The 5% Rule of Life
The most adventurous thing I ever did was travel to a small island in West Africa. Since it was a business trip, everything was company-sponsored. What more could a person ask for! Except there were so many struggles hidden behind the scenes. The scariest one was traveling alone without knowing the local language. What if I end up at the wrong place? The second scariest one was going offshore in a helicopter. While "Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi Gham" might have given you fantasies, the reality is far from it. It is noisy. And when you see the pilots operating the controls, you question their credentials. If the chopper goes down, the survival training won't help you fend off the sharks. While I was happy to get a chance to go offshore, I was also filled with dread about how things could go wrong. Sometimes, I was glad that I had life insurance, in case things did go south. “Every cloud has a silver lining”. This is a common phrase that you often hear when things are not goin...