Obscurantism

Obscurantists are reviled in society If we were in a different epoch Obscurantists would be burnt at the stake Not realizing every one of us is one We are the flag bearers of hypocrisy An ardent enforcers of others’ transparency and A loyal guardians of our secrecy What would become of such society? Would we […]

Martyrdom

To whom we reward martyrdom, only To the one who died for a cause To the one who died for others To the one who died for an ideology To the one who got killed by an adversary To the one who died saving others, but Why not to the one who died for nothing […]

Jeopardy

Guard your freedom with your life Else your life would be in jeopardy Guard your privacy with your might Else your thinking would be in jeopardy Guard your individuality from society Else your self would be in jeopardy Guard your kindness from the brutes Else your humanity would be in jeopardy Guard your irreverence from […]

Indecision

In a life with no freewill Indecision is a gift In a rapidly changing world Indecision slows things down In the times of utter chaos Indecision puts things in perspective In the face of unending sufferings Indecision gives respite In the absurd search for meaning In an indifferent universe Indecision is a gift.

Differences

Differences make us who we are Uniformity makes us boring Differences enhance the lived experience Unending routine takes the life out of us Differences make existence surprising Unchanging events suck out the curiosity Differences help make progress possible Unwavering agreements lead to stagnation Differences celebrate the indifferent universe Uniformity fears the indifferent universe.

Belief

The belief of After life Makes the present life tedious The belief in human vileness Makes the “others” odious The belief in omniscient being Makes the actions dubious The belief in some meaningful life Makes the life experience painful The belief in absurdity of existence Makes the existence truthful.

(Un)Importance – II

(Un)importance makes or breaks one Too much of it one goes crazy Too little of it one yearns for it “Can there not be balance”, One might ask, but nothing in Life is in balance, it’s always Between the extremes What’s the way forward? Accepting neither importance Nor unimportance means anything In this indifferent universe […]

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 […]