Forget the Desire to Make Your Life Story Strong If You Want to Be Free

Renuka Gavrani
6 min readJun 5, 2024

From the day you are born to the day you die, what is it that you try to chase?

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I have been thinking about *death* a lot lately. I have witnessed a death recently in my family as well. Perhaps, that’s led me to think about how we live our lives just to die one day and vanish into thin air.

There is a lot that I don’t understand about the way the basic functioning of our lives has been designed — without our permission. And the more I think about the paradox of our world, the more I seem to get confused as if I am still not sure why we are here.

Have you ever wondered ‘Why are you here on earth?’

Why did you get the chance to live life in a way that is completely different than ours? What is your true purpose to be on earth? And do even have a purpose or are we just feathers in the wind who one day disappear without making any noise almost as if we never existed?

When I look back in the past, as much as I can remember, ever since I was a little girl, I was told to be smart, to become successful, to become rich, to prove myself, to make something grand happen, to be a good daughter, to be a good employee, and the list never seems to end.

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Renuka Gavrani

I talk about slow & Intentional living - taking you closer to a happy life. I am a published author of the book 'The Art of Being Alone': https://a.co/d/531JIFq