Small step big thought

I was watching a winter video uploaded by Cottage Fairy , a social media influencer whose videos are incredibly relaxing and hugely popular . It made me think about the place of pride that food holds in our lives . Food is more than something to eat when hungry . Food is nirvana , nostalgia and joy rolled together . Historically , people ate food that was specific to the climate and geography of where they lived . With the world becoming more and more connected , people have become more comfortable with eating a lot of different kind of food . Our palates become varied as we grow older , travel and open our lives to multiple experiences . But the comfort and nostalgia associated with food that we ate growing up gives gastronomic joy . India is a country of rich and varied flavours and tastes where food plays a major role in all celebrations and life events . I belong to a South  Indian family and rice is our staple along with pulses , vegetables and dairy . All the special occasion...

I was watching the famous “Pale blue dot” speech by Carl Sagan - precious words that are as relevant today as they were nearly four decades ago. It got me thinking about how insignificant we human beings are in the vast universe, yet our actions irreversibly impact the existence of the only inhabited planet, thereby jeopardizing our own existence. Sagan was a part of the NASA mission Voyager to outer space in the year 1989. When the space probe  was about to leave the solar system, Sagan requested for it to turn around and take one last image of Earth as a tiny blue speck amidst the ocean of planets and stars . This went on to become the famous pale blue dot image - a reality check of our tiny and insignificant existence in the vast scheme of things.  We are a mere speck in a vast ocean called the cosmos, yet we hold a place of privilege. Living on the only space that can foster and nurture life and being the only life form  intelligent enough to explore and comprehend ...