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Delhi

40, flirty, and friendship

Life is a wonderful adventure with many significant turning points, and entering midlife can be both thrilling and difficult. When we turn 40, we frequently find ourselves looking back on our accomplishments, relationships, and the course of our life.

A silver bullet for the kings of flawed logic

In the epic Mahabharat, a Yaksh (demigod) asked Yudhishtir a few questions as a condition for bringing his four siblings back to life. They had been struck dead for their refusal to answer them before drinking water from the lake guarded by the Yaksh. One of his questions was ‘Kim ashcharyam?’ (What is surprising?). Yudhishtir’s reply was ‘We all know that death is inevitable. Yet, we take life for granted and live and behave as if we are immortal. That is ashcharyam (surprising).’