Santhosh's ramblings

A recent conversation converted to blog   As you look ahead, I want to be honest: the world you’re stepping into isn’t simple. In less than a decade, things have become… complicated. Our generation has left you with more problems than we inherited. I’m sorry about that - truly.   But here’s the hopeful part: every mess is an opportunity in disguise.   Anne Lamott once wrote, “Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived. Clutter is wonderfully fertile ground - you can still discover new treasures under all those piles, clean things up, edit things out, fix things, get a grip.” I relate to that deeply - especially when I look at my own shelves.   And that’s our hope for you: that you’ll be the ones who discover treasures in the mess, clean things up, and build something better. History shows us that, the generations that inherited a confused and complex world, did much better than the others.    How Did We Get Here?   There are many reasons, but th...

As I travelled through a bustling city, I couldn’t help but feel a little down seeing all the posters and adverts promising never-ending youth and glamour. Huge billboards showed off products and services that claimed to keep you looking and feeling young. Among them were ads for big hospitals offering total health and everlasting youth! But is any of this actually true? Or is it just a story made up for business, something many of us end up chasing? It’s as if we’re told that growing old doesn’t have to happen, at least for a while, and we all get swept up in make-believe. We ignore the reality of mortality for this dream of staying young.    Oddly enough, I was on my way to a classmate’s funeral - a friend my own age who passed away suddenly. At the same time, I was also keeping in touch with someone younger than me, who had suffered an unexpected heart event in a faraway place, helping them decide what to do next. It made me stop and think—what’s really true for me right no...