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The Novak Djokovic: The Story of Grit and Greatness

Past year  I read beautiful book called The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle . This book taught me a lesson called, live in the moment is a piece of everyday advice. But how many people do you know who actually follow the advice? In today’s world full of distractions, I know only a handful of such people in my personal life. And then one famous sports personality, whom I adore so much in my life. He is like an Inspiration to me. He is a men’s current World No. 1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic who recently won French Open — his 23rd Grand Slam title — a record breaking and the most in the history of tennis.  No one has wrapped their arms and hugged the Grand Slam trophies more than Novak Djokovic in tennis history. Novak Djokovic is a name that will go down in history as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The Serbian superstar has achieved what no other male player has ever done: winning 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in history. He...

Metamorphosis

To me reading Kafka's works brings immense joy, as his stories take us beyond the ordinary into realms of imagination that feel almost magical. Recently, I came across a short tale by him about change, and it resonated deeply with me. I loved it so much that I want to share it here.    “At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, was walking through a park one day in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her. The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures." Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka's life. During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written wi...