Harison Xavier

  Everyone wanted to go to Veega Land (Now  Wonderla  ), as a little kid, I used to look into Veega Land's newspaper advertisements and dream about going there and enjoying the rides. Veega Land (Before changing the name to Wonderla) is a household name in my state when it comes to a vacation spot, I used to beg my parents to take me to Veega Land. I often get the reply "there is nothing there", "only rich people go there", "We don't have time", "You don't study well" and so and so. In my school days, our senior students often get the opportunity to go on a school trip to Veega Land. Even I would be excited and I would say to myself, "Just 7 more years and I can go to Veega Land, O Yes, I am so excited." I have met kids who were lucky to visit Veega Land early, they would share the experience they got and how they spend their time. They would explain like, the journey was tough till the location as they have to wake up early...

It started small, a good time to spend with special people. It was worth having friends so close and happy to spend time with them. Every day and time, new things happen and new problems come up and I was so engaged with them. I felt a great sense of belonging. I was happy. Spending time with friends, drinking coffee and eating, cracking jokes, and facing problems together and solving them. This is life, this is happiness. This is where I belong.  Then my  mind goes.......Wait a minute......... It is not real, you are not with any of your friends, you didn't spend time with anyone. It is the covid19 pandemic. You rarely went out. You rarely talked to anyone. You didn't solve anything. You were inside your room isolated. You are just binge-watching. I vanished for a while. I was running away from something. I just wanted to hide. I didn't know what I was hiding from. One thing I was doing was watching TV series, I never thought I would ever like one. I didn't like to be ...

  I wonder..... Why am I even writing this? What am I thinking about? What is in it?  20 years ago. I was sitting at an auditorium waiting for our annual talent show to begin at our church. I was with my classmates and as we are not the elite talented kids, we didn't have anything to showcase to the audience. There were around five hundred people in the auditorium, it was very noisy as people are talking to each other loudly and on top of that the music is playing. The show has not yet started.  I looked back, after a few empty chairs there was a middle-aged woman in a yellow saree sitting at a distance two other women, she was crying. She was crying like a baby would cry, didn't hesitate to hold back, everyone at the front is waiting for the show to begin. It feels like nobody sees her, the two women next to her are emotionless, she is crying.  Tears ran down her cheeks, trying to wipe away those tears with her wrist which is immediately replaced by more tears from ...

  For a long time I wanted to try Fish and Chips, I always wondered what it was and why would people eat just fish and chips? Being in a foreign country the food menu does confuse me often. I took my bicycle out and I went out to buy it and my plan was to go to a nearby park, enjoy the view and eat it there but the park didn't allow bicycles so I needed to find a place better. I went to the store and bought Fish & Chips, which cost me 4.20 pounds! That's expensive as I think about it now. I didn't think about it when I bought it because I want to experience it. Anyway, I started riding back, and now where to sit and eat? Where should I go? Do you have somewhere to go? Is it necessary that you should go? Do you even matter? Do you exist?  Wow....wow...wow....hit the kill switch, buddy...you are overthinking again....; said the other me. I am overthinking again? Isn't it necessary that I think?...I asked. "No! Stop it now!.. else you will be depressed and jump in...

The following is a note on all the blunders I did while traveling to the UK. I don't know where to start or begin. We were planning to travel from my home to Bangalore (India) in our car, our election was on 8th April. Till then nobody cared about Covid, no social distancing or any restrictions, there were mass rallies and all media channels were focused on the election and mass rallies after the 8th every channel started reporting on covid as if they don't know why. Everyone started reporting a spike in cases and acted like nobody knew how it happened. I knew this will happen 2 weeks ago, as days got near I was getting tensed, on the 10th morning, the news came out to report a curfew in Bangalore from 8 pm to 6 am, haha life just brought a twist to my plans. Immediately we all got ready to go. We were planning to go a little later, but it was immediate due to changing circumstances. My uncle drove the car as fast as possible, we left our home at 11:00 am and reached Bang...

