“existence itself is a miracle. associating a concrete meaning to the concept of life means becoming a slave to it”
- Naval Ravikant
its 6am right now and idk how but i got up almost an hour ago. most importantly, out of all the crazy things that i could've done i decide to vent out about last night's interaction with an ipr attorney.
the ipr attorney
so i was returning home after attending college's cultural fest, onboarded the train at around 9pm and there he was, playing with the other kid on train. he seemed like a friendly person, someone with a simple lifestyle and a very approachable personality.
i sat on the seat in front of him, he started reading his book carefully highlighting certain parts of what he read. i asked him about what book he was reading, he held up the cover and said “Do it today by Darius Foroux, he is a nice writer” and went on to talk about the writer’s other books - mainly “Focus on what matters”
i then asked him about his profession, thats when he mentioned that he is an attorney by practice and co-founder of an IPR firm (its called VidhiWay). turns out he had also been in my college as a guest for 2-3 events.
several stations went by, we just sat there doing our own thing, then his station arrived we shook hands and he left. no names exchanged or even much personal information.
the freedom from meaning
Maybe there’s no conclusion to draw from this, and that’s the beauty of it. reminds me of when naval ravikant said “there’s no single meaning of life, existence in itself is a miracle”
so often, we try to derive meaning from every event of our life
- "why did my ex break up with me?"
- "why do my old friends not stay connected with me?"
but what if life is just a series of choices that we are bound to make time to time?
I think that’s what made the IPR attorney so intriguing. He wasn’t trying to prove anything or impose meaning on the moment. He just existed, fully present, reading his book, and sharing a piece of it with a stranger.