Fear of Living

People fear not just of dying But they fear more of living As living entails – facing failures Dealing with uncertainties Coming to terms with the past Accepting one’s mediocrity and shortcomings Not knowing if one should yield to or fight The assured vicissitudes of life Above all – the certainty of eventual death It’s […]

Carrying our cross

The world celebrates The One Who carried the cross on behalf of Human kind, yet there are countless People who carry their crosses non-stop The One was lucky to have endured the Suffering for a short time, but these others Have no end to their sufferings in sight Just like the case of The One, […]

Photos & Memories

Do Photos give meaning to our memories Or do memories give meaning to photos? If it is the latter, then aren’t we missing out On creating memories when taking photos? Or does taking photos aid us in forming memories? When memories are so fickle and mind forms its own memories by interpreting reality On its […]

Anticipation

When one is traumatized by anticipation? When something that’s never happened Happens out of nowhere or When something that happens often Stops happening for no reason? Which of the two kinds is the worst? What gives rise to this weird feeling? The unwavering hopefulness about the future, or The unstoppable hopelessness of the present If […]

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 […]

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 […]

(Un)Importance

You thought being educated Makes you important When it didn’t you thought Being well employed does When it didn’t you believed Being a do-gooder would help When it didn’t you presumed Being a cynic does When it didn’t you decided Being a nihilist would come in handy, but Nothing would ever make you important Your […]

Selfish or Good Will

Ones who are against death penalty Are they being selfish Knowing their lives could turn upside down In no time and they might be the ones facing Death Penalty, or Are they acting truly on Good Will? People protesting for greater good of all Are they merely more self-aware individuals or Are they truely compassionate […]

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 […]

Deny Deny Deny

Deny that your life has any meaning Deny that your decisions are yours Deny that you’ve a life after death Deny that your identity is fixed Deny that your happiness is all that matters Deny that you’re free Deny that your present is the only true thing Deny that your suffering makes you stronger Deny […]