Learnings And Teachings
I’ve learnt several things in the last few months. For your benefit, here are some of them.
1. I’ve learnt that learning how to suck cock (and kiss ass) can take you places in life.
2. I’ve RE-learnt that being smart and working hard can also have the same effect.
3. I’ve learnt (though I suspect that I knew this all along) that live music kicks pre-recorded music’s ASS.
4. I’ve learnt that typing on an Apple keyboard can give you a technogasm. Yes, I’m into double digits now.
5. I’ve learnt that speaking your mind can get you into trouble. But it can also set you incredibly free.
6. I’ve learnt that being fired from your first job isn’t the greatest tragedy in the world.
7. I’ve learnt (as an extension from point 6) that being fired from your first job for speaking your mind is actually one of the best things that can happen to you.
8. I’ve learnt that if you don’t hold on tightly, you CAN get pushed out of a moving train.
9. I’ve learnt that point 8 holds true for life in general.
10. I’ve learnt that the best skills in life are the ones you teach yourself.
11. I’ve learnt that homelessness isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
12. I’ve learnt how to work on dual screens (brilliant) and how to set a wallpaper across both screens (brilliant-er).
13. I’ve learnt that the snooze button is probably the most evil invention in the world. And the greatest.
14. I’ve learnt that beer is my favourite alcohol. Asahi, Peroni and Kingfisher Ultra, baby.
15. I’ve learnt that you should never stop growing in life.
16. I’ve learnt that being foolish and hungry (thank you, Rashmi Bansal) is probably the greatest asset one can have.
17. I’ve learnt that you can go at any time. And you should always be ready to go.
18. I’ve learnt that you should never hold a grudge past sunset.
19. I’ve learnt that my office bay is probably haunted.
20. I’ve learnt that quitting smoking isn’t as hard as everyone makes it out to be.
21. I’ve learnt that I DO NOT have a sunglass face.
22. I’ve learnt that some things ARE worth dying for.
23. I’ve learnt, without a doubt, that there is someone for everyone in the world.
24. I’ve learnt that there is more evil in the world that we can imagine.
25. I’ve also learnt, at the same time, that there is MORE good in the world.
26. I’ve learnt that I will never be able to leave Bombay in my life.
27. I’ve learnt that music is the language that we turn to when laughter and tears simply aren’t enough.
28. I’ve learnt that my phone can be charged using Blackberry chargers.
29. I’ve learnt that, no matter what, I will never lose my capacity to love.
30. I’ve learnt that I never want to stop learning.
