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"