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Are you grateful?

Published October 2, 2025 By 8ijay.shrestha

Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
Naval Ravikant

^{Lost Myself – SYML}

These days I have been hooked into the World History Videos.

It is hard for me to fathom the fact that no-one had hot shower until 50 years ago.

The electricity.

The entertainment.

Technology, the amenities, modern medicine, and the infrastructure we have today are mere fragments of imaginations for the ones who lived 100 years ago.

Someone said it right, “We are living like Kings.”

Yet.

We are never objectively happy.

Subjectively worse.

To top it off, the rampant social media; the flex culture in tandem bringing in the worst of us. Nakedly. Ignorantly. Unknowingly.

Are you grateful?

Namaste.

Is, Was

Published September 18, 2025 By 8ijay.shrestha

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision
Marcus Tullius Cicero

^{Chezile – Beanie}

Robin is an ordinary 88 years old man just sitting on a park — all by himself.

When asked about how he feels at his age. He says, “Well… it feels less than 88… I don’t feel 88. It sort of comes up upon me.”

He further adds, “The older you get, the q.u.i.c.k.e.r it goes. and you have to make the most of it.”

There I remembered my Grand Ma.

When asked about if he has any regrets in his life.

He goes,”I suppose, I do,… yes. Not marrying the right girl!”

He digs deeper confronting he had the opportunity but he was too slow. He stresses, “Be Decisive and Go For It if you feel it’s right.”

There I remembered my Wife.

As naked as it can be, there will be one day when my ‘Is’ will become ‘Was’

When, stuff I stress about today will mean Nothing!

When, people or things that mean world to me today will be a distant memory.

Live immediately! One step at a time.

Namaste.

Gen Z

Published September 11, 2025 By Bijay Shrestha

Life and Fairness are not promised
Musicpervs

^{Alex Warren – Ordinary}

Generation Z or often referred to as ‘Zoomers’ are the ones who were born between late 1990s and ealy 2010s. They are often described as first true ‘digital nativees’, having grown up with smartphones, social media and the internet access.

On September 8, 2025. Gen Z organized a protest against Corruption. Although there are plenty of other narratives that have found its way on the local, national and global media.

Estimated total of 21 Gen Z protestors were Gunned down that day

The videos coming out were heart wrenching.

Heavy.

Unimaginable.

Nepal was crying.

People outraged!

But.

I can’t comprehend how a grown-ass man can pull the trigger aiming for the maximum fatality towards those kids.

I can’t comprehend how a genuine concern to call out on an evident corrupted system can have you killed. Not one. Not 5. Un-official data is:

I can’t comprehend how horrifying it would’ve been for the ones who heard the news of their loved ones killed.

My thoughts and prayers are with parents

who will never see their children,

who will never hear a word … from them,

who will never feel the warmth of their skin.

who will never share their laughter, their sadness, their happiness, their experience.

Grieving.

Empty.

I pray for Nepal.

I pray for the lost souls.

It still has not sunk-in yet.

Namaste.

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Not everything in life is in your hands

Published September 4, 2025 By Bijay Shrestha

An easy life is mere a concept. Far from the truth. Lie. Destination without roads.
Musicpervs.

^{Me and The Devil – Soap&Skin}

Not everyday will be a Monday.

Not everyday will be the bad ones too.

Not everything in life is in your hands.

Not everything in life is promised your ways.

Memento Morí

Memento Vivere.

Namaste.

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Just Start

Published August 28, 2025 By Bijay Shrestha

Don’t try to write a great book. Just write a book, then make it great later. Don’t try to build a perfect product. Just build a great product, then make it great later. Your initial jobisn’t creating something amazing. Or even something good.Your initial job is simply making something exist.
Hugh MacLeod

^{Krishna Stuti by Devrishi}

After along day at work and a game or two of chess.

I was melting.

Eyes hurting.

Head heavy.

I wanted to sleep.

I needed to Start.

Just Start.

Kick in the momentum. Flowing..

