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Isn't Social Media Exhausting?

Let's make things simpler and avoid science stuff. Social media has created a delusional world around us, which we cannot see but has a great impact on our lives. You might think you are just scrolling through your feed or reels, but that my friend is not it. There is more to social media than what meets the eye. How many people's lives match with what they show on different platforms? The answer is NONE. How easy it is to fake things on social media. A couple of weeks ago, I was feeling low because almost everyone I followed was posting travel stories and I was sitting at home. Some posted pictures of a school reunion and others showed how magnificent their life was because they were sitting in an elegantly decorative café/restaurant. The cherry on top, I met a friend who updated the status quo pro about mutual people's lives and I had an existential crisis, followed by FOMO and low self-esteem.  Upon confiding in a friend, we concluded that our(Mine and hers) social media

Climax is the most important thing out of all!

Last month, I read A Tale of Time Being by Ruth Ozeki. It was a well-written fiction novel with a skillful mixture of Zen practice and Science theory. When I picked up the book, I wasn't sure what to expect, and the universe indeed surprises you when you least expect it. The climax had me hooked and increased the value of the process. In other words, it was worth my while.  The ending plays an important role in almost everything. When was the last time you were taken aback by the climax of a movie or a play? As if, you went inside the theater thinking it's a romantic movie with a dramatic ending, but ended up witnessing a jaw-dropping shocker. That's what we call a well-written and directed movie. The ending can change the whole narrative of the journey and leave a lasting impression.  And I guess that goes for relationships as well. I don't think, the first impression is the last impression. It doesn't matter how you start a relationship because the journey and the