You did not choose your mother. You did not choose your father. You did not choose the country, the city, the language, or the religion you opened your eyes into. Before you could think, decide, or agree to anything, your entire starting point in life was already fixed. This is...
One day, someone else may spend the money you spent your entire life saving. Your spouse. Your children. Your relatives. Perhaps someone you barely know. And you may never get to enjoy much of what you sacrificed your life to accumulate. So here’s the uncomfortable question: What if saving money...
For most of human history, countries fought over land. Then came oil. Now, quietly, another resource is becoming impossible to ignore: Water. We can manufacture smartphones. We can produce more energy. We can build artificial intelligence systems capable of processing enormous amounts of information. But we still cannot manufacture a...
Darwin explained how life evolved. Science explains how the Sun burns. But who—or what—started the entire story? “I once believed in God. Then I died twice. No God. End of story. You are on your own. Trust yourself.” Imagine hearing those words from someone who had actually experienced death and...
For years, Abhishek Bachchan was used as an easy example of a “failed star kid”. The son of Amitabh Bachchan was expected to inherit Bollywood almost automatically. Instead, his early career became a public exercise in disappointment. Films failed. Critics questioned him. Audiences compared him relentlessly with his legendary father....
The habits that build wealth are rarely exciting. In fact, they are often so boring that nobody wants to talk about them. We live in an age where spending is entertainment. A new phone. A weekend trip. Food delivered in 20 minutes. A subscription we forgot we had. A sale...
We spend our entire lives preparing for old age. We save money. Buy a house. Build investments. Take care of our children. Plan for retirement. But there is one thing most people forget to prepare for: The people they will allow into their lives when they are old. At 60,...
We spend most of our lives building relationships. Friends, colleagues, relatives, neighbours, professional contacts, social-media followers — the list keeps growing. We often mistake the size of our social circle for the strength of our support system. But age has a brutal way of exposing that illusion. As a person...
Everywhere you look, there is financial advice telling us the same thing: “A car is a depreciating asset.” “A car is a liability.” “Don’t buy a second car when you already have one.” “Think about the EMI, fuel, insurance, maintenance and depreciation.” And financially, they are absolutely right. A car...
There is one truth that can destroy a lot of unnecessary stress: You are not that important. Neither am I. The world existed before us. It will continue after us. One day, someone else will live in our house, sit in our chair, run our business, spend our money and...
