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Ask the Author: Shon Mehta on Writing Style and Creative Inspiration

At what point did you decide to be an author/Philosopher?  At a young age. I have been writing since my childhood -- I kept a notebook where I wrote down my poems, thoughts, and anything that came to my mind. I have always been drawn to philosophy, but becoming an author came first. Those childhood notebooks grew into fiction, and fiction evolved into stories about human nature. Over time, I began to notice recurring philosophical patterns. Those patterns eventually crystallized into the Jivavarta Framework, which later led to the Treatise. Is it true that you were a column editor at age 14? Yes, though it happened quite organically, more out of necessity than design. During a summer vacation, I was helping my father at the daily newspaper where he was chief editor. In newspaper publishing, after arranging all the regular articles and advertisements, there would sometimes be empty spaces left on a page—known as  spot columns —that needed to be filled quickly with a poem, shor...

The Uncharted Mind: Travel

We should travel -- because only then we can truly unravel not just the vastness of the universe, but of our own mind. Reading about travel, and actual traveling has the same difference as reading and seeing pictures of some dish, and actually tasting it. Travel makes us more trusting of others. When we hire a cab, you trust the stranger will take us to the desired destination. We stay in a hotel and trust that we will be treated well. When we travel to an unfamiliar land, and stay with the people, we get a feeling that these places and people are not so unfamiliar after all. We humans have this need to feel that we belong — so, we become more accepting of the dissimilarities, and even try to imbibe their culture. Although I do not believe that only travel can give our life true meaning, I feel that the experience we get while traveling can be life-changing. It opens up our mind to thoughts that we never would have had otherwise. The Uncharted Mind :  A collection of philosophical ...