Masarrat A Shah – Bio

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Masarrat Ahmad Shah has been an accomplished Author, Theatre and TV
actor, speaker, creative director, and podcaster. Also, a storyteller
and has been part of the Bangalore Story Telling Society, Masarrat works
to capture a story that inspires humans to consider their relationship
with society and writes extensively about it.

Masarrat works for IT MNC apart from his creative side. His career
history demonstrates outstanding communication and leadership skills as
well as a reputation for being organized and dependable. Further, his
record of leadership in the industry has resulted in a measurable
benefit to many fortune 500 companies.

Below are some examples of the value he has brought to the
organizations:

– Proven track record in overseeing business direction by directing
strategy implementation, operations management, and organizational
development.

– Possesses value-added expertise in facilitating continuous
improvement in productivity and efficiency through a highly
collaborative working environment.

– Demonstrating extensive experience in developing and maintaining
long-term professional relationships through effective communication
and interpersonal skills.

His visionary perspective has earned him opportunities to work in
global, prominent campaigns, one of them was he was engaged in Morocco
with USAID and Morocco Economic University on the “Doing Business in
Morocco” project. Speak on the University stage to students and inspire
them for a better future.

Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, trekking, and car racing,
subjects, Masarrat is known for images that are punctuated by untamed,
powerful landscapes.

What if we are going to Die Tomorrow?

Well, we all are so busy with our daily lives and our busy routines and
we forget about things around us or we don’t care about what is going
around us or in our society. All are running for their bit and making
sure that whatever is their job, we do that better and on top of that
make sure no one else goes ahead, which we call Competition and I say
Rat Race.

How many of us think about, what if I was not alive tomorrow or what if
I face sudden death. And we all may have seen or heard of such
instances, I have heard and even lost my friends. Today he is with me at
work and we are sipping coffee, chatting in the cafeteria, giggling and
cracking jokes, and the next day he is no more, sudden death and a total
shock for all friends, family, and colleagues. What happened, did that
person know he was about to die or his time was over, no he didn’t nor
did we know, moreover we don’t want to know? All of us are occupied with
thoughts of investments, jobs, hikes, growth, vacations, just planning
and planning and planning and no idea about the end, a closure of mind
and heart, loss of soul in the void and our spirit which will be hanging
somewhere in skies between Heaven and Hell, and to tell you about this,
there are various stories where the Spirit will go after leaving one’s
body.

Why am I writing this article on death, why did this thought come to me,
and what made me start thinking about this area. The only, reason is me
seeing people leaving us or going to leave us anytime. Can I ask you a
question, how many times in a day do you think about death? Do we? No,
we don’t, we should because we don’t know when we are going to breathe
our last breath. What if we knew when we are going to die, have you ever
thought or imagined, say, we would have been made aware at the time of
birth or any stage of our life that, here is your date of death with
time and place. What will you do then, stop living, stop caring about
others or yourself, stop caring or thinking about things which I
discussed earlier, job, etc? Or, will we start, living more, give our
best to the people around us, and be more caring and loving. Forget
about caste, creed, or religion and stop being racist, love all, and be
more understanding, and respectful towards family, people, community,
society, and friends. Will be more motivated individuals to spend the
best of us in this limited time on Earth.

Do you know what some of those changes look like? When reminded of
death, we treat those who are like us in looks, political slant,
geographic origin, and religious beliefs more favorably. We become more
contemptuous and violent towards people who do not share those
similarities. We profess a deeper commitment to romantic partners who
validate our worldviews and we tend to be more calm and spiritual and
peaceful. The reverse can also happen we can become more careless,
nihilistic, start drinking, smoking, eating whatever we want, and so on
because we don’t care now. Society will change, norms will change, and
how people think about religion and other areas will change.

Start, thinking and remembering about death, what if nothing is with us
tomorrow. Stop hating each other and pulling each other down at work, in
the political system, at your office, and around your society. Be a
humble, calm, and peace-loving individual, give your best at any side of
your life or any job you are doing, and be honest and transparent. We
are not on this Earth forever, no one is. So, why do we need unhealthy
competition, racism, corruption, religious divides, and communalism? Why
all these negative things, for what. Stop spreading hate on Social
Media, and spreading fake news. Use Social Media for spreading Peace,
Love, and Harmony. Discuss positive things, and good stuff and motivate
others to live in the happiest possible way.

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