Randomness

Randomness disturbs order And people hate disorder Yet they welcome some randomness That comforts them, positively surprises them But they detest other randomness That makes them feel odd, feel excluded The same phenomenon yielding different responses Just like every other thing in this thing called “existence” How should one deal with randomness then? Should one […]

Who’s leading who?

Are the pets leading the owners, or Are the owners holding back the pets? Are the parents leading their children, or Are the children holding back their parents? Is the society holding you back, or Are you longing for the society to hold you back? Are you leading the life, or Is the life leading […]

Separation

Can one separate art from artists? Can one separate artists from their ideas? Can one separate ideas from its origins? Do these doubts matter at all? Can one separate doubts from its doubter? Can one separate doubters from their environment? Can one separate environment from its nature? Do these questions matter at all? The most […]

Fear

Fear is the root of all evil Fear of power makes you servile Fear of others makes you shrink Fear of uncertainty makes you rigid Fear of independent thinking makes you Part of faceless mob Fear of reflection makes you an automaton Fear of failures makes you arrogant Fear of your true self makes you […]

Secure Life

A secure life is no life at all It doesn’t mean one should Actively embrace dangers It means the feeling of being secure Holds one back indefinitely Break yourself from the feeling of security Embrace the Anxiety whole heartedly You might fail miserably or You might find a new “You” Knowing that nothing matters in […]

True Self

Does anyone really figure out What her true self is in her life? Who one is shaped by nature & nurture Over which no one has any control How could one have a true self When one lacks any control in Shaping life’s events? Even if somehow manages to Figure out a true self Is […]

Suffering

Life begins with suffering It ends in peace Throughout the journey Suffering accompanies one All the victories and All the happy occasions Are nothing but Suffering in disguise All the grief and All the loses Are anything but Suffering in its truest form One cannot avoid suffering One should learn to put up with it […]

(In)Significance

Significance of life Lies in its insignificance Not all lives are insignificant Nor do all lives are significant There’s nothing significant about A journey towards eventual insignificance All the little significant milestones Along the journey are mere respites From the thought of eventual insignificance Cherish those milestones if you will But don’t ever take those […]

Time – All in One, One in All

There is no past If there’s no present Present realizes the past Sows the seeds for the future Life is series of present moments Where both past resides And future’s always there, but Does the future drives the present Or the past makes present, Does it really matter For an absurd existence PS: Inspired by […]

Clarity

Clarity about power Emasculates you Clarity about injustice Numbs you Clarity about freedom Enslaves you Clarity about human stupidity Isolates you Clarity about death Kills you Clarity about absurd Unshackles you Img src: Water Exhibition