We all have our demons. We all have our share of stuff that terrifies us to the core. And we all think we are the only person with that problem. It's so not true. The thing is that we are so scared or rather embarrassed that we fail to talk about it to others. These [...]
Tag: Survival
When You Lose
Of course, it hurts when you lose! Big time!! Especially when you and many others know that you were actually the best. But then what choice do you have? Either you can cry foul play or you can let it go. Whichever you choose is completely your choice. As long as it is justified, you [...]
Is Love Easy?
Is it going to be easy? Or is it going to be back-breaking tough? If it is easy, then good. If it is not, then better. For when you love, Oh baby! It is going to be the toughest!!! As it is said Hindi: "Yeh ishq nahi aasaan. Bas itna samajh lijiye, Ek aag ka [...]
Smile
Smile believing It will all be fine. Take a deep breath Trusting in the invisible. If the joy which was here yesterday No longer exists, Then why can't it be true Of today's sorrow? Hold on to yourself When no one's around. At times you Are all you really need. Know it's all For a [...]
The Pain of Waiting
Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting. -- Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns Ask anyone who has waited and waited and waited. Irrespective of where they come from or what they have wanted, they will all equate waiting with one thing -- [...]
To They Who Say We Are Not Enough
We try, they dissuade us. We try harder, they say we are just being silly. We give it our all, they say we should stop wasting our time because we are simply "not good enough." My question is that should we even try to explain to these "experts" how wrong they are or not. As [...]
Compliment or Not
"Am I supposed to take it as a compliment? Or not?" Sometimes said aloud, sometimes thought silently, the above line resonates with most of us. At times, people say such smartly-phrased things that we don't really know what to make of them. If they were positive or negative remains unclear. Worse still, there are times [...]
Sick at Heart
For the world, you appear like a perennially sick person -- someone always suffering from one or the other disease. But only you know where the real problem lies. It is not in that knee that doesn't stop giving you trouble or that unsettling cough or the floaters in your eyes or your a little [...]
You Will Be Just Fine
Not a clue Of how to go along. Not a star of hope In the dark sky. Not a sign That something will happen. Still, you will be fine. Not a person By your side. Not a situation In your stride. Not a thing To make you smile. Still, you will be fine. Just a [...]
When to Give Up
After the third or seventh or twentieth time? When should one finally give up? When should one stop hoping against hope and say enough? It's simple. You give up when you have nothing more to give. When you feel absolutely empty inside. When you no longer care. But till there is even one tiny part [...]
An Author You'll Remember 