As the years go by, you get pulled into many roles—making your wife and kids happy, taking care of their needs, thinking about how they can succeed. Your work begins to consume you. It becomes your life. You start focusing on how to make the project successful, how to make a difference, how to meet deadlines.
Somewhere along the way, your hobbies and interests start to fade. You begin to lose the natural way you used to respond to challenges. You start to buckle under pressure. Taking up a hobby—even for a day—feels like a crime, like you’re stealing time from someone you’ve made a commitment to. Reclaiming time for yourself begins to feel impossible.
That’s when you need to pause.
You need to find your way back to the old Rahul—the one who cherished the little things in life, who spent hours doing what he loved: coding, cricket, carrom, shooting, walking, running, exploring new places, soaking in nature.
Rediscovering yourself is the key.