A long time ago, I tried drinking alcohol for the first time. I have drunk a couple of beers and tried wine a long time ago, but not "The alcohol", I don't know how to call it, in general, I have known that beers have less alcohol content, and friends say that's nothing. "You will need to drink or try the real ones "hot", brandy, rum, whiskey, vodka any of these. I rejected their theory, I was a highly God-fearing and obedient kid back then, I feared if I drink a glass I will be thrown in hell. After years past I got this wish to try drinking and see what happens.  The wish grew stronger as months passed by, I heard writers, poets, thinkers, movie makers, and all creative artists drink because it makes them more creative. Drinking is the reason that they are getting successful ideas and inspiration. Finally, I made a plan and asked my close friend for help, he agreed as he loves to drink. Every one of my friends was surprised when I shared this idea.  F...

  I love stars, I do go outside at night and watch the stars and wonder "who are we?, Why are we so special?" We are so insignificant compared to the size of the universe as we know. Yet, we are special. We are the only one, the only life form that (we think) exists.  Thanks to the internet, I recently watched more than 14+ hours of videos of a debate between two gentlemen on the topic "Does God Exist?" Considering the background of these people I knew this is going to be very informative and by the end of it, we will find an answer.  They both went on with their arguments on why they are correct. I was very impressed with the depth of this debate, so much information and examples. At one point I was convinced and said to myself that "Maybe God doesn't exist".  It is not just them that I watched, there were many other intellectuals from different religious and science backgrounds, who have their own point of view. This search for the truth of mine has ...

  The following is a story I heard when I was at primary school, our principal said this story during our weekly assembly, don't know why but I still remember it. Reading the daily news and watching people closely, I see that this story is repeating and it is still relevant.  The Three Envelopes      Mark, the C.E.O of a multinational company is sitting at his chair in his luxurious office. Today is his last day at the office. He is waiting for the new C.E.O Steve to arrive at his office and have a one-last conversation. The new C.E.O arrived and they shook hands, chatted a bit and Mark said, "I have a gift for you, Steve. I want you to have this it helped me during difficult times here. Open each envelope when you have a major crisis."       Mark handed over a box that contained three sealed envelopes. Mark said, "This was given to me by the C.E.O. before me." Saying this Mark waved goodbye and walked out the door.       ...

  Just a personal note. I must thank 2020 for many things. I know, I know. You must be thinking I am out of my mind.  No, I am not. First of all I am alive. It was very close yet here I am alive.       2020 is in the past and I want to thank 2020 for a few things. It was the darkest  year for almost everyone on the planet. Lots of suffering and chaos, floods, wildfire, earthquake, terrorist attacks, riots, accidents, and finally Covid 19. This is the first time in many years humans faced one common problem together and we fought bravely. Not everyone made it, we lost a lot of people and we cannot replace the gap they left in our lives.  The war is not over yet, but we could hope for a victory over this virus soon. There may be a rise of a new pandemic, lets hope its far far away, we are not ready for another one.   I remember me and my friends had a lot of plans like go for a long trip, marriage, starting a new business and on and on for the ...

Date: 21 December 2020 Introduction  The title may freak you out but it is not that scary. I would like to shed some light  about a company named Neuralink founded by Elon Musk. The company specialize on implanting a chip in human brain to help humans perform better.  I wanted to write about this 7 months ago, but Neuralink comes out new upgrades and innovation at a lighting speed. So at the time of this writing Neuralink is still at its infant stage but they have already tested their brain chip successfully on pigs. I am positive and I am waiting patiently to see what the future holds.  The below video explains the highlights of the entire presentation. Do watch the video to know more about Neuralink and their works.  To the topic We may never speak again...  When I was a kid I wished if there was a memory card slot on my head, so that I could record all the information that I have learned in my school and recollect it at my exams. I always felt exams was ...