Experiential And Experimental Learnings
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Done & dusted, ran 21km at Airtel Hyderabad Marathon…My co runner Rekha is an amazing person…she supported me all the way to finish line & ensure that I finish without an injury.
Thanks to Hyderabad runners for supporting me at all the aid stations, when I thought I will give up every one cheered for me & saw o that I kept moving…
A detailed Blog post coming soon.
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During a conversation with a friend…..I said
“I failed to be an entrepreneur, after 9yrs of trying it I decided to give it up”
Friend: so you failed?
“In a way yes…I failed in many ways & learned lot of things during the journey & those learnings are going to be my take away…a grand price…”
Friend: so it took 9yrs to figure out it doesn’t work?
“yes it took me 9yrs to understand that somethings are not meant for me…but if I need them I need to work hard little more & come back more matured than what I am now…so am putting my energy & efforts in being much better than what I was…so that one day I can come back..”
Friend: so becoming blind changed things around & you think because of it you were not able to succeed?
“I owe my success to my disability…without it I would have been a different person….it made me push & do things that I never dreamt. But the fact is I tried 9yrs to do something with my life in the extra time I got while juggling a job.…Disability changed everything in the so called real world & it’s real tough…with right support & luck I am able to create an identity for myself & I kept my fire alive to fight….. Always there is a new beginning & new challenge to take on…so I will wait some time before I explore world of entrepreneurship once again.
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Deepa is an inspiration & she is my strength in many ways….our relationship as friends became more stronger during the years & we spoke about this topic many times…this is a wonderful video that will change the way we see disability….
Dear Raghava, thank you for introducing me to wonderful Deepa. It is with great delight that I am sharing with you the first episode of The Lakshmi Rebecca Show. If you remember, I attempted the first episode of Chai with Lakshmi with you and today, 4 years later, the first episode of the new show is also happening because of you. THANK YOU!
You are the first person I am sharing this video with.
During last 9 months often people asked me this question “how is your new job? Are you happy in your new job?”…I don’t have a perfect answer for any of the questions, I took a conscious decision of switching my job for a lot of reasons & traded some good & bad things in return…I am in Hyderabad living with my parents & each day I see them in peace…they are not worried about me & they are happy to see me around. They pamper me to core & get everything done to keep me smiling.
The job offer was irresistible I am making the money I want, I purchased a house & people respect me for what I am in the society…the three goals of my life were full filled. I don’t want to complain much because how much ever I go forward there is that empty feeling in my head & I am being very conscious about it for a while.
I miss running, my friends in Bangalore, my trekking & social metes …but I understood about these while taking the job offer & I traded off for other opportunities that are coming my way…my life in Bangalore is simple & much more happier…it’s a different life & I don’t want to compare , I believe moving on & trying to change my life in what ever possible way so that I remain “Raghava”…I want to be unique in my own eyes & it took me a lot of time to understand this.
Continue reading Being HappyWith every rejection I close my mind little more, the ability to see from the mind’s eye is of no use because the world is a false impression…..it was not the problem of visual or blind world, my mind’s eye fooled me every time…it fooled me but never failed me..So it say’s Raghava you can still trust me.
Continue reading world is a false impressionAfter a long time, saw some dreams that made me smile when I woke up from sleep….I don’t know how things appear/look really here but the visual aspects of the world in my mind sometimes is clear than what I have ever seen…I saw places, heard names, smelled food & other things…it was like the broken peaces of many movies clubbed into one, when I woke up it was a strange feeling…..suddenly I felt my desire to see the visual things of the world got full filled..
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