Raj Malhotra lived in fast-forward mode:
Emails while brushing,
breakfast at red lights,
“meditation” while jogging - he also once head-butted a ficus....shhhh ( secret )
His watch yelled
STRESS: EXTREME LEVEL
Doctor: “π or π§? "
Raj chose to " pause " Disaster.
Walking meditation?
π£ He moved so slowly that even pigeons filed a complaint about his speed.
π£ Single-tasking tea? The kettle stared back at him with boiling resentment.
π£ Mindful driving? He waved so kindly that a taxi guy thought it was a proposal
π£ Mindful eating? One grape. Eating for Thirty minutes. As if Grape HR filed a case on him
Under the noise: fear. If I slow down, they’ll forget me.
At a signal, a traffic cop said,π₯π¨“Beta, your body’s at a red light; your mind is jumping the signal.”
Raj tried one minute of stillness even at that comment/criticism
πHorns synced like a bhajan. Rain smelled like childhood.
π He called his mom. He let a stranger take the last seat.
π At work, his late email was so clear the team finished early without the drama.
Days later, Mumbai still sprinted. Raj didn’t.
He found the rarest setting: Airplane Mode for the brain.Time stopped running from him and started running to him like a train that actually arrives on time.
He kept his inner piece (one samosa at a time).
Raj didn’t lose his edge; he sharpened it… by not grinding it.
Morals
Slow is smooth; smooth gets more done.
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Busy ≠ useful. Clarity beats chaos.
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Rest is fuel, not failure.
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Kind beats fast. People remember how you made them feel.
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Pause breaks panic’s pattern. One minute can reset an entire day.

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