Lucky's diary

 Ever looked at someone and thought, "You were supposed to be more than this?"  There are moments when others appear to fall short of the potential once seen in them — as if something better was expected. Conscience often comes into question:  Is the right thing being done? Are the right words being spoken? Are others being treated fairly?  Life becomes a series of such questions — all part of navigating a personal path. No one can fully understand another person, just as full understanding of others remains elusive.  Often, the biggest obstacle is not the world, but the self. An embarrassing moment from the past continues to linger — a memory that returns unexpectedly, even on the best of days, as vividly as if it happened just yesterday. Life tends to revolve around thoughts like:  "That should have been done."  "That should have been said."  "That shouldn’t have been said."  "That shouldn’t have been done." There’s a recurring feelin...

 The news of people losing their lives to natural calamities, accidents, dreaded diseases, murder, and mental health issues is frequent. With just your phone, you can see so many things happening around the globe — people losing their loved ones, their homes, their lives — and here we are, feeling helpless and saddened by such news. However, despite this real-life evidence, we go to bed without even thinking that this could be our last day. We argue with others as if we have forever to live. We hate others as if only our life matters. We live as though death isn’t coming for us anytime soon. I worry that something might happen to me, my family, or the people I love. I worry that I might pass away at any moment. I worry a lot about my son too. But most of the time, I rarely reflect on the impermanence — the inevitable impermanence. I want so many things. I want comfort in my life. I want to bring wealth and peace to my family. I want to do well in whatever I pursue. And yet, the tho...