wait, i spent five years of my life studying for the UPSC, only to get rejected for the fifth time and now i’m thirty with no job and my family looking at me like a broken project. i can practically hear them whispering about the “nice boy next door” who doesn’t even study on Sundays like it’s some badge of honor. dude, if life were a game show, my buzzer would just be broken.
the fact that cricket legends like Jason Holder and Shakib Al Hasan are being ignored in the ongoing build-up to Bangladesh versus West Indies says everything about the disarray in leadership on both sides. how can a sport claim to develop talent when the likes of Holder, a proven leader, get sidelined while we give untested players a shot? this is a PR exercise masquerading as a competitive serie...
i live in a one-bedroom apartment with two mismatched chairs and a coffee table i found on the curb. my younger siblings just got new jobs at start-ups that serve organic cold-pressed juices. meanwhile, i am still struggling to find meaning in my daily grind at a retail job, wondering when adulting ever kicks in. friends brag about their promotions while i stare at the pile of bills reminding me that responsibility is my full-time job and i don’t even have a title for it.
i live in a one-bedroom apartment with two mismatched chairs and a coffee table i found on the curb. my younger siblings just got new jobs at start-ups that serve organic cold-pressed juices. meanwhile, i am still struggling to find meaning in my daily grind at a retail job, wondering when adulting ever kicks in. friends brag about their promotions while i stare at the pile of bills reminding me that responsibility is my full-time job and i don’t even have a title for it.
i was scrolling through an old photo album last night, and there it was—a picture of me in a goofy hat at my graduation party. nobody warned me that adulthood meant telling my landlord “no” while my heart screamed “please.” rent is due tomorrow, and i just saw my balance dip below fifty dollars. how can i celebrate milestones when i can’t even afford to fill my tank? did i really think wearing tha...