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Vincent Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint because he thought it would get the happiness inside him. Many people thought he was mad and stupid for doing so because the paint was toxic, never mind that it was obvious that eating paint

couldn't possible have any direct correlation to one's happiness, but he never saw that.

If you were so unhappy

that even the maddest ideas could possibly work, like painting the walls of your internal organs yellow, then you are going to do it.

It's really no different than falling in love or taking drugs. There is a greater risk of getting your heart broken or overdosing, but people still do it everyday because there was always that chance it could make things better. Everyone has their yellow paint.

Pata hai aaj kya hua

Vincent Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint because he thought it would get the happiness inside him. Many people thought he was mad and stupid for doing so because the paint was toxic, never mind that it was obvious that eating paint

couldn't possible have any direct correlation to one's happiness, but he never saw that.

If you were so unhappy

that even the maddest ideas could possibly work, like painting the walls of your internal organs yellow, then you are going to do it.

It's really no different than falling in love or taking drugs. There is a greater risk of getting your heart broken or overdosing, but people still do it everyday because there was always that chance it could make things better. Everyone has their yellow paint.

Vincent Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint because he thought it would get the happiness inside him. Many people thought he was mad and stupid for doing so because the paint was toxic, never mind that it was obvious that eating paint

couldn't possible have any direct correlation to one's happiness, but he never saw that.

If you were so unhappy

that even the maddest ideas could possibly work, like painting the walls of your internal organs yellow, then you are going to do it.

It's really no different than falling in love or taking drugs. There is a greater risk of getting your heart broken or overdosing, but people still do it everyday because there was always that chance it could make things better. Everyone has their yellow paint.

my neighbor had a daughter who became one of my closest friends when i was little. their family was more well off than ours because her dad worked abroad. they had all the toys i dreamed of, especially barbie dolls, and she would always let me borrow them and play at their house.

one thing i'll never forget is that whenever i stayed late playing, they'd invite me to eat with them. their favorite was chicken nuggets. i still remember the first time i tasted them. i didn't even know what they were called back then, i just knew i wanted to eat them again.

even as a kid, i somehow understood that my parents probably couldn't buy them for me, so i never asked for them. instead, i quietly promised myself that when i grew up, i'd buy all the chicken nuggets i wanted because i thought that would make me the happiest.

when i got older, i realized they weren't expensive after all. now i can eat chicken nuggets anytime i want, but they don't feel as special anymore.

It's funny how at one point in life we all want things and when we get them we are not grateful for them as we should be. For some of us it feels like we may be very slowly progressing in life , but if we look back we all have come very far from where we started.

my neighbor had a daughter who became one of my closest friends when i was little. their family was more well off than ours because her dad worked abroad. they had all the toys i dreamed of, especially barbie dolls, and she would always let me borrow them and play at their house.

one thing i'll never forget is that whenever i stayed late playing, they'd invite me to eat with them. their favorite was chicken nuggets. i still remember the first time i tasted them. i didn't even know what they were called back then, i just knew i wanted to eat them again.

even as a kid, i somehow understood that my parents probably couldn't buy them for me, so i never asked for them. instead, i quietly promised myself that when i grew up, i'd buy all the chicken nuggets i wanted because i thought that would make me the happiest.

when i got older, i realized they weren't expensive after all. now i can eat chicken nuggets anytime i want, but they don't feel as special anymore.

It's funny how at one point in life we all want things and when we get them we are not grateful for them as we should be. For some of us it feels like we may be very slowly progressing in life , but if we look back we all have come very far from where we started.

my neighbor had a daughter who became one of my closest friends when i was little. their family was more well off than ours because her dad worked abroad. they had all the toys i dreamed of, especially barbie dolls, and she would always let me borrow them and play at their house.

one thing i'll never forget is that whenever i stayed late playing, they'd invite me to eat with them. their favorite was chicken nuggets. i still remember the first time i tasted them. i didn't even know what they were called back then, i just knew i wanted to eat them again.

even as a kid, i somehow understood that my parents probably couldn't buy them for me, so i never asked for them. instead, i quietly promised myself that when i grew up, i'd buy all the chicken nuggets i wanted because i thought that would make me the happiest.

when i got older, i realized they weren't expensive after all. now i can eat chicken nuggets anytime i want, but they don't feel as special anymore.

It's funny how at one point in life we all want things and when we get them we are not grateful for them as we should be. For some of us it feels like we may be very slowly progressing in life , but if we look back we all have come very far from where we started.

Context for title.

You were one of the most contagiously positive people I've ever met.

So when I learnt the news of you leaving us, it came as a complete shock.

