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Time: A Friend or Evil

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 Introduction Have you ever experienced the feeling of losing something—or someone—that truly mattered to you? Think about it for a moment. If you have, you’ll know it leaves a mark. Today, I want to share my own story about loss and the lessons it taught me. Since childhood, I often took my friends for granted. I believed they would always be there. But life has a way of challenging our assumptions. As I grew older, I learned—sometimes painfully—that this mindset doesn’t always hold true. So, ladies and gentlemen, join me as I take you through the story of a teenage boy who discovered one of life’s most important lessons. PHASE OF  Exuberant my father, a railway SSE, was posted in Siliguri, West Bengal. I was just a boy then—not particularly brave, not particularly clever. But I had a secret source of strength. Do you know what it was? It wasn’t faith in God or luck. It was my belief in my own mind—my brain was my weapon. And whenever I thought of my grandmother, I felt unst...

An Unexpected Strategy

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An Unexpected Strategy Introduction Hey everyone! Ever had that one school year that felt like the ultimate challenge? For me, that was 10th grade. If you’ve been through it, you know the pressure! I was a pretty good student—like a fisherman reeling in his catch—but even then, the thought of board exams was terrifying. We all heard the rumors: “10th grade defines your future!” With that in mind, exams felt less like tests and more like a staircase leading to a high-stakes future. The First Step: Facing the Fear It all started with the Half-Yearly exams. And guess what? The first exam was English—talk about bad luck! A brand-new pattern was introduced, and none of us had a clue about it. When I saw the paper, I felt like someone had stamped “Big Fail” on my forehead. No kidding! That was the moment we realized: Board exams weren’t going to be as easy as passing grades 8 and 9. From that day onward, reality hit us hard. We couldn’t just memorize answers anymore—we had to understan...