A quick shot of peace

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Each one of us aspires for the inner peace, but then, who has time to slow down and practice ‘spirituality’. That’s the premise of Sachin Garg’s latest book, aptly named, Come On Inner Peace I Don’t Have All Day.
The book targets the young readers and tells the adventure-packed story of a young boy who is in quest of inner peace.
“Youngsters today aren’t interested in gyan and lengthy discourses. They simply want peace of mind. This book delves on this idea and brings a story that the youth can identify with,” says the 26-year-old author, who has already penned two books.
But how did this story happen? For this avid traveller, who has visited as many as 13 countries and travelled across the length and breadth of the country, meeting new people and experiences shape his stories.
For this book, he says, it was a visit to Rishikesh that influenced him deeply.
So, the story begins at the holy city, from where the 21-year-old protagonist, Samar, sets off for the life-changing journey. He meets a swami, who tells him to practice three things in life — stop being someone else, help others and it’s okay to be wrong sometimes.
And what is his idea of spirituality? “My version of spirituality is that after waking up in the morning, doing the work that we are supposed to do to the best of our ability and honestly. That is best way to be at peace with yourself,” he says.
But does today’s jet-set generation have time and patience to read a book? “It’s surprising to see the interest of this generation in books. All you need to do is package the stories that interest them and ideas relevant to them in a format that they relate to,” he says.
Sachin, who is a part of the growing cult of the MBA-turned-authors, began writing when he was only a student. “Many young techies and professionals like me start writing as a hobby and this passion finally turns a profession for them,” says Sachin, who is the founder of Grapevine India Publishers.