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Remain Thirsty

In an attempt to prevent my brain from becoming weak, I have started reading Hindi books. And as firm believer in serendipity, I got reward in form of ‘Azadi mera brand’, a travel memoir by Anuradha Beniwal gifted to me by Shabana. The book obviously inspires women to travel alone and liberate themselves from the shackles of patriarchy. Feminism echoes throughout the book. Along with it the book gives some deep life lessons. When Anuradha talks about her childhood she says her childhood was about playing chess and becoming the world champion .She says she worked hard to become chess champion. But she realized in attempt to be the best she was losing the life.   Somewhere in between winning and losing the life is lost. This one paragraph gave me insight into craving for recognition and to get awards. We all dream to achieve something and to be in the limelight. However the focus shifts from process to product, from journey to destination. If somebody wants to be the actor, he