Life has a taste of its own. One day we are celebrating our success with everyone and the other day we cannot stand a sight of even our favorite person. Somedays you taste the exotic flavors you were never aware of and the other days you are presented with the same exotic flavors, but you just cannot taste it the way you had them the last time around. We do say, external factors shouldn't affect your peace of mind and our lifestyle. But somedays we just can't stand the taste of life, every bite makes you feel numb. The numbness starts increasing exponentially, and you have no control of it. It is just the way we are build, as even the most exotic flavors one could ever taste, are the ones the others might be allergic to. Such is the story of Life!
Going back to the numbness you feel in your life could arise from various factors and may affect you in infinite ways. Each arising from every different emotion you ever felt over a span of years of your life. No matter how short you have been out here on the planet. Most of us sideline these feelings of numbness and stay motivated and are able to oversee these emotions and work towards our goals, few prone to these will loose a complete track of their own being. In both cases, the issue is still present, just few have sidelined the feeling and started working but the issue could still resurface.
In short, the problem with all of us is we are being programmed to sideline these feelings of numbness and focus on achieving our purpose of life. But to have an resolution, one must go through the numbness, feel the heat of the moment, and rise again to achieve purpose of life, and be a guiding light for others feeling the same numbness. The guiding light could be searched in our own self, we need to dig deeper and bring out the self which was above and the one which was preserved and away from all the numbness since our childhood.
This is the self, you preserved from your own self too. It is your default setting, the self you need to return to away from the chaos, the numbness and every feeling you ever had or going through or will have in your lifetime. The factory reset version, we all were searching for, which could drain out all your problems and help you refresh your own self, which you had lost with all your other commitments towards life, which never were part of your life, but magically have appeared, as you grow up or travel through your life. This feeling is a part of your daily routine which keeps you going and away from the numbness, the struggle to attain this perfect self and resolve everything, once and for all.
The fact we don't realize is that, we never lost the touch with our best self, but we sidelined it through each phase of life, slowly and steadily, we lost our own factory reset setting, our own best version and upgraded to a latest version with huge number of bugs named "numbness". We slowly lost track of the perfect self we needed to achieve and instead achieved the persona which is accepted by others and the society.
In the end, life is a series of ups and downs, a constant ebb and flow of emotions and experiences. By acknowledging and embracing our feelings, we can better understand ourselves and the world around us. We can learn to appreciate the moments of joy and success while also finding strength and resilience in the face of adversity. Life may present us with challenges and moments of numbness, but it is through these experiences that we grow and evolve. By facing our emotions head-on and working through the difficult times, we can emerge stronger and more capable of achieving our true purpose in life.
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In a small town surrounded by dusty roads and silent fields, two boys grew up with the same dream—to become the best runners their country had ever seen. Their names were Ayaan and Rohan, and from the outside, their lives seemed similar. They attended the same school, ran on the same broken track, and dreamed under the same open sky. Yet the paths they took, and the lessons they would teach the world, were very different. From an early age, Rohan was known as “the gifted one.” He ran faster than everyone else without much effort. Teachers praised him, classmates admired him, and coaches spoke about him with pride. His stride was smooth, his breathing calm, and his victories came easily. People said he was born to run. Talent, they believed, lived in his blood. Ayaan, on the other hand, was ordinary. He ran slower, tired faster, and often finished near the back. No one applauded his efforts. No one called him special. But Ayaan had something few noticed—an unbreakable determination. 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Their first major competition came in high school—a regional championship that attracted scouts and professional coaches. Rohan entered with confidence. Ayaan entered with quiet focus. When the race began, Rohan surged ahead effortlessly, while Ayaan stayed behind, steady and controlled. As expected, Rohan won. The crowd cheered his name, and reporters asked about his “natural ability.” Ayaan finished far behind, unnoticed and exhausted. That night, Rohan celebrated. Ayaan trained. Time moved on, and both boys entered a national sports academy. Now the competition was tougher. Everyone was talented. Everyone was fast. For the first time, Rohan met runners who were as gifted as he was—some even more. Suddenly, talent alone was not enough. Training sessions became brutal. Discipline mattered. Consistency mattered. Rohan struggled. He wasn’t used to pushing past comfort. When training became painful, he slowed down. When coaches criticized him, he felt offended. “I’ve always been the best,” he told himself. “Why should I suffer like this?” Ayaan, however, felt at home in struggle. Pain was familiar to him. Discipline was his companion. While others complained, he listened. While others skipped sessions, he showed up. Slowly, almost invisibly, he began to improve. His times dropped. His endurance increased. His confidence grew—not from praise, but from proof. Years later, the two met again at a national championship—the kind that could decide careers. Rohan was still talented, but inconsistent. Ayaan was not the fastest on paper, but he was reliable, focused, and mentally strong. The race was long and demanding. Halfway through, Rohan pushed hard, relying on his natural speed. But as fatigue set in, his form broke. Doubt crept in. He had never learned how to fight exhaustion. Ayaan ran differently. He paced himself. Every step reflected thousands of unseen hours. When his body begged him to stop, his mind answered, “Keep going.” One by one, he passed runners who had relied only on talent. In the final stretch, Ayaan surged ahead—not because he was born faster, but because he had trained his body and mind to endure. He crossed the finish line first. The crowd roared, surprised by the name they barely knew. Rohan finished far behind. For the first time, he understood a painful truth: talent opens doors, but it does not keep them open. After the race, Rohan sat alone, staring at the track that once felt so easy. Ayaan approached him, offering a quiet smile—not of pride, but of understanding. “I always thought talent was everything,” Rohan admitted softly. Ayaan shook his head. “Talent is a spark. Hard work is the fire.” Years later, Ayaan became a respected athlete and mentor. He taught young runners that success is built when no one is watching. Rohan, too, changed. 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