#545 Perfection is a myth

 Perfection is a myth

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They said, “You’ve to be perfect in everything”

While I replied, “Perfection is a myth”,

It’s a myth that generates fear and

Would never let you get started.

 

The fear of failure paralyzes them,

Who run before the idea of being perfect,

Or creating a fake image just to

Hide their insecurities so well!

 

The one trying to improve,

Is the one who is bound to fail,

For failures don’t define him,

When they push him towards the goal.

 

Failures are like stepping stones

To success for them who are

Willing to take risks and don’t

Afraid to fail repeatedly.

 

I don’t believe in what they say,

I will choose the thorny path,

Fail many times but not lose faith,

Perfection is just a myth.

 

I just want to get started,

Fail as many times as it takes,

To reach that finish line and

Bask in the glory of success.

 

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Swati Sarangi

10.09.2024

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#544 That never-ending wait

 That never-ending wait

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You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

When your waiting period is brief,

Result makes you elated.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

You’re visualizing of its end,

That makes you ecstatic.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Still hopeful that something

Will turn out to be favorable.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Like the dark clouds in the sky,

Just about to bring rain.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Those dark clouds are dispelled away,

And sun rays make their way.

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Assuring yourself that when it ends,

It will be the best part.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Sometimes questioning your faith,

And your mind surrenders to high powers.

 

You wait for something,

Never knowing when it will end,

Universe rewards you with bonus,

For waiting with patience and hope!

 

Now you look back at the journey,

And connect the dots to realize,

Waiting was just a process to test your patience,

And the journey never looked the same.

 

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Swati Sarangi

10.09.2024

P.S: Through this poem , I've tried to portray various stages of wait and how a human mind navigates through it. Sometimes, it assures that everything will be fine when this waiting period gets over , while sometimes our self-doubts seem to get multiplied. We must remember waiting is a process designed by the Universe to test our patience and when it is over, we're able to find the missing pieces of that big puzzle called life.

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#543 Death of dreams

 Death of Dreams

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The white coat she dreamed about,

As a child adorning a toy stethoscope,

How could she become a doctor,

By parents’ meager earnings?

 

Father stitched clothes all day long,

While mother working as domestic help,

Sacrificed a lot, every penny they saved,

Daugther’s dream became their own.

 

Society said “Only rich can be doctors,

While poor can never”, her relentless toil,

Made her shine out from the crowd,

No, her fate wasn’t like that of a beggar.

 

Her hardwork made her pass every

Exam with flying colours, schooling

Got over, time to advance a step

Closer to her childhood ambition.

 

Biology she opted, sacrificing Maths,

Determined was she to crack exam,

Her dreams were limitless,

So was her love for parents.

 

Result came again in her favour,

As she knew fortune favours the brave,

Government college was what she got,

In the counseling, making expenses bearable.

 

5 years went by then she graduated,

Hunger for knowledge wasn’t satiated,

Decided to study further, prepared and

Appeared in the exam for Masters.

 

Result came again in her favour,

As she knew fortune favours the brave,

Government college was what she got,

In the counseling, making expenses bearable.

 

She knew that she could change

The condition of her family,

Made parents come out of

The vicious cycle of poverty.

 

Each morning she affirmed to

Work in reputed hospitals,

And her nights were filled with

Rounds around patients at the hospital.

 

She was dutiful and charming,

Her ambitions drove her each morning,

Left her home that day, a fateful day,

For a night duty.

 

Completed her rounds, celebrated

Niraj’s win at the Olympics, had a very late dinner,

Was exhausted, so went for a nap,

After finding an empty conference room.

 

There came a strong hand, chocking her neck,

She resisted with all her might,

That devil, drunk, overpowered her trials,

Cut her wings forever; silenced her!

 

Not just she left this world,

But her dreams died due to a demon,

Waited to show his patriarchy, a false male ego.

Who has been excused over and over again.

 

With her died dreams of many young

Women who aspire to be independent,

And live a life of dignity and respect by

Normalizing their existence just like that of men.

 

Saddened and outraged got people,

Once this news came out,

It has been over a month since

That dreadful incident happened.

 

How many Nirbhayas will sacrifice themselves

To correct the law and order?

Why does justice always appear

To be a far-fetched dream for us?

 

We’re not independent, when women

Fear to pursue their dreams,

Fear to be noticed by such demons,

Walking freely on this planet.

 

When will the time come,

When God will incarnated himself

To descend to our planet to

Destroy such demons forever?

 

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Swati Sarangi

09.09.2024

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#542 Being a creator at 𝕏

Being a creator at 𝕏

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𝕏, formerly known as Twitter, has become a go-to platform for people these days. With Elon Musk taking charge of this platform, many changes have been introduced. A visionary and supporter of free speech, Elon Musk is influencing people positively. According to his latest tweet, “Almost a billion people used 𝕏 last month.” Such is the popularity of 𝕏.

 

Screenshot : Elon Musk's profile on X

Ever since Elon Musk announced monetization of the accounts based on certain criteria, more and more people have decided to be creators on this platform. These criteria are not so easy to satisfy. Even though one may gain 500 followers but that’s not enough, one has to achieve an impression of 5 million in 3 months, which is nothing sort of a milestone. Impressions are the views on your posts and replies which are both considered as content on this platform.

 

I joined 𝕏, it was called Twitter then, in Dec 2021 to document my #100DaysofX journey. I was then doing #100DaysOfWriting, #100DaysOfCode, #100DaysOfReading and #100DaysOfMeditation. I dropped out of #100DaysOfMeditation soon but continued with the other three and completed them. I found users of Twitter very supportive and productive. I was inspired by their journey and got motivated to pursue my passion. I could interact with them and get suggestions and useful resources.

