"You have to be the best in everything you do! The very best!" These are my mother's words which I heard again and again while growing up. To be the best, the very least one has to do is succeed. Failing is not even an option. I love my mother. I really do. Amongst the [...]
Tag: Truth
For a Reason
"Why me?" We often ask. Because only we could do it. Because it was only our blessing. "Why now?" We often wonder. Because only then it adds up on time. Because it's timed only for us. "Why this?" We often moan. Because it will eventually make us happy. Because everything is for a reason.
If You Could Save One Thing
If there was a fire or earthquake or some other calamity around you and you had time to save just one thing, what would it be? What would you grab and run out to safety? What is that one thing that would be worth fighting for, when every second counts? I know it sounds a [...]
Love Your Body
Fat, thin, fair, dark, short, tall, proportionate, disproportionate or whatever kind of body you have, LOVE it! For as long as you are healthy and not popping pills for some serious disorder or worse still, in the hospital, you are fine. Trust me, you are! The very fact that you have enough time and opportunity [...]
This Moment
It's this moment That actually counts. Not the one before, Not the one after. Only this to something amounts. We only get a glimpse To keep in memory's store. Just one chance To live it Or keep wanting for more. So stop looking Hither and thither. For before you know It will be gone. It [...]
Happy Ending
All is well that ends well. We all love happy endings. In fact, we all want happy endings with everything and everyone. So do we get it? I find the concept of "happy endings" pretty funny. For I don't think that they are possible. Like literally! Come, think about it. If you really enjoy something [...]
Behind the Facade
I don't see a face. I see a facade. For that is all I am allowed to see. I don't see the real emotions. I see the practiced gestures. For that is all That comes across. I don't see the vulnerable heart. I see the calculative mind. For that is all That is expressed. I [...]
Would You Bet on Yourself?
We often complain that others, especially those we are close to, are not supportive enough for us. At times, we are plain mad about it. At other times, we are too hurt to say anything. But that is how "others" will always be! Either too busy or too difficult or too indifferent and so on. [...]
My Knight in Shining Armour
Those dreamy tales Of knights and damsels I blame For my unrealistic expectations. The ones that told me To wait To be saved With patience and poise. What they didn't tell Was the harsh truth That all knights were busy Saving themselves. So if a damsel Waited too long, She'd rather be prepared For her [...]
Embarrassment
Do you know why we feel embarrassed? It's because we weigh someone else's opinion more than our own. We acknowledge that they know it better than us. We submit to them. Should we? I spent a large part of my life worrying about what others think of me. Maybe they did think those very things [...]
