A tradition my father believed !

Have you ever experienced swimming in a temple pond?

There is a unique temple in Kannur, Kerala — Chala Bhagavathy Temple, dedicated to Goddess Kali, where swimming in the temple pond is part of a sacred tradition and an offering to the Goddess.

My father believed in this tradition. 

I still remember an incident from my childhood when I wanted to swim and play in the pampa river at Sabarimala Temple. My father stopped me and told me that i was not allowed to swim in the pampa river, he then told me the story of Chala Bhagavathy Temple, explaining how swimming could itself be a form of devotion and an offering to the Goddess. 

I was not allowed to play in the pampa river that day. 

A part of Journey that i missed on the way to experiencing Tat-Tvam-Asi.

Even today, embracing this tradition feels like keeping a part of my father alive. 

I find an interesting metaphor in this tradition.

Life is not always about controlling the currents. Sometimes, it is about finding your rhythm within them.

Instead of waiting endlessly for the right full time leadership opportunity, I decided to take a different route.

I accepted a part-time independent contractor opportunity with Mercor, as a Writer.

Mercor is an AI Start Up that connects human expertise with AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercor

I rented out a Mac M Series which is mandatory for all Mercor independent contractors. 
I use my personal HP Laptop  for research and do the recording and documenting on Mac.

As a writer - I chose a business concept (usually it is a prompt question on AI Agent).

My assignment is to translate that business idea into a structured story, develop a Powerpoint presentation, record the presentation creation process, and then create an audio explanation of why I structured the story in a particular way. All this needs to be done on Mac. 

The story scripts I write, the Powerpoint presentations I develop, the video recordings of my presentation creation process, and the accompanying audio explanations—all created manually by me—will be used to train and evaluate advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) that power AI agents, including models developed by Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (ChatGPT), and other AI organizations.

There is a cap on how many hours  i can spend on this project every week - hence this anyways will never be my full time Job. I must find a full time Job as early as possible.

But Still....

Why did I accept this contract? 

Immediate financial opportunity. Iam living on the Edge.

I am living on the edge, navigating financial uncertainty, adapting to the AI revolution and learning new skills.

I don't know where the currents of the AI era will take humanity.

I just want to go with the current and learn new skills.

For the past four years, society forced you to push me aside simply because I never conformed to its rules, expectations or definitions of normality. So, go with the flow. Follow the women they believe are successful. Forget about me.

I have decided not to remain on the shore waiting for the perfect opportunity.
I have chosen to swim.

Iam now improving my story building skills.

Have you ever tried swimming in the temple pond ?

Perhaps  the deeper message I take from the waters of Chala Bhagavathy Temple is - Wisdom to find joy in the Journey.

And perhaps that is where Anand  —  Bliss  —  Joy begins.

Pre - Qualification.

Even today, embracing this tradition feels like keeping a part of my father alive. 

I never had a chance to visit the temple till date.