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If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

If I had the chance to be someone else for a day, I’d still pick myself. Sounds boring? Hear me outit’s simpler than you think. Imagine I swapped lives with a billionaire. Sure, I’d be swimming in luxury, tasting riches beyond my wildest dreams. But one day of that would ruin me. I’d come back to my regular life spoiled, craving caviar and private jets, miserable with my modest reality. Not worth it. Or what if I became a politiciansay, a king or presidentfor 24 hours? Power’s tempting, but knowing me, I’d probably lob a nuclear bomb at an annoying neighbor before lunch. Fun in theory, disastrous in practice. Pass. A famous movie star? Glamorous, yesuntil I’m drowning in their whirlwind of scandals, juggling multiple partners, and dodging tabloid diseases. I’d be a wreck by dinner, begging for my quiet couch and Netflix. So, yeah, I’d stick with mebut a… If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

The story behind my name

There is a story behind my name My name is Manoj. I was born way back in 1969. The day I was born another boy was born in the same hospital. The story goes that his parents named him Manoj after a movie star of that era. My parents liked the name and took the easy way out and copied that name for me.  That is the story, not sure if it is the other way round, with my parents being the fans and naming me first 🤔 Whatever the story, I am now stuck with this name and have been carrying it around for the last five decades.