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  Life journey vis-à-vis Success The word “Success” is quite overrated! Don't you agree? If you inquire 100 people about the meaning of this word, you will find 100 different explanations. Majorly "success" is tallied from other’s stances and barely from introspection. There is a mammoth quantity of books and articles written to establish success but not a single definition asserts it all. The day we were born alongside entered innumerable parameters interpreting our life journey in terms of being successful. I wonder... whether this so-called “success” is a sheer challenge for beings to perform generously and get sacrificed in worldly affairs, or does this have any tangible effect on finding actual meaning to life? Does success need to be enormous and compels an acknowledgment from others or do private accomplishments and self-peace record success? Because for me, if I get up early in the dawn and… although no one claps or put a medal on me… it is a successful day f...

   Human beings are the happiest when wandering Image from Internet Disclaimer- This book review is majorly a self-contemplation. The personalized meaning derived from books vis-à-vis life experiences. The quotes are used directly from the book.  Ever guessed why do we love sweets or amaze that individual freedom was propagated to make us buy more stuff or wonder that human beings were the happiest when we were wanderers.  This book is a kind of panoramic view of human evolution that is full of polemics and puzzling revelations. It took me nearly one month to skim this book. The time and analysis are required to sink in with the author’s idea and revelations, to enjoy the journey of our evolution through time on Earth, and be wholly immersed in the wondrous intellect and lightning wit that define Harari’s work.  The idea that holds me throughout the book is - Homo sapiens rule the world because it is the only animal that can acknowledge things that exist purel...

Image from Intenet Disclaimer- This book review is majorly a self-contemplation. The personalized meaning derived from the book vis-à-vis life experiences. The quotes are used directly from the book.  “Her head was conserved in the Anatomy Museum in Paris until one day in 2000, it was stolen.”  When I heard this piece of evidence on one of the BBC programs, it steered me to browse about her.  The search led to this book. The book cannot compare to the events that transpired in her life, but I believe Paulo Coelho gave this woman a voice that was condemned by a rigorous community of her time. Published in 2016, "The Spy" is the real-life story of the historical figure Margaretha Gertrude Zelle, famously known as Mata Hari. The novel has been translated from Portuguese by Zoe Perry.  In this story, Coelho has used history, wrapped in the colorful cover of myth and fantasy. This book sympathizes with Mata Hari for her being one of the first women who became a martyr for...