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What Comes in the Way Can Make the End Better

May 14, 2016ByteSize, Travel Talesangle, Bangkok, blogger, Blogging, destinations, disrupt, entrepreneur, frame, fun, instapassport, instatravel, lake, Love, Metaphor, notestoself, Photography, startup, Thailand, thorns, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

What comes in the way often feels like an interruption. A distraction. A flaw in the frame.

After much effort, I found the perfect angle to capture the building. Just as I was about to click, a thorny shrub found its way into the shot.

I let it be. And surprisingly, it added character.

Maybe that’s how life works too. The things that seem to block us can actually enhance our journey. What doesn’t break us adds depth, resilience, and perspective.

So, what do you think—obstacle or enhancement?

(at Bangkok, Thailand)

What’s Inside Matters: Lessons from Carton Boxes in Transit

April 30, 2016ByteSize, Travel Talesblogger, Blogging, destinations, Development, empathy, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, inspiration, instapassport, instatravel, jamshedpur, kindness, newyou, notestomyself, notestoself, passion, postoffice, railwaystation, startup, Train, Travel, traveladdict, travelblogger, travelinsights, traveller, traveltheworld, wanderlust

Boxes come in all shapes and sizes. Some travel far, some stay close. They sit shoulder to shoulder, waiting to be sorted at the train station—silent carriers of unknown stories.

A former Indian Prime Minister once wrote a poem titled “Envelope” that went something like this:

“The letter inside is yours
The address on the cover is his
Between the two of you
I get ripped open.”

What’s inside us is far more precious than any address on the outside.

To grow, to evolve, we must let go of old versions of ourselves. We must rip open, just like those envelopes—so that what’s within can reach new places.

The address keeps changing. The journey never stops.

So, go ahead—break open the box. Let the new you emerge.

(at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand)