Larger than self
Larger than I One must be beyond blessed to feel things deeply and move accordingly. It’s a luxury in a world where everything is practiced in moderation. It takes skill to calculate and move - a very kaliyuga-coded skill. After all, how does one navigate if everything moves them? Lost in motion, consumed by dominant energies. It is a useful skill. But this write-up isn’t about that. It’s about the people who lack it. Artists. By “artists,” I don’t mean only those who draw or paint. Being an artist is a mindset. An engineer is an artist. A businessman is an artist. It’s about how you shape your life and contribute to the world through it. So what does it feel like to be one? Everything. Everything feels heightened. What a bittersweet gift it is to be sensitive. Carrying imprints. Trying to transmute pain, anger, and love. Why can’t we just act nonchalant? “Because, my friend,” said a wise old man sitting on the banks of the Ganga, “being nonchalant comes with a cost....