 

𝕏 got monetized from Feb,2023. By monetizing 𝕏, Elon Musk intelligently increased the activities on this platform by encouraging people not to consume but to engage with the posts of others. He wants people to voice their thoughts in the form of replies and make this platform more happening. That’s the reason why 𝕏 is gaining popularity so rapidly. With the inclusion of Grok2.0 for the Premium users, image generation has become just a cake walk.

 

From many creators on 𝕏, I got motivated to be a creator. I started my journey of being a creator from 24.07.2024 and got the Premium Membership on 30.07.2024. I resolved to be mindful about creating content or using the platform on a better way rather than just consuming content by doomscrolling throughout the day. This decision changed everything about the way I was using this platform before. I came in contact with some like-minded people who had similar goals as that of mine. I connected with them and learned the strategies to grow. I started applying the tips from 04.08.2024 and within a month, I gained an aggregate of 3 million impressions.

 

Growing on any social media needs a lot of consistency, focus, and strategy. 𝕏 is no different. It might look easier to grow on social media, but it is not. I’ve been dedicating 2-3 hours every day on an average for a month on 𝕏 and could attain 3 million impressions and 1700 followers. It’s a continuous process and one has to show up every day, no matter what! I enlisted all big accounts and turned on the notifications for them so that when they posted something, I would try to reply meaningfully at first. Some days, I was able to cross 100k impressions while other days, especially during weekends when I got engaged in some other tasks, I could hardly reach even half of it. Some days were rewarding while others seemed to be struggling. Isn’t that part of every game?

 

As a creator for almost a month, I realized that consistency is the key. One will get success only when he’s consistent every day. He has to show up every day, no matter what! I hope to receive my first payout from  𝕏 by the end of this month.

 

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08.09.2024

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#538 Maharaja : Movie Review

 Maharaja

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What an awesome movie, it is! I watched it on a Friday night and I had no regrets about watching it. Although I'm not a very big fan of movies of the genre suspense/thriller but this one changed my opinion. This movie is originally in Tamil, I had to watch the version in English dubbed because of my lack of knowledge in Tamil.

Vijay Sethupathi continues to surprise me with the simplicity of his acting style as I've watched some of his movies dubbed in Hindi. He's the hero of this movie named 'Maharaja'. He plays the role of an ideal husband, a loving father, and a devoted barber by profession. Life takes a different turn when a truck bumps into the house while he goes to buy toys for his daughter, and he loses his wife but his daughter is saved under the dustbin which was kept there. Since then, they worship that dustbin, 'Laxmi' as the protector of their house. One day, Maharaja goes to the police station to give an FIR against the stealing of Laxmi; dustbin, and the whole story revolves around it. The stealing of Laxmi is symbolic of the loss of modesty of his daughter by Selvam and his friends as revenge.

Another important character is Anurag Kashyap(Selvam) who has acted very well as opposite to 'Maharaja'. Scenes taken from different time frames are played successively. The audience can correlate to every scene once the climax is revealed, which couldn't have been done in another way! Excellent direction, acting, and display of emotions, are all factors that contribute to the success of the movie. It's among such movies that can't bore me even if I watch it a thousand times. I highly recommend it to someone who wants to watch a really good movie! My rating for it is a perfect 10/10.

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29.08.2024

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#536 Why I want to participate in BlogchatterHalfMarathon2024 ?

 Why I want to participate in BlogChatterHalfMarathon2024?

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Blogchatter Team has come up with a new campaign – #BlogchatterHalfMarathon 2024. I have been eagerly waiting for it to start because as a writer I still feel a need for the push and such campaigns are nothing but an excellent medium to provide enough push for me to get my creative juice flowing. It’s not always the writer's block that hampers my ability to write, but the presence of myriads of easy dopamines like social media in my access. Through this campaign, I will try to be as disciplined to cut off any kind of distractions from my surroundings when I’m writing. 

         I can’t thank BlogChatter Team enough for starting this campaign as it will let me not just write but reflect on various aspects of my life. Under this campaign, I have to write 10 posts in 15 days which appears a little challenging to me at this stage because I’ve not thought about any particular topic or theme to cover. I will write whatever comes to my mind as the process of writing commences. Let me not forget that writing is like a flow and as a writer, I must try to pick up any jewels that I will come across through this journey. Since when have I got the power to obstruct this flow?

Another coincidence that I find between this campaign and life is that both are like Marathons, not just some sprints. Finishing the marathon is more important than how fast you can finish it. To be successful in life and campaigns like this, one has to consistently put in his efforts. These small efforts put in every day will help one reach the destination. From my experience of participating in such campaigns organized by BlogChatter, I have found that I could challenge myself to come out of my comfort zone. Completing such challenges gives a sense of accomplishment and that’s what challenges are for. Aren’t they? If they were easy, everyone would do it. That reinforced a deep sense of trust in my ability which I wouldn’t have developed, had I not completed these campaigns on time!

       Through this campaign, I will let my inner voice do the writing. I am sure, a lot of interesting pieces will come out of it. I may or may not take help from the prompts given for this campaign but I will try my best to complete it just like other campaigns in the past. I also look forward to read some amazing pieces from my fellow writers and engaging with their blogs positively!

Before my lunch gets cold, let me quickly finish it!

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Swati Sarangi

23.08.2024

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