What gets valued in the end?

It is harsh to accept that people value you based on how much you earn, what you do professionally or educationally, how much big a city you live in etc. Everybody says that it's kindness and humility that get valued in the end. But what about when it's not the end? When life is still …

Is it necessary to have happy endings?

If you want a happy ending, it just depends on where you close the book. Why do we watch movies? Maybe because we all want an escape from our daily lives and experience something that can't be experienced in real life. We watch movies because they show us happy endings, we watch movies because, at …

Why are we so insecure about ourselves!

A few days back ago, one of my college mates had posted a video of her dancing on one of the trending songs. She deleted that post within a couple of minutes. Why did she do that?If she liked something to the level that she felt like posting it on social media, then what compelled …

We are all living our ‘plan B’

We heard people talking about their plan B. "I want to be a doctor but in case it won't happen, I’ve got a plan B and that is, I'll pursue my career in music."; "I want to visit that place, but if my finances won't allow then I'll settle for Manali."; "Today I want to …

The smell of first rain!

You were like the smell of first rain,You faded away like it does when rain falls again and again! I still remember when we immersed ourselves in the pouring rain,Trying to forget our trauma and past pains. The smell of first rain has something to do with you,What it does, I still have no clue. …

Be your own poetry!

उसने मुझसे कहा की, "मैं कवि तो नहीं, मगर किसी की  कविता ज़रूर बनना चाहती हूं।" तब मैंने मन ही मन में सोचा की, " अगर किसीने मुझे अपनी कविता बनाना ही ना चाहा तो? तभी अंदर से एक आवाज़ आई, "ये कहां लिखा है की तुम खुदके लिए कविता नहीं लिख सकते? ये कहां …

Find ‘good’ in goodbye!

We should find 'good' in every goodbye. Because it is necessary to let go of something that's not worth keeping, that's killing your soul. That is leaving you clueless about yourself. That is making you feel worthless or hard to love. I know your heart aches while kissing goodbye, but remember, it will ache more …

Something that breaks you, makes you stronger!

Most of us had some points in our life where we felt like giving up, where it felt like everything is crumbling down to ashes, where it felt like our world is slowly and gradually collapsing, where life felt so cruel to us. every day felt like doomsday. every word, every action felt so heavier, …

Nothing is more paradoxical than memories!

We put a lot of importance on creating memories. We want to capture and record every special moment of our life. People say, ' when nothing remains,  memories do'. So we put a huge emphasis on the positive role of memories. But isn't it the same memory that drags us into negativity? One of my …

Home within!

For many, home refers to a place where they've spent their childhood or where they've lived with their parents.But for me, home is a feeling!Home is your comforting place.Home is something that you carry within yourself. For many, home means another "special person".But for me, home means being "own kind of special" with yourself.Home is …

Happiness is a choice

Arthur Ashe is the only black male to have won Wimbledon. He was the winner of three grand slams.Once, he had a heart attack, and to recover from it he did a bypass surgery. During the blood transfusion process, he got infected with AIDS due to the contaminated blood he received. Later on, he announced …