When my dashing yet dark-skinned, Tamilian father and light-skinned, Sindhi mother fell in love – in the Kolkata of the 1960s – friends would remark as they approached, "Here come Night and Day!" (Political correctness may not have been coined yet.)
It would have been their 60th wedding anniversary today – he passed away a few years ago, while her spirit died with him.
We live in interesting times—of "Facebook-official" relationships and "Instagram-worthy" pre-wedding shoots.
Yet, many in the validation-craving Millennial/GenZ generation mock the "Log kya sochenge/kahenge?!" (Hinglish for, "What would people think/say?!") mindset of generations past.
Look in the mirror a bit before striking a pose or firing a shot?
And worry less about what a couple sees in each other or how good they look together? (E.g., the quoted post.)
Besides, ultimately:
"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
In the context of all the venom being spewed by the so called believers on @ssrajamouli they should know that being an atheist in India is not a crime . Article 25 of the Constitution protects the right to not believe
So he has every right to say he doesn’t believe as much as the venom spewers right to say they believe
Now coming to the dumb argument that “if he doesn’t believe in God why does he show God in his movies?”
By that logic, should a filmmaker become a gangster to make a gangster film, become a ghost to make a horror film?
And the gob smacking truth? 😂😂😂
Despite him not believing in god , God gave @ssrajamouli 100 times more success, more wealth and more fan worship than most believers will ever see even in one hundred lifetimes.🤣🤣🤣
So either,
1.God loves atheists more than believers
2.God doesn’t care
3.Or maybe… … God isn’t there sitting with a notepad taking notes on who believes and who doesn’t?
So if God has no issue with him, then why are the self appointed god mongers getting blood pressure and ulcers ?
So the real problem isn’t his atheism.
The real problem is
He succeeded without believing in God… and that scares the ones who miserably failed even after praying like MAD
So the believers should stop defending God because it’s like insulting him , as if he is a weakling needing their protection
The truth is that Rajamouli being an atheist does not reduce God.
It only increases the insecurity of those who think faith will collapse the moment someone stops believing.
So relax.
God is fine.
Rajamouli is fine.
The only ones suffering are the people who can’t understand either of them
So through #varanasi while GOD will add another huge fortune to @SSRajamouli ‘s already overflowing bank balance , the losers can cry their hearts out with jealousy
BOTTOM LINE is it’s plain JEALOUSY masquerading as BELIEF IN GOD ..Jai Hanuman🙏
Sadhguru started having a headache since 1st week of March.
He neglected it.
He even attended and performed at Maha Shiva Rathri night on March 8.
His headaches got worse.
He neglected it.
A week later headaches became excruciating. On 15th March he checked himself into a hospital.
The neurologist identified a large few weeks old bleed in the brain and areas of new bleed.
Emergency admission and management advised.
Sadhguru neglected it because he had India Conclave Meeting to attend.
Two days later, after he started losing consciousness and losing control of one limb, he checked in again with the Neurologist.
Right after admission his consciousness worsened and new CT scan showed brain swelling and compression of brain against the skull.
Sadhguru then said "Now is the time to operate."
Emergency medical science and skilled surgical intervention saved him.
I hope he recovers well, and wish him the best.
Remember we are all human.
It was very foolish of Sadhguru and especially his advisors to neglect the doctor's advise and convert this easily controllable situation into a life threatening one.
I learned it the hard way when I had a near fatal accident.
Don't make your work your life.
Consciousness means "bloody hell listen to your doctor." Nothing else.
Today, I stepped down as CEO of Binance. Admittedly, it was not easy to let go emotionally. But I know it is the right thing to do. I made mistakes, and I must take responsibility. This is best for our community, for Binance, and for myself.
Binance is no longer a baby. It is time for me to let it walk and run. I know Binance will continue to grow and excel with the deep bench it has.
I’m pleased to announce that @_RichardTeng, our now former Global Head of Regional Markets, has been named the new CEO of Binance today.
Richard is a highly qualified leader and, with over three decades of financial services and regulatory experience, he will navigate the company through its next period of growth. He will ensure Binance delivers on our next phase of security, transparency, compliance, and growth.
Prior to joining Binance, Richard was CEO of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM); Chief Regulatory Officer of the Singapore Exchange (SGX); and Director of Corporate Finance in the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
With Richard and the entire team, I’m confident that the best days for @Binance and the crypto industry lay ahead.
As a shareholder and former CEO with historical knowledge of our company, I will remain available to the team to consult as needed, consistent with the framework set out in our U.S. agency resolutions.
What’s next for me?
I will take a break first. I have not had a single day of real (phone off) break for the last 6 and half years.
After that, my current thinking is I will probably do some passive investing, being a minority token/shareholder in startups in areas of blockchain/Web3/DeFi, AI and biotech. I am happy that I will finally have more time to spend looking at DeFi.
I can’t see myself being a CEO driving a startup again. I am content being an one-shot (lucky) entrepreneur. Should there be listeners, I may be open to being a coach/mentor to a small number of upcoming entrepreneurs, privately. If for nothing else, I can at least tell them what not to do.
On that note, I am proud to point out that in our resolutions with the U.S. agencies they:
- do not allege that Binance misappropriated any user funds, and
- do not allege that Binance engaged in any market manipulation.
Funds are SAFU!
With that, I look forward to seeing the new leadership take the reins. Please join me in congratulating Richard on his well-deserved promotion.
Onwards!
CZ