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𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚

  • Writer: Kaushik Sarkar
    Kaushik Sarkar
  • 1 day ago
  • 2 min read

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"For some, chaos feels like peace," someone in his early 40s once told me.

A man who believed in, the “𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿” kind.

 ⚡Always chasing

 ⚡Always busy

 ⚡Always on the move


It wasn’t admiration—it was curiosity that made me pause.


He was always running—maybe catching up, maybe chasing growth… or just learning to find his own pace.


That line stuck with me. It made me ask:

👉Do some people truly find peace in chaos…


 Or are they just hiding in it?


Over time, I’ve come to experience and observe that many truly successful people — not just in wealth, but in self-awareness and peace, 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 in 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.


 🌿 Slow mornings

 🖊️ Journaling

 🚶‍♂️ Silent walks

 📚 Reading without scrolling


For them, silence isn’t emptiness — 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

They’re not escaping the noise —they’ve simply outgrown the need to be in it.


Maybe it’s because they’ve built 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵:

💰Enough wealth

🤝Enough self-trust

🧘‍♂️Enough inner calm


When survival is no longer the driver,

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 takes a 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 —and they finally begin to enjoy 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺.


They haven’t withdrawn from the world…

They’re simply 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆, without needing others to fuel their dreams.

They’ve 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 — and 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴.


But others?


They just can’t sit still.

They keep going — not out of passion, but fear

💥Back-to-back meetings

💥Constant social buzz

💥Hustle without pause


Not because they love the pace…

But because 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 feels 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴.


To the world, it looks like 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.

But underneath?

😓Burnout

😶Anxiety

😔Emptiness


👉How long can someone keep running?

👉And if they never reach those dreams… then what?


Is it 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 that’s fuelling them —

Or is it 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:

🔹“You should’ve made it by now.”

🔹“You can’t afford to slow down, can you?”

🔹“Stay productive. Be visible. Keep proving… or else they’ll forget you.”


Sometimes we’re not chasing dreams.

We’re just 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺:

🕳️ Doubt

🪞 Comparison

📉 That quiet voice: “You’re behind.”


Here’s what I’ve come to believe:

✅ Not all chaos is courage

✅ Not all calm is weakness

✅ And not every hustler is winning


We must normalize both:

🔥 The dreamer who finds fire in pressure

🧘‍♂️ The grounded soul who finds strength in peace


Over the years, one truth stands out:

As we grow — in age, wisdom, and maturity —something shifts.


The thrill of chaos fades.

The craving for calm grows.

Not because we’re slowing down…

But because we’re waking up to what really matters.


As long as it’s a conscious choice — not a silent escape.


“Don’t confuse movement with progress.


 A rocking horse moves… but doesn’t go anywhere.” 


📌 Maybe peace isn’t about silence or sound.

 Maybe it’s about finally hearing yourself.

 
 
 

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