Life mein problems tumhari bhi kuch kam nahi thi, but I always saw you saying, "Kar lenge, sab ho jayega Choi Sahab." Somehow, hearing that from you always felt reassuring.

Whenever I sit alone, I find myself recalling all those tiny moments we shared and the conversations we had.

Your sister told me you passed away peacefully in your sleep. Coz I don't think I'll ever be able to accept the fact that you committed su***de. Although you had become a little distant over the past few weeks, I've seen you bounce back from much worse.

I'm writing this only because somewhere I want people to know that there was this sweet girl—zindadil, fighting her own battles, yet always managing to find hope amidst all of it. And yes, your absence has left a void. You're deeply missed. It's still very hard for all of us to believe that you're no longer with us.

See... life is such a bitch. A person like you—so optimistic, wanting to explore the world, spreading smiles wherever you went—is taken away from us. And people like me, who probably don't add much to this world or to anyone else's life, are left behind.

I hope you've found the peace you deserved, wherever you are.

«"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."»

I'm sorry if I wasn't a good friend to you, Vanshika. But I want people to know you a little more. Consider this my small digital footnote for you.

You were one of the most contagiously positive people I've ever met.

So when I learnt the news of you leaving us, it came as a complete shock.

Life mein problems tumhari bhi kuch kam nahi thi, but I always saw you saying, "Kar lenge, sab ho jayega Choi Sahab." Somehow, hearing that from you always felt reassuring.

Whenever I sit alone, I find myself recalling all those tiny moments we shared and the conversations we had.

Your sister told me you passed away peacefully in your sleep. Coz I don't think I'll ever be able to accept the fact that you committed su***de. Although you had become a little distant over the past few weeks, I've seen you bounce back from much worse.

I'm writing this only because somewhere I want people to know that there was this sweet girl—zindadil, fighting her own battles, yet always managing to find hope amidst all of it. And yes, your absence has left a void. You're deeply missed. It's still very hard for all of us to believe that you're no longer with us.

See... life is such a bitch. A person like you—so optimistic, wanting to explore the world, spreading smiles wherever you went—is taken away from us. And people like me, who probably don't add much to this world or to anyone else's life, are left behind.

I hope you've found the peace you deserved, wherever you are.

«"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."»

I'm sorry if I wasn't a good friend to you, Vanshika. But I want people to know you a little more. Consider this my small digital footnote for you.

You were one of the most contagiously positive people I've ever met.

So when I learnt the news of you leaving us, it came as a complete shock.

Life mein problems tumhari bhi kuch kam nahi thi, but I always saw you saying, "Kar lenge, sab ho jayega Choi Sahab." Somehow, hearing that from you always felt reassuring.

Whenever I sit alone, I find myself recalling all those tiny moments we shared and the conversations we had.

Your sister told me you passed away peacefully in your sleep. Coz I don't think I'll ever be able to accept the fact that you committed su***de. Although you had become a little distant over the past few weeks, I've seen you bounce back from much worse.

I'm writing this only because somewhere I want people to know that there was this sweet girl—zindadil, fighting her own battles, yet always managing to find hope amidst all of it. And yes, your absence has left a void. You're deeply missed. It's still very hard for all of us to believe that you're no longer with us.

See... life is such a bitch. A person like you—so optimistic, wanting to explore the world, spreading smiles wherever you went—is taken away from us. And people like me, who probably don't add much to this world or to anyone else's life, are left behind.

I hope you've found the peace you deserved, wherever you are.

«"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."»

I'm sorry if I wasn't a good friend to you, Vanshika. But I want people to know you a little more. Consider this my small digital footnote for you.

You were one of the most contagiously positive people I've ever met.

So when I learnt the news of you leaving us, it came as a complete shock.

Life mein problems tumhari bhi kuch kam nahi thi, but I always saw you saying, "Kar lenge, sab ho jayega Choi Sahab." Somehow, hearing that from you always felt reassuring.

Whenever I sit alone, I find myself recalling all those tiny moments we shared and the conversations we had.

Your sister told me you passed away peacefully in your sleep. Coz I don't think I'll ever be able to accept the fact that you committed su***de. Although you had become a little distant over the past few weeks, I've seen you bounce back from much worse.

I'm writing this only because somewhere I want people to know that there was this sweet girl—zindadil, fighting her own battles, yet always managing to find hope amidst all of it. And yes, your absence has left a void. You're deeply missed. It's still very hard for all of us to believe that you're no longer with us.

See... life is such a bitch. A person like you—so optimistic, wanting to explore the world, spreading smiles wherever you went—is taken away from us. And people like me, who probably don't add much to this world or to anyone else's life, are left behind.

