The Aftermath
by thebengali
Such is the immediate aftermath of the transition from the last struggle for life into death.
Categories: Family, Philosophy, Self, Society • Tags: Death; thebengali;, Life
Category Archives: Self
Journey into an ACL Reconstruction Surgery
by thebengali
Diary notes from a patient’s journey into an ACL Reconstruction surgery at Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, in pandemic times.
Categories: Healthcare, Pune, Self, Society • Tags: ACL Reconstruction Surgery, ACL Tear, COVID-19, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital Pune, doctors, Dr Khurana, Dr Manjiri Ranade, Dr Shirish Pathak, Dr Sunil Mane, education, existentialism, healthcare, India, IV Tubes, knee, nurses, Operation Theatre, pandemic, Pune, Sachin Vyavahare, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, surgery, thebengali
A Hard Day Gives Way to a Moment of Peace
by thebengali
11.10 am Work is heavy. And hectic as always. Which is good. But news of the death of people due to COVID or of critical situation due to the infection is just a text or phone call away. I have friends in COVID ICU. Family members in regular ICU. Family friends just back from hospital and in excruciating pain. And every day there’s someone else on that list. 13.15 pm Am struggling right now. Struggling to walk, struggling to sit, […]
Categories: Nature, Self • Tags: existentialism, Learning, Pune, rain, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, thebengali, thunder, thunderstorm
The Morning
by thebengali
6.26 am I feel heavy. Like you feel when you try to haul yourself out of a swimming pool. Can’t open my eyes. My bones are weary. Head is heavy. And I can’t get enough sleep. Another half hour would be great. And what would be the point of getting up anyway? Another day of working from morn till night, dragging by myself from hour to hour, lying to myself that there is a higher purpose to this daily drudgery? […]
Categories: Pune, Self • Tags: coffee, morning, Self, thebengali
The Best Days of My Life
by thebengali
The Best Days of My Life.
The trick they say is not to be attached to your self or your self image, or to the pedestal that our ego puts us on. And just stay in the now, always.
But how?
#thebengali #existentialism #philosophy #inthemoment #past #present #future #self
Categories: Learning, Philosophy, Self, Training • Tags: existentialism, India, Learning, Life, Pune, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, The Self, thebengali
Priorities, Decisions, Actions
by thebengali
Good Morning World: Priorities, Decisions, Actions
#Priorities #Decisions #Actions #Values
Categories: Learning, Self, Training, Work • Tags: existentialism, India, Learning, Life, Pune, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, thebengali, Work
The List
by thebengali
The List. #social #etiquette #Politicalcorrectness #toetheline #thebengali #pune #India #rules
Categories: Learning, People, Philosophy, Pune, Self, Society, The Arts, Training, Work • Tags: existentialism, India, Learning, Life, Pune, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, thebengali, Work
Silence
by thebengali
#silence #noise #music #fragments #thoughts #ideas #words #thebengali #self #existentialism #pune #India
Categories: Learning, Philosophy, Pune, Self, The Arts • Tags: Art, existentialism, India, Learning, Life, Pune, Sanjay Mukherjee, Self, Society, thebengali