Richa Chadha Instagram – For my birthday my maasi sent me this photo, from when I was born. Three of the five sets of hands pointing towards my small face are no more… who am I? A culmination of the desires, dreams, longings, pains, sadness, joy of my ancestors and my bloodline collected over millennia… every specie evolves to procreate and protect what their offspring. Am I protected in my reality by the spirits of my ancestors… shielded by their love, saddened by their grouses against the world…My DNA is the best and the worst of them… we’re all the same, we seek love, empathy, reality…what is a birthday? Why do we celebrate a circle around the sun? Who is a person, why do we celebrate their coming into this world of maya, things, good and terrible people. Beats me. But for today, I am grateful that the collective spirits of these people manifested me… I am on the precipice of finding myself…and loving each part – healed and I healed🫀 The remaining pics are from our cute celebrations of the epic final! Messi, you legend. 🫶🏽🫀❣️some enthu cutlet sport fans, neighbours, friends, cake, family and loved ones. And a weirdly satisfying reminder of mortality 🫀😂 I am re-examining even my relationship with social media, because it teaches us to live retrospectively… we start looking at reality from the lens of what will look good on an Insta feed. Honestly fcuk that. Live now, love now. Bye. Thanks for the wishes 🫀