A year of Firsts and Flights

2025 was a gift! It was a very happening year for me. Multiple bucket list ticked, experienced a different lifestyle and whatnot! My IIM B journey was nothing but exciting and rewarding. I started understanding and exploring myself. But there are many other things that have happened this year, and many firsts, making this year memorable for my lifetime. If you ask me what was your memorable year previously, I would have told you 2013, 2017-2018 and 2024 as memorable ones, and each had its own reasons. This 2025 has topped up everything, and I am grateful to everything and everyone who was part of this journey.

The firsts' happened to me..

• Went on my first international trip. Haven't stopped there. Continued to visit 6 countries in total this year
• Went on a student exchange program, once in a lifetime experience for me as a student abroad
• My first Sky jump over a beach landing
• My first kayaking at sea
• Started exploring marriage proposals (😂😜 Just it is bright in my memory as the search continues, and this will be the last!)

Oh, not just these firsts define this year; there are more things along. This year, my sister got married to her love, and that was bliss. It's lovely to stay close and see how they navigate their life together. There is no such thing as a better half. It's just the efforts you put into accepting and adjusting while being yourself! I met different kinds of people whom I never thought would exist. Actually, it's not the people but their ideologies and views. They brought in a different perspective and showed me a different meaning to life. We may complain that life is not just fair. But I learned to see the blessings around, and this made me a happier man than I was 🧿 I got some good friends from around the globe and hoping that they remember me if we ever meet again (but I wish to)

Well, what not happened again? Tapping into one core memory, I landed on a stage and gave a solo performance, singing one of my favourite songs to a small crowd. Yes, it was a great experience, but not the singing, but who cares, I was very happy. I also did some crazyy running all around the places I visited, and that video is waiting for editing and release by my running partner! Letting out the kid inside you seems scary or crazy after a certain age, but I think I haven't reached there yet! 😉

Apart from these, I explored the sea, land, mountains, new terrains, new locations, and cities around India, Germany and Australia. Now I actually realise how travelling can change you and your views. But one thing that always remains constant is Values! Sitting peacefully on the shore, looking out towards the waves or sitting under the woods and enjoying the serenity, you start thinking about random things. But over time, you start contemplating, and you get to know yourself more clearly. And that is what happened with me. I actually realised I can't do and need to change certain things. This gave me more clarity and sense along these lines. 

Taking all my learnings, joy and happiness, this 2025 became a very eventful year, and I look forward to life ahead. With this, I take some time to see my past memories along!

Wishing you all a happy and a prosperous New year 2026!

What’s your purpose?

 A long solo ride, lonely room, sky watching, staring at the moon and sometimes a few minutes of meditation arise many thoughts in me. Instead of thoughts, I can call them questions as most of them start or ends with Why, How, What or When. And I love to ask myself many questions and answer them from my perspective so I get to know what kind of person I am. This is my way of self-realization you can say.

So, as many thoughts or questions popped out inside my head, this one badly wanted my answer – “What is your purpose?”. During my school days, I have felt I don’t have a purpose. But my spiritual mindset always mentions people are here for a purpose. And I used to think “Is finding one’s purpose is the purpose of their life?”. I don’t know if all live with a purpose.  

But I think I have defined this from my own perspective and I know it’s susceptible to change based on my future experiences. So here is what this man thinks about the purpose of his life.

There are many people born, became great and achieved a lot. For me, Abdul Kalam is one of the exemplars. But in my perspective, not all human beings are born with those great purposes. Our purpose can be as simple as bringing hope to someone or living by discipline or being helpful to someone. It can also be as simple as feeding a pet or keeping your home clean or gaining insight into something. For me,

“Purpose is living my life the way I want (without hurting anyone) and bringing positive change to my surroundings”

But do you know how these things are determined? By your direction and choices

Our life is a journey and it is dependent on a lot many factors where our decision makes the turn! Whatever decision you make, don’t regret or worry about it. If you have done wrong, try to change it in future. As the saying, it’s the journey which makes thing fruitful than the destination, be at your own pace and enjoy your life!!

Here is a reflection of a person I don’t know but I think - helping the street dogs may be her purpose. Referring to my old post – The Guardian of Dogs