Thought Travels

1. I need to fundamentally get rid of the idea that somehow, going abroad is "better". The  flaw in my thinking  is that on a sub-concious level, I have over the years equated going out  of the country with 'competence'. This happened I guess because all my friends who went to IIT are now outside India. Hence a sense of 'inferiority complex' started getting stronger and which is the reason why I also react sometimes violently to people going out. On a subconcious level, I believe that somehow these people are 'better'. Instead I should  say they are just 'lucky' (it is in the same league as someone getting cancer - there is no reason, it can happen randomly)

2. I have to change the view that I can visit every place in the world. Yes, given everything is ok, I would still want to visit as many parts of the world I can but I have to stop somewhere. At some level I have to be contented as I possibly cannot go everywhere.


3. Try to cultivate this  view. Get angry, jealous, emotional but say - "That is anger. I recognize it. And I am going to step away from it". "That is jealousy. I recognize it and I am going to move away from it"

1. Embrace getting old. It is something  to look forward to. If you have some meaning in your life, you do not regret getting old. If you have  remained young and foolish,  then you have not grown.

2. Something to say about the portfolio approach : Life can be a portfolio of

• Money/Career/Financial success
• Relationships
• Fitness and health
• Interests
• Spirutality