How weird is it when we try to mend othersWhen we ourselves are fully broken How weird is it when we paint other people's sky with the shades of red, yellow, and blueWhen we ourselves are surrounded by the darkest of hue How weird is it when we try to make others smile like a … Continue reading We’re weird!
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We love illusions because it gives us an escape from reality.
In around 428 BC, There was a philosopher called Plato who told the world, "The reality is the shadow of ideas." To put this into simpler words, he meant that, the world we live in is nothing but an illusion, it is the shadow of the real world, the world of ideas. To explain this … Continue reading We love illusions because it gives us an escape from reality.
Good things take time
Meet Farishta! Many of us want to have a pet(mostly a dog) in our homes. Almost every social media site glorifies having a pet. It will continuously show you cute videos of pups, of how they love unconditionally, etc etc. Meet this cute little pup of ours. His name is 'Farishta'( Angel). He's three and … Continue reading Good things take time
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. … Continue reading The smell of first rain!
To my younger self
To my younger self, I'm now in a completely different time and space.But I want you to know a few crucial things anyways. I wish I could have known some of the things that I know now.I wish I could tell you about what, why, and how. I wish you had known about the people … Continue reading To my younger self
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, … Continue reading Something that breaks you, makes you stronger!
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 … Continue reading Home within!
How do you want to be remembered?
Whenever we ask people, "how do they want to be remembered, most of them will reply with something really big, something really great in the eyes of society. Most of us want to become great scientist, great inventor, successful entrepreneur, celebrity, popular sportsperson, etc so that people can remember us. Earlier in my childhood, I … Continue reading How do you want to be remembered?
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 … Continue reading Happiness is a choice
The strength in our scars
Every now and then we vituperate our life by saying that it has never been fair enough to us. We hold our past within us that is hurtful, cruel, and sometimes traumatic. once in a while we visit our past in our head and replay all the moments that once hurt us, that once tried … Continue reading The strength in our scars
What social media giants don’t tell you about?
The recent 6 hours long outage of social media services like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp has made the world realize that how dependent we are on these platforms and the internet. This is a live example of how mere six hours can change a lot. People become anxious at this because they were cut off … Continue reading What social media giants don’t tell you about?