Abandon

To abandon is an art Abandoning one’s preconceptions Opens new avenues Abandoning one’s beliefs Brings unrestricted freedom Abandoning one’s desires Makes one immune Abandoning one’s certainties Saves one from vulnerabilities Abandoning one’s hopes Makes way for eternal peace Img src : Fatma Hassona, Palestine Photographer

Wisdom

Wisdom is overrated Look around the world One need not be wise to live Better even to thrive One could coast through life With no wisdom whatsoever One could become powerful Without an iota of self awareness Let alone wisdom, who then Is wisdom for? It is for those who long To be remembered in […]

Ideas

Is safety a real thing or Is it just an idea That is always in danger of Being tested & proven wrong Is freedom a real thing or Is it just an idea That is always in danger of Being taken away & imprisoned Is society a real thing or Is it just an idea […]

Principled Life

To lead a principled life Is a privilege & not a given One can live it to the T, when One is not really tested One is free of consequences One is shielded from outside world One is bound by nothing/no one To lead a principled life Is a privilege & not a given Img […]

Spectacle

Everything is a spectacle In this indifferent existence The way one is born The way one trudges through life The way one bears the crosses The way one resurrects oneself The extraordinary way one avoids disappointments The way one sees through others And the greatest spectacle of all The way one reaches one’s end Everything […]

Goals

Why are goals important? What’s so pleasing about Setting some and achieving those Do all goals have the same value? What about those who coast through Lives without ever settling or realizing goals Are those ones’ lives any less valuable? Are goals one more futile attempt At making life worth living, or It is another […]

Resign

To resign is not giving up Is not an act of rebellion either It’s a sign of acceptance That one can’t keep battling Knowing that there’s no point anyways It is an act arising from intense Self-reflection and profound awareness Of the existence.

Belonging

People long for belonging Why does one belong somewhere? Is it the people there, or Is it the place in itself, or Is it simply the fact that one Is not somewhere else, or Is it the environment/nature? What makes one want to belong? Is it the inherent insecurity of life, or Is it the […]

Impermanence

Impermanence is the opponent That we all fight everyday Knowing very well that One can never defeat it Yet most of us play without Any second thoughts whatsoever What is the rationale behind this Sisiphyian action of ours? One might ask what’s the alternative? Perhaps Acceptance and Observance??

Freedom

What’s Freedom? Freedom is not the ability to do things But it is the possibility to do things The choice to do or not do things The idea to do or not do things The opportunity to do or not do things Take away the choice, the idea, the opportunity What remains would be a […]