10 wins and a clean record of winning with only knockouts. The match with Date Eiji (Champion at the time) was exhilarating. There was enough reason to believe that this would be his first loss in an official match. Jyoji Morikawa (writer) made sure to keep us guessing till the very end. Ippo really surprised [...]
Author: sensaiinsilence
The problem with making the right decision
We are without doubt the most comfortable generation. But, we are also the most anxious, depressed and suicidal generation. What is even more disturbing is the fact that people in the so called wealthy communities seem to be doing worse than the average man who is just trying to make a living. You know the [...]
Love
Why do we always say that "people fall in love?" What is love? Is it the same as romantic attachment to someone? Mmm...Not exactly... but... Romantic attachment is a part of what we call love. You can be in love and you can fall in love. So love is like a room you can enter [...]
Purpose
Sometimes people add a narrative to their life. It is almost comical when the narrative is set by someone else for you.
Syncing what you think you are and what you are
The measure of what you think you are and what you are can be very different. This would have been okay if it meant you would never know that there was an imbalance. This is probably why they say ignorance is bliss. Sadly, people around you might let you in on it — mostly it's [...]
A glorious race
The glorious race of life is filled with hardships but the beauty of the race can only be seen to the ones who seek to see...
Know who you are to achieve your maximum potential
If I asked you if today was an awesome day or a bad day, what would you say? If you say you had an "okay" day, you are dodging the question. If the answer is "awesome day", what did you do to make it that way? If the answer is "bad day", what did you do to make it that way? Simply answering this question everyday and changing your actions to make every day awesome is possible.
Why downplay something that you want?
She was just back to meet me for a coffee after an interview. She looked like she really wanted the job. There was this overly excited face expression mixed with a touch of nervousness when she spoke. I knew her for a very long time. I knew that she really wanted the job for some [...]
Break character
Remember the time you were a kid and you got angry due to some argument with a friend. After a while you might have realized the reason for the argument doesn't really matter, but you don't break character by keeping your angry face on for longer not really knowing why? Not breaking character is an [...]
Possibility in dreaming
"I am in my car in the middle of this busy street. The signal is red and there is a lot of traffic. I felt impatient. When I changed the gear, suddenly, I was able to fly above all the cars in front like magic. It felt so real." This is a dream my mom [...]