Dear fellow Bloggers,
How has life been to all of you? Hopefully it has been nicer than it was to the inquirer! What is it that makes one patch of life brighter, while rendering yet another one full of a haunting darkness? My guess is that it is the fulfillment of our expectations, regardless of whether that fulfillment would stand the test of time and prove to be fulfilling in the long run. Even I, with my relatively insignificant lifespan, have found fulfillments that turned out to be terribly bitter in retrospection.
Anyways, the past few weeks for me have been a blur. It felt as if in falling I have reached the terminal velocity, though the end, the loud thud of softer bones and tissues on the hardened crust is nowhere in sight. However, as the cold war wisdom said, there is a silver lining in every cloud except the mushroom shaped ones found in nuclear explosions, being in the lowest point has its silver lines too. If one on earth is at the bottom of the Mariana trench, one can only go up from there, one cannot fall any further.
As an aspiring citizen of the capitalist cosmopolitan, being defined and validated by consumerism, my fall began in June last year when I resigned from my job and became a scoundrel. The word ‘scoundrel’ is a potent one with many connotations but “good for nothing” is the one that is closest to my intention. Now despite the sufferings I am grateful to my last year’s rashness because it allowed me to live through a completely different reality that would have remained virtually incomprehensible, otherwise. It has been a reality where not just the comfort of purchases is absent but at times even basic sustenance like food and shelter become uncertain.
I further compounded the situation by vowing not to get in touch with my friends until I have reclaimed my consumer status. The resulting effect was novel for the first few weeks but soon the novelty decayed and spending time started to become geometrically more difficult each day than the previous one. Fortunately, last month while discarding my old stuffs I came across a chest of books from my undergrad days and it contained Homer’s Odyssey, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Trevelyan’s History of England and Russell’s History of Western Philosophy. As I started reading them I realized that I had not studied them as thoroughly when they were part of my academic syllabus.
More or less at the same time I also stumbled upon a few YouTube channels like Numberphile, Vsauce and Veritasium. Each of these is literally a goldmine of information and knowledge. The more I watched, more I became confident that if I could somehow integrate my fascination about literature, philosophy and history with this new form of expression, I might just end up with a job, which in serving the humanity can be called a service, unlike the service as we know in the phrase, “service holder”, which is mostly serving the owner and so at best can only be called ‘servitude’.
So, in brief, I am planning to launch a YouTube channel where I will try to contribute my two pennies in the form of discussions on literary works, philosophical outlooks and historical events. I hope you will continue to support my endeavors there as you have been kindly doing here in WordPress. I will also be honored to have your suggestions on the contents and issues that can be discussed but more about that in the coming days.
I hope all your expectations that will stand the test of time keep coming true and as always, thank you for your patience.
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thank you!
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best of luck with it!
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What a terrific idea!! You have such a soul!!
Blessings!
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thanks a lot 😀 hope you are all well and fine!
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You are welcome. We are all well 🙂
Have been missing your words on my work 🙂
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BLESSINGS FOR THESE NEW ENDEAVORS!
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thanks a lot!
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Amit you are brave to leave economic viability to do what your passion drives you! I am less brave and end up tolerating nonsense from bosses!😕 Wishing you every good fortune!! Best of luck!!
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thank you kind sir! I guess you are more patient and its fruit will always be sweeter!
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Hee hee Amit, I am a lady 😊I love Garfield so I use his name lol😃
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ooops! :p apologies for the blunder! but thank you nevertheless!
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ooops! :p apologies for the blunder! but thank you nonetheless!
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😊
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God bless you Amit!!!
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Excellent…and I am pulling for you…The best of luck!
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thank you for being so generous!
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What is the name of your channel?
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it is still in the planning phase… will let you know as soon as it is realized!
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Sure thing, sounds great. I am also considering a channel to read my literary pursuits. Haven’t seen one of those yet, so don’t know how it would go over. I so enjoy YouTube, I have channels that I watch everyday 🙂
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me too! apart from the three mentioned in the letter I also watch a few more on a regular basis… they are the new library of Alexandria
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It’s all said above – very courageous and it’s all for a reason! You will do well …
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thank you for your confidence! I am honored.
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A mantra taught by my first boss has always worked for me, Tough times never last but Tough people do. So I wish all the very best to the brave and tough Amit.
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thank you! I am humbled!
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Welcome 😊
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my pleasure!
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Thinking of you, Amit, and will always be here for you…and you know where to find me. 🙂 I’ll be cracking open your book again tomorrow and look forward to a new treasure of words. Sending love. Namaste, friend. ❤
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thank you for being so kind! you have my best regards!
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You’re a brave man, my friend! Power to you! Good luck & His blessings always! I will follow and be in touch, don’t you worry! Hugs…
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thank you Dada!
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Wishing you true blessings and success. Inshallah you’ll do so well. It’s all from your heart.
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Alhamdulillah!
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looking forward to the birth of a new channel…good luck, Amit!
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thank you!
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you’re welcome…
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Life is a dark place, samsara is not just a promenade in a flower’s park, Amit. Each one, believe me, with no exception, experiments ups and downs during his/her life span.
Scoundrel is not the word you should use: I would suggest “brave”… since you need a lot of courage to say “it is enough”!
I am as well sure you did not just “stumble upon” these books. They have been waiting for you to be rediscovered!
Now that you realize all that, letting old things go, you made space for new things to came and happen into your existence. I will gladly follow your youtube discussions on literary works, philosophical outlooks and historical events.
This is for you a new beginning, but remember, karma is your book which shall be kept always filled with virtuouse actions.
Have a lovely week :-)claudine
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your words are truly enlightening. thanks a lot for your support and empathy!
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Amit, may peace be with you and ultimately good fortune. Take care.
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thank you Ma’am! may both peace and the force be with you forever!
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As the man said: ‘Don’t let the bastards get you down!’ Let’s hope you’ve touched bottom and you’re on the up 🙂
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thank you Ma’am for your kind wishes!
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Good luck man!
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thank you for your kind wishes!
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What is your youtube channel?
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the one I currently have is @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBNxp2nNPxeyxvmC6GD81WQ
it contains a few 10 minutes A/V documentary I made in Bangla for a local TV channel but of course this one will be a new one with a simple name and link.
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I wish you the best of luck in your new endeavor.
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thanks a lot kind sir!
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