Raghav Agrawal
I was reflecting on why do I have this need of seeking folks with unconventional, non-traditional life trajectories, folks who are rebellious, inquisitive and carved out a niche for themselves, by themselves. Folks who not only stood their ground and rebelled but also made something for themselves and I think itβs about courage.
Iβve realized I get along really well with folks who experienced lot of friction in life & after experiencing had to make out something original, independently.
Raghav Agrawal
Conversely people who have just had the best grades and the best family and the best parents and the best everything in life and had no problem at all in life, I don't know, I find that so boring in a way.
Boring because I'm not sure if those are the people who think anything original of their own, whose thoughts and ideas and values and behavior will be just like everyone else & I don't know,
I just find that sameness/homogeneity little bit boring and monotonous
Raghav Agrawal
I believe that individuals who have gone through challenging experiences that required them to think independently are the ones who are most intriguing.
In certain situations where one may feel isolated from society or facing difficulties, these experiences can prepare them to handle such challenges and find ways to overcome them. Independent thinkers possess the ability to think quickly and find solutions to navigate these situations successfully.
Raghav Agrawal
That is why I am drawn to individuals who demonstrate resilience, imagination, and courage, as they have the capacity to think differently from others.
Raghav Agrawal
Because they had the courage and willingness to think and imagine creating/carving a space of their own for themselves by themselves they would be able to do that in future as well
If the tables turn against them, people with these experiences still can independently create or make something out of themselves just by their own wits, skills and imagination because they have had that experience before.
Raghav Agrawal
Where they had to carve out their own niche, be it in career or family, anything where they had to commit to taking a stand against the normative way of doing things.
When you have an experience that makes you want to question the flow of society or the normative way of doing things as opposed to wanting to assimilate/fit yourself into it, that needs an intense courage and curiosity for committing yourself to do that.
Raghav Agrawal
You need that spark of courage and curiosity or rather you need to maintain that spark of courage and curiosity, to even question and go against and do something of your own.
Even imagination needs courage I think and I think those are the qualities I admire the most.
I love to seek folks maintained their capacity for curiosity and courage in the face of adversity.
Raghav Agrawal
When you get to experience a wider palette of flavors for different dishes, it's a richer cuisine, right? It's a richer culinary experience.
Same thing, I think, for everything.
Like, if you just have a wider spectrum of different types of beliefs and values, it's just a more richer experience
So be it for learning, education, be it for any field, actually, if you just have more variety of voices, more variety of experiences, more variety of norms, it's just more fun. It's just more fun.
Raghav Agrawal
I was also reflecting on about why do I value originality and inventiveness and difference so much?
Why is that important for me?
And I was thinking maybe one factor obviously might be just because of Indian society where which suppresses individuality and creativity and originality and difference.
It it wants people to be same, similar, at least the older generation.
Raghav Agrawal
I think another factor is difference is good because you have a wider spectrum of things to experience.
I think that's why also I like difference and originality, because I just value experiencing or having a wider range and wider spectrum of experiencing things.
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