Abandoning Reason

The more you bubble wrap yourself in reason The more you are prone to suffering from reason You make no attempt to expand(alter) your world view You dismiss others who challenge your world view You feel your reasoning is as strong as an armor of steel You think your reason will follow you till end […]

Delusion

One needs more vocabulary to Describe the horrors one sees As not all horrors are equal Describe the injustices meted out As not all injustices carry equal weight Describe the absurdity of existence As there are many flavors of it Describe the tranquility of insanity As it differs across age and people But there is […]

Count your blessings

Few sayings are more prevalent than This “Count your blessings” axiom, It reeks of self-centered high handedness, It demeans other people whom you compare To make yourself feel better for a while. You never care to understand the “others”, Still you in a heartbeat feel superior to them. But, hey, you never understood yourself, For […]

Hell

Sartre said “Hell is other people” Hell is not other people Hell is our “self” A reflective self is the hell An indifferent self is no self The self fights relentless battles Against the herd of sheep in the world Only to end up in hell But a reflective self cherishes this “hell” At all […]

Abyss

Good Read : Abyss

Writing

Sometimes one comes across a writing which, to use the oft repeated cliche, blows your mind. It could be a whole book, a whole chapter, a news article, an opinion piece or even a beautifully constructed sentence. Even if that book or an article, of which the sentence is a part, turns out to be […]

Clarity

Clarity is not knowing what you want in your life Clarity is knowing Those wants are not really your wants Clarity is not figuring out What your goals are Clarity is the realization that Your goals are meaningless Clarity is not understanding What your role in society is Clarity is the understanding that role is […]

New Year

All those resolutions Would amount to nothing All those wishes Would most certainly not come true All those promises Would invariably be broken All those positive thoughts Would definitely be forgotten What would be left at the year end? Yet another meaningless year That amounted to nothing but sheer absurdity Imgsrc : Edvard Munch museum

Gifted lives

You live a privileged life, if You’re not chronically sick You have functioning body You have people to turn to in times of need You have enough food on your table by end of every month You have some money at your disposal even after facing an emergency You have your comfort life not affected […]

Better lose hope – Hopefully

Deep down you want to find hope – In a world that’s totally uncaring With people who’re unimaginably stupid In a society that’s least bit bothered, To do what? To live a meaningful life, By finding ways to help others By throwing everything at saving planet By limiting your self-indulgence By making the earth a […]