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Author: Srinath Narasimhan

I write, therefore I think. I am Srinath and I like to sound philosophical and quotey. Mostly, I sound squeaky. I didn't intend that to rhyme. The time I took to write this about page could have been spent writing two good posts. I realized that a month ago, so I hope this one here will stay. I have been writing badly for a year now and intend to do so until I reach a state of below average. I thought some of the things I write about may interest you. Not because what I am saying is right, but because it could be all wrong, and together, we could discover the grand purpose of life. Anyway, about: I grew up in bengaluru India and studied Liberal arts some time. I live in Delhi now. That's all you need to know about me. A long time ago, I read one of my articles to a friend. He (she, actually) threw a pen on my head and asked me to write a blog and called me a 'selfish big'. I think she meant pig. I picked up the pen and wrote the word blog on a piece of paper and threw it back. Something else hit me after that. I don't remember. Nine months later, I became less selfish. And less big. Hence the blog! There's a few ideas about productivity, work, philosophy, and as they used to call it back then: life, in here. Some personal development stuff too. What's with the name, Meditations? The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius had a journal. He wrote about the trials and tribulations (and there were plenty) of his life in it. Someone found this journal and published it. And someone else called that journal meditations. Although Marcus, would have preferred it to be called: to himself. This is my Journal and like Marcus, I want to call it 'to himself'. But, we always like what someone else chooses. Ergo, Meditations. Let us read.

Marry me, Sylvia

November 13, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

Grab a barf bag—we are going to talk feelings. You know, the thing men and women fake to get in and out of coitus, respectively. Girlfriend: "My Grandma is unwell and I am really worried."Me: "Well my Grandma's dead, and I am not making a big fuss." Humor. Feeling's birth control pill. Growing up in … Continue reading Marry me, Sylvia

Should we get a peacock?

November 6, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ 1 Comment

6:30 AM."What happened to all the girls you were dating? Did you cheat all of them?"That's the surprise quiz I woke up to when I found myself back home the time a Bat shut down the world. Apocalypse notwithstanding, it's when I realized none of this shit was usual. You know how when you hear … Continue reading Should we get a peacock?

Oh, sit down

October 30, 2022October 28, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ 1 Comment

I just ate a mango—which, despite everything, still tastes like summer, put my phone on the ventilator, pinch-cleaned my glasses with an already sagging t-shirt, filled a jug of water with more water, trapped a spider in a glass and carefully introduced it out of the window—because, I read somewhere that spiders snuggle with their … Continue reading Oh, sit down

Instagram

October 23, 2022October 22, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

A guy goes to the doctor and says he's been feeling miserable for many weeks now. The doctor says, "You must go watch the comic, Pete. You will feel better instantly.""But, doc: I am Pete."

I see you

October 16, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

There will come a time when you'll call for help. "Helllllpppppp!!" No, not like that. More like, "I am thinking of starting a Podcast." And there will be a time when you will be called upon. "Helllllpppppp me, thee with the tiny prick!!" No, no. More like, "I eat alone because I am an introvert." … Continue reading I see you

Mind: A guided tour

October 9, 2022October 3, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. Do this.Don't do that. End of tour.Exit through the giftshop.

Thoughts & Prayers

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

Open offices. 360-degree feedback. Hybrid work. Workplace fads are like episodes of Keeping up with the Kardashians. There's a shitload of them, they only get progressively dumber, and they all ask the same question: can you tell which one is fake? The latest casualty in workplace varnish: Sad days. If you are feeling sad, you … Continue reading Thoughts & Prayers

Art Exhibition–Room 14: Sales & Marketing

September 25, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

The fragrance of a rose

September 18, 2022September 16, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

Disciple: Describe God.Master: Describe the fragrance of a rose.Rose,If tenderness were a scent, this is what it would smell like.If separation were a scent, this is what it would smell like, plucked and five days later.Rose,If grace were a scent, this is what it would smell like.If innocence were a scent.The rose smells like a … Continue reading The fragrance of a rose

Singing

September 11, 2022 ~ Srinath Narasimhan ~ Leave a comment

I am not motivated to write today. Every sentence is a chore. Drag. Draaag. And yet, Sunday after Sunday, motivation or not, "welcome to the show. I am so happy to be doing this. Oh, what a great life!" That is what it must feel like to be wealthy. Here's one gag you will hear … Continue reading Singing

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