Alyosha

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[B. Kolappan @kolappan]

Ayn Rand's influence in a village

Ayn Rand could never have imagined that one of her admirers, living in the small village of Parakkai in Kanniyakumari district, would one day name his house after her.

That admirer is Pari Pandian, a former student of Presidency College, Chennai, who studied alongside MDMK general secretary Vaiko. A voracious reader with an enduring passion for books and ideas, Mr. Pari found in Rand’s writings a philosophy that resonated deeply with him. His admiration was such that he chose to immortalise it in a uniquely personal way—by naming his home after the celebrated novelist and philosopher.

In a quiet village far removed from the world that shaped Rand’s thought, her influence survives in an unexpected form, testament to the remarkable reach of books and the enduring bond between readers and the writers who inspire them.

[PS @dostoevesque]

Luck is found in motion, not at home. When you look at it, luck is nothing but subjecting yourself to possibilities. The universe hates no one more than the man who is constantly preparing. That endless preparation is nothing but anxiety wearing the mask of productivity, a clever psychological trap that lets you fool yourself into believing you're being wise and responsible, when in reality you're hiding from the raw fear of stepping into new possibilities, fresh failures, and the unknown.

It becomes the sneakiest form of procrastination, letting you dodge the guilt of doing nothing at all while convincing yourself you're making progress.
And the worst part is that this so called comfort you are clinging to is not even real comfort. You can only truly know comfort if you are prepared to face discomfort. When you stay forever in that safe zone, you're never at peace with it. Deep down, a strange guilt keeps eating away at you, quietly ruining any chance of real enjoyment, and you end up just grazing the top grass, staring at life without ever fully diving in.

As Henry James put it in A Portrait of a Lady,

"The fact is I’ve been comfortable so many years that I suppose I’ve got so used to it I don’t know it." "Yes, that’s the bore of comfort."

That’s exactly why luck only favors those who choose motion over safety, the ones who finally stop preparing and start moving.

[Fyodor Dostoevsky Collection 🪓 @Dostoevskyquot]

Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.

#dostoevsky

[OldMonkofCricket @OldMonkOfCric]

WI needed 6 runs, 1 wicket in hand… McGrath vs Brian Lara. No T20 thriller can EVER touch this! 🥶 And then the whole crowd ran onto the pitch in the end…🤯🤯

[Alyosha @Beefchukka]

Karamazov brothers

[Jash Dholani @oldbooksguy]

Which book made you understand humans better?

[Alyosha @Beefchukka]

@IYamunai 😀😀😀😀

[House_of_Cricket @Houseof_Cricket]

Rabada turns 30 today:

In the history of Men's Test cricket, no one apart from Rabada has taken 120+ wickets at a strike rate under 40. Rabada currently has 327*.
https://t.co/coUqASsZY2

[Alyosha @Beefchukka]

@IYamunai 😂😂😂

[Sun News @sunnewstamil]

#Watch | சொந்த ஊர் பீகார்.. தமிழில் 93 மார்க்

சென்னை அடுத்த கவுல் பஜாரில் உள்ள அரசுப் பள்ளியில் பயின்ற பீகாரைச் சேர்ந்த 10ம் வகுப்பு மாணவி ஜியா குமாரி, அதிக மதிப்பெண்கள் பெற்று அசத்தியுள்ளார். தமிழ்நாட்டில் கல்வி மற்றும் அரசின் திட்டங்கள் சிறப்பாக இருப்பதாக பாராட்டு.

#SunNews | #10thResult | #TamilNaduEducation | @mkstalin | @Anbil_Mahesh

[House_of_Cricket @Houseof_Cricket]

Since Warne’s debut, spinners have taken just three five-fors at the Gabba in Tests.

All three? Warne himself.

[Krishnamurti @K__Quotes]

The greater the outward show, the greater the inward poverty.

[david ehrlich @davidehrlich]

so desperate for a new episode of The Pitt I’m just gonna walk down to my local ER and watch what happens.

[Alyosha @Beefchukka]

@AjithanJey5925 Beautifully written !!

[𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮. @CinemaOnSundays]

Blue Velvet, 1986
dir. David Lynch

[꩜ @faeslily]

the cure for sadness is to keep learning. occupy your mind in knowledge

[Alyosha @Beefchukka]

@IYamunai Lol..true,

[FilmoteCanet Cinema @CanetCinema]

La Notte
Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni

[L'Art Impressioniste @allontanarsio]

Claude Monet