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My Camera

"Why do you have a DSLR camera when your phone can click much better photos?" Well, I can answer the question if you explain what you mean by Better. But, yes. I do understand on a broader scale, my phone works way better than a clunky camera. Turns on fast, clicks fast, shares fast. I agree with and support you as well; You shouldn't buy another device just to click pictures. But my reasons are different. So different, you might buy one after knowing them. Another example of doing something different from everyone is, reading books. As I was telling people I was reading the Harry Potter series, they gave a smirk and said, "You could very easily watch the whole thing in the movie rather than spending time reading the same story." But, that is why I read. I read it because it's tough. I read it because it takes longer. I read because I need to put in more effort. I read because I carry the story with me for three months rather than for 24 hours. I get to live...

Writing Helps

Our brain is like a processor capable of handling multiple processes at a time. That's useful. We can process information far more than we can even imagine. Light, temperature, feel, smell, taste; everything happens parallelly. Most of them are not in your control. We hate it when something isn't in our control. If something doesn't taste good, we refrain from eating. If the temperature's scorching hot, we search for a cool shade. If something's not in control, we try to bring them into control. One we fail to take control of is Thoughts. Random. Very random. Why do I even think of a bag I used to have in school while having lunch at the office? It's weird. It's like we are a DVD player and someone's playing a random movie within us all the time; changing CDs, forwarding, pausing for no reason whatsoever. So irritating. So uncontrollable. But the moment you put it out, everything starts streamlining. It could be anything; talking it out loud to a friend,...