“In three words, I can sum up everything I have learned about life: it goes on.” - Robert Frost As time passes, life experiences find their place in our memories. With each passing day, we move on, not only from people but from things too. Things that we adorned during childhood find their place in …
Wondering about your whereabouts Where you might be, rings in my ear aloud For silence before thunder is well known Running away from frenzied past Floods thoughts with turmoil unbridled For I ponder if you have changed Changed to be a better soul Or still, frozen in the past? To take revenge for the dare …
“Right now, I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I‘ve forgotten this before.”- Steven Wright While mostly, almost all of us are living a hurried life where we hardly find time to sit and ponder about the nuances of life-same is not the situation with our storage system- mind-it is …
Till I was in boarding school, Diwali was put aside as a festival of lights in my memory bank. I never got an opportunity to celebrate festivals at home. However, my childhood image of Diwali got diluted when I got exposed to Diwali celebrations outside the school boundaries. To my shock, it felt more like …
As the ordinary day progresses This day shall pass too As mundane as always Or festive mood may sway The choice is yours at all times Remain in pyjamas Or dress in colourful attire if you may please Binge-watch endlessly Or connect with loved ones for feel Be a part of the festivity spread around …
Have you ever captured yourself reassessing and reanalyzing the excruciating memories again and again? When overwhelming memories of unpleasant past experiences have jostled away- little do we know that we left footprints of our past! Such traces are set aside in our storage system-such as the mind. You shove and shove! However, the mind carefully …
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Void in my heart echoes the deserted lookNight engulfs in its armsWaves of scars and wounds so intense ariseWhen street wraps itself in mournful gloomBearing a gaze of stealth & grimBird-of-night stares from afarWhen the sun shines brightNobody could peep into affliction I bearWith disguise so fine-happy smiling face of mineFor I endured my pain …
Guru asked his Shishya, ‘why are you not looking happy?' ‘What is there to be happy about Guruji,' asked Shishya cautiously. Guru replied by saying, ‘be happy like flowing water. Be happy for no reason.' Shishya was puzzled, yet he didn't show his ignorance at once. He asked Guruji one more question.' How can I …
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While travelling towards our set destination each passing day, we encounter numerous people walking down the street or during our train or bus ride. Each one manifests a mixture of feelings. For roads have been able to accommodate complex emotions for ages. It has constantly shown a colossal capability to soak in whatever people have …
When the number of likes on your post gets the power to control your reaction, you may realize something is not okay. For instance, if your child’s mood fluctuates with the number of connections, you may be at alert that something is just not right. No doubt, technology has immense benefits. However, it also comes …
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