I hope you've found the peace you deserved, wherever you are.

«"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."»

I'm sorry if I wasn't a good friend to you, Vanshika. But I want people to know you a little more. Consider this my small digital footnote for you.

You were one of the most contagiously positive people I've ever met.

So when I learnt the news of you leaving us, it came as a complete shock.

Life mein problems tumhari bhi kuch kam nahi thi, but I always saw you saying, "Kar lenge, sab ho jayega Choi Sahab." Somehow, hearing that from you always felt reassuring.

Whenever I sit alone, I find myself recalling all those tiny moments we shared and the conversations we had.

Your sister told me you passed away peacefully in your sleep. Coz I don't think I'll ever be able to accept the fact that you committed su***de. Although you had become a little distant over the past few weeks, I've seen you bounce back from much worse.

I'm writing this only because somewhere I want people to know that there was this sweet girl—zindadil, fighting her own battles, yet always managing to find hope amidst all of it. And yes, your absence has left a void. You're deeply missed. It's still very hard for all of us to believe that you're no longer with us.

See... life is such a bitch. A person like you—so optimistic, wanting to explore the world, spreading smiles wherever you went—is taken away from us. And people like me, who probably don't add much to this world or to anyone else's life, are left behind.

I hope you've found the peace you deserved, wherever you are.

«"I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye."»

I'm sorry if I wasn't a good friend to you, Vanshika. But I want people to know you a little more. Consider this my small digital footnote for you.

Pata hai Aaj kya hua

Lately i've realised something.

Most of us already have more on our plate than we can handle. Bills, family, work, anxiety... everyone's carrying something.

But somehow, the days that stay wid me aren't the ones where i solved all my own problems. They're the ones where i could lighten someone else's burden, even if it was just by listening or showing up.

We celebrate people who build companies, change industries, or make history. And we should.

But let's not overlook the ordinary people who quietly choose kindness every single day. The ones who become someone else's reason to believe there's still goodness left in the world.

In a world where u can be anything...

Choose to be kind first.

​

Lately i've realised something.

Most of us already have more on our plate than we can handle. Bills, family, work, anxiety... everyone's carrying something.

But somehow, the days that stay wid me aren't the ones where i solved all my own problems. They're the ones where i could lighten someone else's burden, even if it was just by listening or showing up.

We celebrate people who build companies, change industries, or make history. And we should.

But let's not overlook the ordinary people who quietly choose kindness every single day. The ones who become someone else's reason to believe there's still goodness left in the world.

In a world where u can be anything...

Choose to be kind first.

​

Lately i've realised something.

Most of us already have more on our plate than we can handle. Bills, family, work, anxiety... everyone's carrying something.

But somehow, the days that stay wid me aren't the ones where i solved all my own problems. They're the ones where i could lighten someone else's burden, even if it was just by listening or showing up.

We celebrate people who build companies, change industries, or make history. And we should.

But let's not overlook the ordinary people who quietly choose kindness every single day. The ones who become someone else's reason to believe there's still goodness left in the world.

In a world where u can be anything...

Choose to be kind first.

Lately i've realised something.

Most of us already have more on our plate than we can handle. Bills, family, work, anxiety... everyone's carrying something.

But somehow, the days that stay wid me aren't the ones where i solved all my own problems. They're the ones where i could lighten someone else's burden, even if it was just by listening or showing up.

We celebrate people who build companies, change industries, or make history. And we should.

But let's not overlook the ordinary people who quietly choose kindness every single day. The ones who become someone else's reason to believe there's still goodness left in the world.

In a world where u can be anything...

Choose to be kind first.

I know this might be an unpopular opinion, but does anyone else feel a little conflicted about the current CJP protests?

Before anything else, I'm not against young people protesting. In fact, I'd rather see people speak up than stay indifferent.

Maybe it's because I lived through the Anna Andolan. Back then, the public support felt massive. Many of us genuinely believed it would lead to systemic change. Looking back, though, it feels like different political players eventually found something to gain from that movement, while a lot of ordinary people who joined with hope were left disappointed. That experience has made me a lot more cautious about putting blind faith in any movement or its leadership.

So while I understand why people are protesting today, I also find myself asking difficult questions. Who is leading it? Who benefits if it succeeds? And most importantly, will the people on the streets actually benefit in the long run?

Maybe I'm just more cynical than I was ten years ago.

Genuinely asking, not trying to start a fight—does anyone else feel supportive of the students, but also a bit skeptical of where these movements eventually end up?