Lino's thoughts 🤔

You might be wondering what  WHOOSAH  is. I first heard this usage in the first famous Hollywood blockbuster Bad Boys series. It is a way Martin uses to soothe himself. In a much-related manner, we sometimes soothe ourselves by making us believe  ALL IS WELL  (another famous quote from 3 idiots /Nanban). Of late I have thought of this act of self-soothing as self-deception. Self-Deception is to deceive oneself, especially concerning oneself. In other words, when things go awry, we make ourselves believe that all is well and soothe ourselves. There may be many scientific explanations for the subject, but in a layman’s idea, it is how at times, we contain our emotions and desires to ourselves by this very act of self-deception.   Everyone could relate to some instances where we found solace in denying the very fact that things are not as we pleased but we tend to believe everything is fine. The act of self-deception can be seen along with life as it pr...

The boiling frog is an apologue describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling water, it will jump out, but if the frog is put in tepid water which is then brought to a boil slowly; it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.    Being in the comfort zone is mostly like the tale of the boiling frog. We keep on believing that we are in our comfort zone. By the time we realise that we were put to a death sentence, we will be dilapidated and will be shackled with life commitments and will be in a state of no escape. When we are in a place for a longer period, we will get accustomed to the tensions and hardships. This accustomed state is what we believe is our comfort zone. In reality, the comfort zone is like self-imposed jail time, wherein we confine ourselves to a closed chamber and were made ourselves believe that this is the best possible life. Like a frog in boiling water, we are just getting conditione...

Let it be good or bad. Everything happens for a reason.  The course of life is like a sailor making a trip on an expedition voyage. The wind, the wave, the current, even that little rest that sailor takes, changes the destination. Like it says, even the flap of a butterfly has its effect. We at times sails through life flowing all along the current not knowing our destiny. The storm you think that is happening perhaps is a calling by a better shore. As the smooth wind takes you forward, the storm too is taking you forward. At times maybe it is the corrected path paved to you by destiny. When bad things happen, we usually feel doomed, but let's face it, and reassure ourselves that it was that new shore calling you. Every incident is an opportunity. Let's row forward along the current, let's strive hard to withstand the storm, let's take a break for the wind to take you somewhere.  All we need to know is everything happens for a reason. The little hardships ma...

Yesterday, I watched the latest Hollywood sci-fi action thriller, The Tomorrow War, where the hero goes to the future and comes back to avert a future alien invasion. There are numerous logical impossibilities in such time-travel movies.  The movie, but ignited another thought in my mind. What if we travel through the time to the future to see what we will be in 25 years from now? If we see it and get a chance to correct it, will we capitalise on the opportunity? You might laugh at my thought, but let's simulate and imagine. If we live like this, will we be happy with the future? Be it health, wealth, mental peace, career, children, family or anything you might think that may suffer if you live the life you are leading? Is there anything we think we might be disappointed in future?  Let us take some time to travel to the future and think. If you feel there is something you can rearrange now for a better future, let's take steps to change it. A small step now can ma...

At some point in life, there comes a time where we believe that we will break for sure, be it family, health  , academic or work related issues. In every walks of life, we tend to give in to that pressure. If we budge to that pressure, the resultant effect may be irrecoverable. When I look back , there were multiple instances where I thought I would fail miserably. At times I had almost reached the rock bottom of breaking point, but was held back by some unknown force. To this day, I think of that force which helped me bounce back to life.  They were my Dreams.  Throughout my childhood, I had kept with me certain dreams , which motivated me even when I got deeply troubled.  The dreams that kept me afloat.  Dream big, but do break those big dreams into small fragmented ones , because at times we doubt ourselves and feel they are unachievable.  Lets set our dreams  as achievable. It gives us Hope  to  move on and reach our one ul...

We often worry about the past and get anxious about future which leaves our present disturbed. We forget that each passed by moments were past and upcoming moments are future which we sadly crawl through  worrying.  Infact we Leave rather Live the moment. I look up at my  kids to see them own  each moment. They live through the present.  It is not that we should forget the past and not plan the future, but should draw a line where neither the past nor the future hinders our happiness for the present. Many a times I have heard people saying they were worried/anxious at that moment, as they forget what they performed or saw.  Imperfections are human nature. Learn from mistakes of the past and be prepared for the future. But Donot forget to,  LIVE THE MOMENT & OWN THE PRESENT LOVE, LAUGH, LIVE....

"And, when you want something, all the  universe conspires  in helping you to achieve it. ”— Paulo Coelho. A new weekend, a new thought.  I was thinking about how to achieve things that we wish for and the famous quote of Paulo Coelho crossed my mind. If you really want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it.   The biggest motivation for non-thinkers and self realisation for thinkers. If you intensely wish for something and you desperately want it,  you look for every opportunity that can succeed you in reaching your goal. In other words, you seek for the path and that you are vigilant. There is a subconscious part of your mind which operates without your awareness and over which you don't have active control. That subconscious mind seeks for every minutest opportunity that helps you in achieving the goal that you wish for. The activity of your subconscious mind will be directly proportional to the intensity of your want. So it is ...