“We are here, world. We are in the middle of a black swan event of our lifetimes. There’s no handbook on handling this kind of a natural catastrophe. With more unfamiliar but certain occurrences, our reactions are almost always to dismiss it. Our survival instinct screams at us but we’ve trained ourselves to hold back.”
Read More"You’d imagine that automating everything we want would make our lives easier. Rationally, an easier life is a better life. That should imply that a better life is a happier one? It makes sense, doesn’t it? But as I’ve been on both sides of the globe, the East and the West, it makes me believe that it’s not true. Even if we solved every possible problem in our lives either at an individual or on a global scale, we’ll still find a way to be unhappy or dissatisfied."
Read More"That’s the hardest part about growing up. At this point, everyone considers you to be adult enough to make your own choices but we never stop being that kid who was told how to tie shoe laces or how to hold a spoon in your hand without spilling the contents all over. We keep feeling like this at 20, 30, 40, 50 and maybe after retirement too. The choices get harder to make and you keep feeling like you’re shooting arrows in the dark."
Read More“If I’m going to do this, I’m going to give it my all. Every waking second of it… I’m going to be here, in every moment. Breathing every breath with you as if this is the only moment that ever mattered. I’m going to wake up tomorrow to look back. And when I look back I want to confidently know that there’s nothing I would’ve done differently. It could be an assignment, or e-mail or a random conversation with my Uber driver. I’m going to be present.”
Read More"These borders don’t really exist. If I am a fish that decided to swim upstream instead of downstream, I can do that. There’s no physical force to stop me from doing that. The only real barrier is my will power to go against the grain. Do I want to float around within the same 1000 cubic meters of water for the rest of my life or do I want to explore a space 1000 miles away from me? It’s my decision."
Read More"The Reality of the Mars One mission is far from reaching fruition but the reality of these people aiming for the stars is a compelling tale that forces you to look in the mirror. While we on one hand are battling with struggles like finding a job, pleasing our bosses, keeping up with our diets and balancing friends and family; these people are answering questions much deeper than that."
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The big bad world out there is ugly and heartless, that’s absolutely true for most parts. But in the bitterness of our harsh realities we often forget how there are small pockets of happiness and pure-hearted goodness that are going to warm our hearts amidst this drought. We forget that much like us there are others who are suffering in their silence hiding behind the unbreakable shield of their smiles.
And maybe, they are distrustful of everything just as you are because it seems unfair. If we all get stuck in that cycle of distrust and loathing, can we blame anyone for the eerie sensation of hostility when we thrust ourselves into the open?"
Read More"Have you ever got that feeling that maybe, you live in a parallel universe which runs 5 times slower than the rest of the world? How else do you relish every second of time that you’ve got? If you walk at the same pace as the rest of the world, every day will rush by as a blitzkrieg. If you run ahead of them, you’ll reach the finish line before anyone else and once you do… what next?"
Read More"Come to me when you want no one else.
Come to me when you are tired of living a double life; when you want to silence the noises all around and want to listen to your heart. I’ll make them stop. You won’t hear anything but yourself. You’ll hear everything that you needed to hear. All the thoughts that you kept from yourself so far… you’ll hear them resonate with a new found clarity.
Come to me when you want to believe again; when everything seems a lie and you don’t know what’s real anymore and want to be real. I’ll make you see. The cloak of darkness will move away and you’ll see colours you’ve never seen before. Everybody will seem to be different when you see them the way I show you. You’ll realise that it wasn’t a lie. It was there in front of you all this while but you hadn’t opened your eyes yet."
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I want to carry you with me
Everywhere I go
Through the narrow abandoned streets
Through the flooded trains
Through the vast infinity of space
I want you to see
What I see...
How
Iridescent
The ocean is
How lyrical the rain forests are
How seamless all of humanity is
I want you inside of me
At the very center of my core
In every breath I breathe
In each particle of me
In the wind that brushes past me
I want you to be my testimony
For everything I ever was
Or ever would have been
For I want to empty myself
Of each grain of thought
Of every thread of emotion
I want to float away one day
Knowing that
I gave as much as I took
And may be a little more.
"I will cry one day from the bottom of my heart to dissipate and become one with these moments of magic. I’ll cry one day to burst into these Photons of Light."
Read More"I think of you to soothe myself. You are a balm to the wounds on my body that are inflicted during the daily battles of life. Like an uncut diamond stored in the security of a glass box, I see you every day to admire and cherish you. I don’t want you. I know you can never be mine. I just want to keep looking at you and shine in the brilliance of your light."
Read More"I want it to rain
I want it to snow
I want the icy gusty winds to make me wear that blue sweater.
I want to cuddle myself in the warm woolen strings
Hoping that the warmth will spread through my skin, muscles and bones
Reaching inside that place
That empty space where no one goes.
Hollow… it is all hollow."
Read More"Until the rattle of these words awakens my mind the day seems empty. It feels like time is slipping from my hands to punish me. Since when did i fall so much in love? Now the distance makes me irate and as intolerant as a tyrant. I search for my prey to dig claws in because this hunger is making me wild. As i sit here, restless in anticipation, there is someone out there who has hunted down my feed. People wait to see me conquer and here i am, waiting for nothing. There's a blanket around my treasure that protects it from me. It says that i'm not ready to pursue all that i have gathered so far. I lost my way in the drunken slumber of lust only to realise that my love is lost. "
Read More"What is the source of this beatific thirst for knowledge? Is it rising from a fear of the unknown? Do we want to conquer this daunting universe because we do not want to succumb to it? Are we whatever we are today because of our insecurities?"
Read More"Destiny is not a choice you can make. Destiny is what it chooses for you. I am here not to fight against my destiny but to let it lead me to the place i have always belonged. Hence, my gratitude is for no one but for the truth. For each had a role to play in this game. For each had the winds in their hands one way or the other."
Read More"Because for others to believe that you deserve it, you need to believe in yourself first. If you cannot convince yourself then forget about others. Stop waiting for others to protect you. Stop being the lamb. Be the Wolf."
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