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The Beauty of Courage I Saw within a Failure

Failure will never outtake you, if your determination to succeed is strong enough. Dr. A.P.G Abdul Kalam Just finishing a huge examination where almost half of the students in our batch failed, me, as a barely passed one, got to mentor a student who was re-sitting for the exam. She had missed the passing mark…

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How NOT to lose yourself inside your head

 Have you ever thought that the biggest power that mankind inherited from millenniums of evolution, the feature that places humans above all other species, is one of the greatest enemies that the human race has been struggling with since the beginning of their existence? Yes, I’m talking about the power of mind. As an individual…

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Habits that Helped Me to Get into Med School

I’m not a hardworking person. I’m not a person who studies 24/7. I don’t even think I have a huge memory capacity. And I don’t work according to a time table. I have a messy study schedule. I’m lazy. Procrastination is my middle name. But still, I could ace one of the hardest exams that…

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Quotes that make you fall in love with Life.

What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?  I don’t think anyone has the perfect answers for those questions. Not even the greatest philosophers could explain the reason for our existence.  But despite all the suffering and tragedy and horror, I think life is still a beautiful, wonderful, magical thing. And I gathered…

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Strange Psychological Phenomena That Actually Exist

Human brain has to be the most complex and fascinating organ. Even after experimenting and researching for centuries, scientists have failed to create a complete explanation of the functions of brain. Which is why there are many unresolved issues regarding the it. Sometimes human brain play tricks that are both unexplainable and unbelievable. Following are…

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The Fall of Icarus – Why it is not a tragedy

The greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light. Oscar Wilde In Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of the famous craftsman Daedalus, who created the labyrinth located under the court of King Minos of Crete. In that labyrinth, lived the half man – half bull creature “Minotaur” To keep the…

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Most Beautiful Words in English Language

Words are powerful. They can create. They can destroy. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So the things I consider mind capturing might be not so beautiful to another. Here are some of my favourites among the words that are generally considered most beautiful in English language.  ‘Nemesis’ is the name of the…

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The Difference Between Love and Romance

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land First, I have to say that I’m not a love expert or a relationship adviser. And I have no research experience to speak deeply into this subject. But as a person who…

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The risk of playing safe

The death rate for people who play it safe and for those who live boldly is the same. Patti Digh I was not a risk taker. Taking risks always happened to be not my thing, always reluctant to expose myself for new things, to go all out, to leave what’s familiar to me, to leave…

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Pandora’s Box – A blessing? Or a curse?

You’re playing with Pandora’s box. Sometimes it’s better not to open it. Sometimes, it’s better not to know. Tatiana de Rosnay  According to Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal woman. She was created by gods. At her birth, Pandora was given gifts from all Olympian gods. Thus she was named Pandora, the bearer of…