<p>He stood there confused. He wondered whether it was the right step to take. Leaving behind all the known, comfortable and familiar territory and stepping into the unknown foreign arena. Did he have the strength&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/27/the-resolution/">More</a></p>

<p>He sat there perched on his pedestal looking all around him. His once prospering kingdom in ruins. All pupils non existent and kingdom just a namesake title. The once huge mansion just reduced to this&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/king-of-none/">More</a></p>

<p>Oh&#8230; just look at the whole world spinning on it&#8217;s axisAnd we the humans shaken by a few words indeedThe huge celestial bodies floating around carefreeAnd we the petty men.. worry every moment about our&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/humour-or-tragedy/">More</a></p>

<p>It had destroyed his life, yet he refused to destroy it. Having lost his wealth, home and family.. he still keeps coming back to them Forced by habit.. no longer in his control.. he lays&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/13/burnt-fingers/">More</a></p>

<p>Are you seeking security or adventure? Life is an adventure&#8230; whether you seek it or not it happens to us all.  You never know when what kind of adventure will come our way. It may&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/13/adventure-or-security/">More</a></p>

<p>He persevered&#8230; the darkness of the room and height of the walls not dampening his spirit. Bound in shackles and tortured for hours&#8230; starved and overworked.. .yet he endured. The continous roar of the sea&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/12/a-vignette/">More</a></p>

<p>Beautiful words on Bharat BHARAT Swapnil Salelkar blog</p>

<p>Everyone needs a break once in a whileJust to recuperate and rejuvenate If only to understand life beyond the daily roteA break from the mundane routineA time to heal, a time to be free A&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/09/a-much-needed-overhaul/">More</a></p>

<p>What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? Today&#8217;s world has reached a level of sophistication wherein we think of comforts&nbsp; and luxuries. With the basic necessities being met and increase&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/09/beyond-comfort-zones/">More</a></p>

<p>What are you most excited about for the future? Don&#8217;t get me wrong&#8230; I am neither depressed nor suicidal, and I really do love my life with all its challenges and surprises and I do&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/08/death/">More</a></p>

<p>What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? Disharmony is usually caused due to miscommunication or situations that we do not have control over. At an individual level, one thing that we&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/07/reactions/">More</a></p>

<p>On what subject(s) are you an authority? We believe we know&#8230; but in reality we don&#8217;tWe think we can do&#8230; but it all just happensWe plan meticulously&#8230;yet they go astrayWhereas unplanned circumstances Befall us without&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/04/none/">More</a></p>

<p>What&#8217;s your definition of romantic? I am one with you every breath a reminderMy heart beats with your graceLife is beautiful with your presenceYour love for me is insurmountable Yet, I sway&#8230; doubt your waysMy&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/divine-romance/">More</a></p>

<p>How do you express your gratitude? Gratitude&#8230;expressed beyond wordsIn small acts and mannerisms Felt within&#8230;through overflowing love Seen in acts of kindness and selflessness In sharing of one&#8217;s possesionsPraising the presence of a giverIn the&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/grace-of-gratitude/">More</a></p>

<p>Our human mind is quick to believe the negative and even quicker to doubt the positive.&nbsp; The negativity engulfs us to an extent that we feel entrapped and hopeless. Desperate and unworthy. But we need&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/affirmations/">More</a></p>

<p>At end of the path where greenary endsI will meet you there to take your handAt the culmination of your desperate searchI will meet you there with arms wide openBefore the start of the next&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/01/i-will-meet-you-there/">More</a></p>

<p>What are you most worried about for the future? Future is based on our present actions.  We worry for lack of a better lifestyle, better income,better education, facilities and social fabric for our children and&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/07/01/worries-or-aspirations/">More</a></p>

<p>Are we real? Are we true to ourselves? Is the life we live the same as we present to the outside world? Most individuals live a dual identity.&nbsp; We have an entire universe within ourselves&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/06/26/the-mask-we-wear/">More</a></p>

<p>The third grade introduced us to the fountain pen. It turned out to be my all time favorite. I used the one treasured by my father. The gold cover and nib witness to a generation&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/quaint-charm/">More</a></p>

<p>What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? I own a pair of studsSet in 2 tones of goldPurchased in my early teensA lot of emotional value it holdsA reflection of struggles&hellip; <a href="https://sarojsalelkar.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/a-pair-of-studs/">More</a></p>