जितनी चादर, उतने पैर फैलाओ।
We all grew up hearing this. You earn this much, and you spend this much. Simple. Clean. But somewhere in the last few years, the chaadar got... unlimited.
Namaste India,
I was discussing my latest LinkedIn article, 31°C night in Indore, with my team recently. Every AC running that night was cooling one room inside and pumping heat directly onto the street outside.
The more the city heats up, the more ACs we run. The more ACs we run, the hotter the city gets outside. And the more ACs available on easy EMI, the more we buy without thinking twice.
EMI made things possible that weren't before. But quietly, it also made things disposable.
A young person on a new bike, riding like the road owes him something. No helmet. No hesitation. Because somewhere in the back of his mind, if something happens, it's the same EMI, different model, next month.
When something is too easy to replace, it becomes too easy to risk.
The EMI shows up every month, whether work was good or not, whether life cooperated or not.
Beneath the office pressure, family expectations, and social comparison are three or four commitments that cannot be paused. Cannot explain it.
Suicide is now the leading cause of death among Indians aged 15 to 29. Financial instability is among the primary reasons.
Growth is good. In fact, growth is necessary. But somewhere we forgot that the journey matters more than the destination. Arriving stressed, anxious, and exhausted, for me, that isn't success. That's just a very expensive way to be unhappy.
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