A few years ago, I was talking to an older friend, who happens to be well-respected and well-known.

I asked him how he remained sane in this country, with so many things he had issues with.

You just have to pick your battles, he told me. Don’t try to fight in every front - just pick those that are worth fighting.

I learnt something that day.

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A number of people asked me about the previous post, why I removed a picture just because a few people were unhappy about it.

A friend of mine even called me a “pussy” for doing so.

I would have felt hurt, if I wasn’t sure of what I was doing.

I’ve long learnt that it’s easier to fight things like ignorance as compared to things like stupidity or hypersensitivity. If one is ignorant, you can still educate them. Hypersensitivity is a character trait, and that’s very hard to change. Stupidity is even worse, because it could be something one is born with.

So I try to avoid unwinnable battles. (Ok sometimes I still go ahead, just for the fun of it. It’s a form of sparring.)

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I’m very busy these days. Flooded with emails (nothing to do with this blog). I still have emails from yesterday that I haven’t read yet, so if you happen to be waiting for me, please bear with me. I’m busy blogging this post.