Life Lessons

The comfort zone is a very controversial topic to discuss. It is something that people chase from the moment they are born. People work hard, earn money, buy homes, and do whatever they can so that they can live a comfortable life in the end. Throughout their lives, people keep chasing comfort.

My first brush with tennis was back in 7th grade when my father was posted in Ludhiana. There was something about the game that intrigued me, but I didn’t think much of it at the time. Soon after, my father was transferred, and my interests shifted. I moved on to shooting 10m air pistol and stuck with it through high school.

For most of my twenties, I barely gave my habits a second thought. Smoking and drinking were just part of life—everyone my age seemed to be doing the same, and honestly, I couldn’t picture a Friday night without a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other. It felt normal, almost a rite of passage. After all, wasn’t this just what adulthood looked like? Friends, nightlife, celebrations, maybe a bit of blowing off steam after a stressful week.