Life is not a competition!

Life is not a competition. Each one is on their own journey, live according to your choices, capacity, values and principles.

The output of our actions is in proportion to our inputs. Inputs could be circumstances, health, resources, and value systems. Our output is not dependent on the output of others.

Past karma is a very important input factor. Even if all the present input factors of two people are equal, their output could be different due to past karma. Hence, no competition.

If we compromise on our input factor i.e. values, or interfere with the input of others, we are creating deep karma which will influence our output today, and in the future.

(Transcribed from BK Shivani's video lecture - Going Beyond 15)

My inchoative day at IMI

My inchoative day has been quite insightful. Not too much of an aberration from my past understanding of the school or its gang of extremely erudite crowd, but needless to say i'm a tad relieved to witness some sparse specimens with a creative bent and general cognitive competence.. ;) It started with loading our backs with 30 kgs worth of books threatening to test the strength of the muscles that I had built over my past couple of months at aerobics that I have been so boisterously flaunting about ;) Some 6 unceasing sessions with the programme director, marketing, IT, economics professors later we were granted a generous hour to regain our mental sanity.

This joyous hour was spent loitering in the campus, mingling with seniors and a chance to grab some grub before the carnage began once again. The professors seem to reflect a carefully blended mix of intellect and experience with senility and idiosyncrasies. A particular specimen has this particularly interesting habit of ending his sentences with OK.. I do wish I could suffix the phrase with 'tata bye bye'. :) Another delivers all his speeches in a shrieky almost comical pitch and a third loves to dance his way across the lecture hall while delivering his monologue. More such cases shall soon emerge. I have been supplemented with a caveat by my experienced peers labeled 'seniors' to keep my expectations low. I do consider that to be a considerably wise option as --- one can only relish the true taste of a fruit on tasting it oneself! So here's to IMI and the exhortation that awaits ;)