Feels like Lost in the Shuffle, Again

Afroz Chakure
2 min readAug 8, 2024
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It is so easy to get lost in this world. So many people, so many desires, so much ambition, people with prejudices, stereotypes & their own preconceptions.

Along with it you have politics, favoritism and nepotism that runs so wild.

Charting your own way feels so tough when you have eagles and vultures around you, pouncing on everything you have.

I remember, I read in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Book “Total Recall” something along this line,

“Millions of people come to Hollywood in the hope of a better future, some want to be actors, some directors, music artists & some just to become support staff. Not all people get what they want.”

I think that is ok. Bad shit does happen and you cannot control how the world works.

It is fucking hard

With all these evil virtues it is very hard to make a name for yourself, to get paid fairly for what you do, be happy and to get the respect you deserve from society.

It is usually the case in India when people if they find you are better than them — they’ll usually try to…

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