Why do we gift?

Is it for giver’s satisfaction or the receiver’s?Is it a societal pressure?Is it because you expect the same one day?Is it to show that you care?Is it to show you could?Is it to be part of receiver’s life in someway?Is it to proclaim to the world that you and the receiver are in good terms?Is […]

Guard yourself

If your insecurity bothers othersIt is cruelty not insecurityIf your sentiments get hurt by mere ads (1, 2, 3, 4)It is your sentiments that need to be corrected not adsIf your silence aids the oppressorIt is you who are the real oppressorIf your willingness to turn blind eye to others’ sufferingsIt is you who are […]

Precipice

We all stand at the edge of precipiceNot afraid of falling,But afraid of jumping,Why do we even think of jumping?Could it be the burden of existence?Could it be the burden of loneliness?Could it be the burden of keeping up with society’s standards?Or could it be that it makes no difference?We immerse ourselves in mundane tasksWe […]

AM I or NOT?

If I thought about something politically incorrect, but don’t say it – is that politically correct/incorrect?If I type in a sexist comment, but then delete it without sending : Am I sexist or not?If I believe in superstition, but not in God : Am I religious or not?If I am a privacy absolutist, but share […]

Hope or despair

Should we hope for things getting better (or)despair because things are worse now hope for an equitable society (or)despair for living in an unequal society hope for a brighter future (or)despair because of looming void hope for a rational populace (or)despair for living among imbeciles hope for a happy afterlife (or)despair because of hellish “now” […]

Incoherent

Look back and It appalls youLook forward and It terrifies youStay in the moment & It paralyses you Thinking is a curse and a blessingGood Health is a curse and a blessingIn total, life is a curse & a blessing We were never taught how to liveWe were never taught how to dieWe were never […]

It was good, while it lasted

C: Hey it’s been a while since we conversedH : Yes, I have been quite appalled by the news I keep reading and wanted to be aloneC: What news could have such an impact on a nihilist/absurdist such as you?H: Have you read about the alleged rape & murder of a 9 years old Dalit […]

What’s the Point??

Some people go on living their lives without caring about anything outside their bubbleSome people dedicate their lives to causes which have nothing to do with their own livesThe rest fall between these 2 and wonder what’s the point? Some people go on living their lives as plain stupidSome people spend their entire lives to […]

Define Yourself

Your work doesn’t define youNeither your relationshipYour wealth doesn’t define youNeither your social statusYour success doesn’t define youNeither your failureYour birth doesn’t define youNeither your deathYour virtues don’t define youNeither your vicesIf these don’t, then what would?We spend our lives trying to figure outOnly to realize it’s absurdity in the end.

Conundrums – III

People seek adventure, only To appreciate the mundanity People seek novelty, only To make it prosaic People seek company, only To appreciate the solitude People seek peace, only To incite the chaos People seek pleasure, only To aggravate the pain People seek forgiveness, only To flare up resentment People seek acceptance, only To acknowledge the […]