Bake Musicpervs warm and fresh

Give her lungs to breathe, the heart to beat.

Show up!

Namaste.

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Breaking the break

Published August 21, 2025 By 8ijay.shrestha

What is your home?
Musicpervs

^{Anomali (Reprise) – Jordan Critz}

3 months since I last wrote.

3 months of heaven on hell, and hell in heaven experiences.

There were Thursdays i could have wrote a line or two.

I succumbed to my laziness.

Surrendered.

I slept a minute or two more.

Musicpervs is my home.

No matter where, when and how, I return to my home anyway.

Namaste.

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Speak Less

Published May 22, 2025 By 8ijay.shrestha

The more you use your voice without care and caution, the more substance you spend at the expense of your integrity and self-worth.
~ author

^{The Hanging Tree’ James Newton Howard ft. Jennifer Lawrence}

Speak Less.

Actions speak.

Silence serves you.

You — Grind.

Namaste.

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Begin with the end in mind

Published May 15, 2025 By Bijay Shrestha

With her beside. Watch her, Until the last breath.
~ Author

^{Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER}

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey was the first ever non-fiction book I had an opportunity to get my hands on — that too very much accidentally. That’s a separate story for some other time.

One of the line in the book read loud, … all in bold.

“BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND”

It’s been over a decade since I’ve touched that book and quite frankly I have forgotten all the other six habits that Sean put in that wonderful masterpiece with only an exception of this six words maxim.

For the most part i haven’t forgotten it is because the line was always on the back of my mind in all crucial decisions I’ve made. It is a filter all of these decisions pass through.

In the like pretext, when Ryan Holiday introduced me to ‘Memento Mori’ that translated to ‘remember that you must die’ from one of his essays; I tell you — I’ve always navigated my life deliberately, diligently and delicately around these two sharp lines I hold dear.

The inevitable end of borrowed time and the value of beginning anything keeping a sublime end in mind — must be the path, must be the goal.

Must be j.u.s.t.

Begin with the end in mind

I’ve always done things this way.

I always will.

And, I see how I want to see my life drop the curtain off :

With ‘her’ beside.

Watch her,

Until the last breath.

Slips.

Namaste.

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Good things take time

Published April 17, 2025 By 8ijay.shrestha

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
The Obstacle Is the Way – Ryan Holiday

^{Laxmi Thapa – Topic}

1293 days since I landed in JFK on October 03, 2021.

Took me 3 years, 6 months, 15 days.

42 months, 15 days to be able to step into the new phase of my life here in the US.

Today was a very special day.

Good things take time.

But your goal is important.

Perseverance is non-negotiable.

Responsibility,.. more responsibilities is called for

Obstacle is the way.

Setbacks would be an integral part of living.

Bits of rain, bits of sunshine are blessings.

Namaste.

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3 months

Published April 10, 2025 By Bijay Shrestha

Life’s good does not necessarily imply everything has to be good. Life’s good.
~ Author

^{Vintage Intro XX – Saint Perrier – Topic}

Almost 3 Months without a single word on Musicpervs.

3 months of abrupt sabbatical.

3 months of battle over battle over battle.

Months of exhaustion.

Months of doubts.

Months of laziness.

Months of palpable shame one Thursday after another.

But here we are, .. here I am as I pick up these sticks and bones.

We had to put down our only pet ‘Sanu’ as she was visibly and painfully seeking help and relief from her failing body.

Everyone in my family sobbed as we bid bye to her beautiful being.

One of the best decisions we believe we made was not to leave Sanu back in Nepal when my parents moved from Nepal to the US. She was a family.

And, for all the time she was with us, we tried giving her the best of life we could. In return, she gave us everything she has. She rightfully so considered us her family.

I got married to my long time girlfriend on February 14, 2025.🎉. From seeing her for the first time beside that coffee vending machine at her first day in the job in the Year 2019, she is by far the best thing that has happened to me. Without exceptions!

Moved to Charlotte as I roll with the punches. One day at a time.

Life’s good.

Namaste.

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