to remove from our Skype Windows 8 desktop.

#3 – When you’re on the chat panel, click the left side of your mouse – it will show you two floating bars.

#4 – Look at the bottom panel and you should see the remove option.

#5 – Click on the remove option and say good bye to the user.

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It’s been a couple days since the notorious gangrape took place in Delhi, and there’s been a motherload of reactions going around on the social media as status messages, and newspapers as reports and editorials; bloggers blogging about their thoughts on rape and TV channels having a fieldday. Just the other day, I came across the following on Amrita’s Facebook status.

As a Facebook friend succinctly put it, “There’s more blood on my Fb feed than on the streets of Delhi”. Yes, a woman was gang raped in Delhi. A heinous crime, true. Where were the Facebook posts demanding capital punishment for the rapists in the 600 odd other cases of rape reported in the NCR this year? Where were the protests and the placards when a minor was recently gang raped in Noida and the Noida Police had the audacity to reveal her name to the press and cast aspersions on her character? Why now? The straw that broke the camel’s back? Then the camel had a pretty unflappable back, imo. Yeah, go on. Project yourself as socially aware and emancipated by posting yet another status condemning the rape and wishing the Delhi Police to perdition. I’m sure the Delhi Police will get your message and will definitely change its she-asked-for-it mindset. And then, women, go back to your real life and give in in yet another small way to the man who rules your life. Men, you make sure you make her give in. Any tiny way. Just to show her that you’re the man. You’ve done your bit for womankind on Facebook. Yes, you definitely have.

And, since it seemed like an indignation against the men, a few comments poured in in reaction to her status message. The following one was particularly thought-provocking.

Since when have women in this country ever stood up and done anything. I know my comment will draw hordes of emancipated women attacking me but that changes nothing. Hate men all you want, they behave in the manner that they do because no woman ever stood up and hit the guy back with an iron rod. Yes yes I know they are physically weaker etc etc but then who was the last woman who told her husband to fuck off because he asked for dowry or who told her parents to fuck off because they were forcing her to conform. I know such a woman. Her biggest worry at present is the way the other women in her society think of her and speak of her. As a part of my livelihood I am required to meet women from across the country and understand how they can be empowered. The funny thing is they dont want to be empowered. You can yell and scream in Delhi all you want, your own gender across the country does not give a shit. It is not now nor has it ever been a case of men vs. women. If it were as simple as that, life would have been much simpler even for renegades like me who would stand in support of women against men. It is about old india vs new india with halfassed india suffering in between. My earnest suggestion to women is to stop thinking of chopping off the balls of men and grow a pair themselves.

Then I went to Saswat’s blog and read his epic commentary on how rape is an essential ingredient of the recipie called Indian Society. Some of his points were irrefutably bitter, but true nevertheless. Here’s a portion which moved me in particular:

Demanding castrations and death penalties are the easiest ways to appear moralistic while letting the system sustain its sexist character. Focusing on gender wars and demonizing all men as beasts and all men as potential rapists is highly regressive and counterproductive. Asking that men give up their privileges is akin to asking capitalists to give up their wealth. This is utopian at its best, and reactionary, at its worst. What’s important is not to ask men for mercy or police for protection, but to form alliance with every revolutionary formations to overthrow the last vestiges of feudalism – the patterns of caste violence, the licenses to rape women in the name of religious sanctions, the sacrosanct marriages – and to organize a communistic future that will no longer depend on legal interventions from the capitalistic judiciary.

Yes, being a man and having lived in one of the small towns of our state, I have remained an observer of the India’s patriarchal society since my childhood. I have seen my mom and sisters being made to sacrifice their cherished wishes at the behest of the family heads. Gender disparity has largely remained the hallmark of our society, be it an illiterate girl in a village or a self-made woman in a metrocity. The male ego has to perpetuate and take precedence over the female’s interests. This is a truth and an age-old story in every household across our country. This blog on TOI shares the same perspective I have about the first step towards stopping rape from being a household affair in every Indian family.

A lot of how India will be in the future, how one half of the population will treat the other half, will depend on the lessons from parents and teachers. GPS and CCTVs, after all, cannot track what goes inside homes and the minds of men; they can only make our streets a bit safer. The violence to women within families is many times deadlier.

While there has been an emotional outrage about how the rapist should be hanged till death, I seriously think every responsible selfcentric male in our society with a penchant to look down upon his female counterpart must hang his ego till death to start with, if they are trulely serious about allowing any positive change to usher in. What do you think?

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I came across this question on Quora.com and couldn’t resist the urge to answer it in my own way. Here’s my answer to the question:

More often than not, people tend to invariably relate the concept of start-ups with product development, and I don’t understand why.

I think a start-up can be anything you invest yourself into, which could be your own money, time and everything in between. Again, start-ups could mean different things depending on the socio-economic scenario. Here in India itself, start-ups could, for ex, face different challenges in different cities.

To answer the question, start-up is like your very own kid – because you conceive the idea before it’s born into reality, toil hard to raise it to be an adult and then set it adrift when it grows into a bigger entity.

It’s not easy being the founder of a start-up just as it is not easy being the mother of a tender child that needs constant attention, relentless love, selflessness and sacrifice. Embracing motherhood is a choice, so is founding a start-up.

You sure lose your sleep over your baby or wake up in the middle of the night to attend to it. That’s what mothers around the world do as well. It’s a painful journey and but has its very own exhilarating moments. Just like a mother, you feel the emotional fulfilment and divine joy when your baby is born, smile, take the first step or just start crawling on the ground.

Your start-up is always close to your heart despite how the world around you perceives it. You toil to help it grow, out of sheer love and affection. You can run through the fire to help it push forward to where it belongs. Ask any founder, and they would put their inherent satisfaction much above the money which comes with it incidentally.

It’s difficult to describe in words what it’s like to be a start-up founder. One has to carry the mantle to know what it takes. It’s a very personal experience.

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When I was young, I’d look at the ads on magazines and draw my inspirations from them. The magazines like India Today and Outlook would carry ads of Raymond and Allen Solly which would mesmerize me. I’d always dream of leading a lifestyle that would enable me to wear sophisticated clothing. Thinking of those conjures up just one image in my mind – Friday Dressing from Allen Solly. It’s been close to 20 years now, and I still have those magazines tucked away in my shelves. Whenever I visit my hometown and stay for a longer period of time, I tend to revisit my memories of the yesterday, looking at those old magazines.

Today, I can afford all those I’d dreamed of. In fact, I’ve done that already but looking back it seems like I was living a myth back then.

So why do I think I was living a myth back then?

It’s because I’m starting to realize the truth of life.

No matter how far you travel, you can’t escape the truth of life. No matter how much you make, you can’t defeat the deepest fears of your life. Every time I fly, I feel I carry the weight of my fears even more. Death is the only way to escape the mundane meaninglessness of life. The meaninglessness of life is the biggest burden. Sometimes, you can’t appreciate the purpose of life. It seems like an eternal struggle until the death beckons you. If you look at the vagaries of life, death lulls you to a divine serenity. It’s only on your deathbed where you realize the meaninglessness of life and that you have been a fool all your life. The sad truth of life is you become the wisest only when you realize the wisdom is worth nothing because you’re just breathing your last, desperately wishing not to, when the tears in your eyes blur the images of the ones surrounding you. You want to tell them life is short and not to let a moment go by worrying about the false pursuit of materialism.

Make no mistake – when you’re about to breathe your last, the last thing you’re possessive about are your belongings. It is the beautiful moments which you’ve cherished that make it hard for your soul to depart your body.

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